can't go wrong with fried potatoes

refried beans with tortilla chips

guacamole with tortilla chips

hummus with pita bread or pita chips (or tortilla chips, tbh could prob also work with potato chips)

if you use premade crust/sauce/"cheese", vegan pizza

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Fried zucchini sticks, dip in marinara sauce

Comrade, you are about to be delighted: https://theeburgerdude.com/

This dude does all vegan fast food and slop. As well as some actually good food ;)

His seasonings for tvp are amazing

Can you make fried rice vegan? When I used to drink I'd eat rice as it was easy and filling.

Vietnamese crepes - Fried rice flour batter filled with anything in your fridge or pantry.

Vegan kebabs, portobello mushroom burger, almost anything with TVP are all really good options. Also fried battered artichoke hearts are disgustingly good.

Wouldn't be terribly hard to make shawarma fries with vegan ingredients, like I'd get some veggie chicken or mushrooms and then add your spices. I dunno how handy you are in the kitchen but microwaving potatoes before you fry them shaves a lot of cook time off. Sometimes if I'm feeling lazy I microwave the potatoes then put them in a frying pan and mash them flat with a spatula. Chow mein or some kind of ramen are usually pretty easy to whip up if you know what you're doing.

I bet beer cheese and pretzels would be extremely easy to make vegan. The pretzels are already there; Just a matter of making beer cheese vegan, which shouldn't be difficult.

Depresso Mac and Cheese

Dump pasta into boiling water. While that's cooking get your cream analogue of choice and pour it in a 2nd pot. Throw vegan cheese in there and let it melt together and season for your taste. I like nutmeg, salt, and maybe a little paprika. I guess edible yeast flakes could also be good.

I've got an air fryer and make fries/chips a lit more than I should. Zaatar spiced thick potato chips with hummus rocks. Falafel is a big one for me as well. Burritos too.

Vegan poutine gets you there. Carbs, oil, gravy, cheese-alike of your choice

Frozen spring rolls in air fryer or a cooking pan with lots of oil

Can't believe anyone hasn't said onion rings yet. I make a sauce on the side with raw tomato and fresh chili + bell pepper, just grinding them all into a puree together with vinegar and salt, fresh and spicy to contrast the greasy rings

Potato chips. Edamame or nuts with salt are good choices but not especially greasy.

Cheesy seasoned fries!

Frozen fries
Extra oil
Salt
Garlic
Onion
Pepper
Paprika
Jalapeño
Dill weed
Shredded vegan mozz

A good chili is hard to beat even if it's not that greasy.

I also keep some frozen mini samosa and mini spring rolls stocked.

Cutting firm tofu into sticks and pan frying it until it's crispy with some sweet chili sauce is great too.

Garlic bread

I like to make bean and rice taco filling, then eat it out of a bowl with toasted tortilla chips. Nice thick ones for crumch, or those bowl shaped ones so you can stack it up with chilled salsa, or maybe just mix it up with smaller chips and eat it with a big spoon.

I'm going to do that tonight actually brb

Maybe this is not so "simple" (depending on how you define "simple"), but

My dinner tonight honestly had this exact vibe... (sorry for the blurry pic) Fried soya chunks, cashew mac, and potato salad

Simplified recipes:

1. Cashew Mac

Find it here

2. Soya Chunks

Basically, for 1 cup dry chunks after you hydrate and squeeze, 1/2 tsp white pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, 1/4 tsp salt, paprika, MSG, a little bit of water or veggie broth (I even use the reserved water from squeezing out the chunks) coated with 3 cups of cornstarch and 3 tbsp of vegetable oil.

Fry it however you'd like, oven, pan, air fryer, or whatever to the degree of crispiness you'd like. I bake it in the oven for 25 minutes at 425 Fahrenheit or 218 Celsius. I flip after 15 minutes, and I use the broiler effect on the bottom rack when there are 3 minutes left (be careful with this one. It crisps up quick!)

3. Potato salad

Real simple. 2 medium russet potatoes. Boiled (I leave the skin on). Coated in a dressing consisting of 1/2 cup vegan mayo (my recipe here), 1/2 tbsp yellow mustard, 1/2 tbsp dill relish, 1 tbsp agave nectar (Makes it have a really nice sweet taste!), 1/4 tsp kala namak (AKA black salt), 1/4 tsp regular salt, 1/8 tsp black pepper, 1/8 tsp paprika (plus some sprinkled on top afterwards), 1/4 tsp onion powder, and 1/4 tsp celery seed.

Cut the potatoes, coat 'em in the sauce, leave 'em in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Frybread, stuff it with whatever you want