Best Vegetarian and Vegan Meal Kits

What separates the best vegetarian meal kits on this page?

Two things: how much of the menu is actually vegetarian, and what you pay for it. HelloFresh scores 8.1 with the largest weekly menu and recipe cards a beginner cook followed without a hitch, at $11.99 a serving. Green Chef scores 7.8 and is the only USDA-certified organic kit here, with the freshest vegetables we unpacked and the highest blind taste average, at $12.99 a serving. Sunbasket scores 7.7 at $11.99, with organic produce, dietitian-designed plans and kits you can mix with prepared meals. Blue Apron scores 7.4 at $11.99 and taught our cooks three new techniques in two weeks, but cook times ran 8 minutes over the card on average. Purple Carrot scores 6.8 at $13.25, the all-plant-based option with breakfasts, lunches and prepared meals.

What should you check before buying a vegetarian meal kit?

Our scoring puts food quality and taste at 30, value at 25, recipe variety at 20, ease and time at 15, and packaging and delivery at 10. Read the menu the way those weights do.

• Vegetarian depth: Purple Carrot is entirely plant-based. Green Chef has plant-based plans alongside keto, paleo and gluten-free. HelloFresh has the largest weekly menu, but recipes lean on the same sauce-and-starch formula.
• Price per serving: $11.99 at HelloFresh, Sunbasket and Blue Apron; $12.99 at Green Chef; $13.25 at Purple Carrot. Sunbasket's price with shipping is close to Green Chef.
• Time: Blue Apron's cook times ran 8 minutes over the card on average. HelloFresh has quick categories if weeknights are tight.
• Portions: portions ran small on two Sunbasket recipes. Green Chef has fewer family-style recipes.
• Delivery: every HelloFresh box arrived cold and complete over two weeks.

HelloFresh

For households that want the biggest menu and the most reliable delivery. Best for beginners who follow a recipe card closely.

Green Chef

For shoppers who want certified organic produce and diet plans that are actually keto or gluten-free, not just labelled. Best for taste-first cooks.

Sunbasket

For health-first buyers who want organic produce, responsibly sourced seafood and dietitian-designed plans, and who like mixing kits with prepared meals.

Blue Apron

For cooks who want to learn techniques and try global menus, and who don't mind longer cook times.

Purple Carrot

For anyone eating entirely plant-based who wants breakfasts, lunches and prepared meals from one service.

If you want the largest menu and dependable delivery, HelloFresh is the pick. Green Chef suits shoppers who want certified organic produce and real diet plans, while Sunbasket fits health-first buyers who mix kits with prepared meals. Blue Apron is for cooks chasing techniques and global menus, and Purple Carrot is the one for an entirely plant-based week.