Love a bacon butty?
Instead of streaky and back bacon rashers, try:
- La Vie Plant-Based Smoked Bacon Rashers
- Richmond Meat Free Vegan Streaky Bacon Rashers
- Squeaky Bean Crispy Bacon Style Strips
No guilt. No lectures. Just flavour.
Smoky bacon butties, proper bangers, dirty burgers and late-night doners — made from plants and built for people who genuinely love meat. We've rounded up 59 vegan swaps you can buy in UK shops right now, plus recipes and where to grab one on the go.
Pick the meat you'd normally reach for and we'll show you the plant-based swaps, cooking tips and recipes that hit the same spot.
Bacon, burgers, bangers and chicken: the everyday favourites. Start with the meat you eat most and swap from there.
Instead of streaky and back bacon rashers, try:
Instead of beef burgers and quarter pounders, try:
See all 7 swapsInstead of pork sausages, bangers and Cumberland rings, try:
See all 8 swapsInstead of chicken breast, thighs, pieces and fillets, try:
THIS
Salty, smoky soya and pea rashers that crisp up in a few minutes — the go-to for a vegan bacon butty.
Beyond Meat
The pea-protein patty that kicked off the 'bleeding' plant burger craze — built to look, cook and satisfy like beef.
Linda McCartney's
The classic freezer banger: soya-based, cooks from frozen and has been a meat-free staple for years.
THIS
Soya-based chicken-style pieces that are ready in minutes for curries, stir-fries and wraps.
Vivera
Spiced soya doner strips that pan-fry in five minutes — the late-night takeaway, sorted.
Juicy Marbles
Unseasoned, marbled plant-based steaks designed to be salted and seared like the real thing.
Squeaky Bean
Ready-to-eat wheat-protein shreds already marinated in BBQ seasoning.
Birds Eye Green Cuisine
Birds Eye's vegan take on the fish finger — crumbed rice-flake fingers for proper fish finger sandwiches.
Recipe · Bacon
Crisp-edged smoky rashers, soft white bread and your sauce of choice. Under ten minutes, zero regrets.
Recipe · Burgers + Mince
Thin, crusty, lacy-edged patties stacked double with melty cheese and a tangy burger sauce.
Recipe · Kebab & gyros
A spiced seitan doner 'loaf', shaved thin and fried crisp, stuffed into pittas with garlic and chilli sauce.
Recipe · Sausages
Golden sausages on a buttery mash mountain, drowned in slow-cooked onion gravy.