Get creative in the kitchen this holiday season with these plant-based recipes! These vegan Thanksgiving dishes are sure to please!
Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with family, giving thanks and spending time together. Much like any holiday meal, there’s usually an abundance of delicious dishes to enjoy.
But if you’re vegan or just looking to add some meat-free options to your Thanksgiving table this year, you don’t have to settle for simple sides — there are plenty of flavorful vegan recipes that will wow your guests while also leaving everyone feeling as satisfied as they would be after a traditional dinner.
From hearty entrées including “meatloaf” to savory sides such as mashed potatoes, even a mushroom gravy — here are 20 tasty vegan recipes perfect for creating the ultimate plant-based feast this Thanksgiving!
20 Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes
This Vegan Lentil Meatloaf is gluten free, oil free, nut free, and packed with 17 grams of protein per serving! It's a delicious vegan main that works well for Thanksgiving!
Mushroom Wellington is a flavor-packed, easy and showstopping vegan or vegetarian main dish. You can make it ahead, and it's perfect for the holidays. A delicous Thanksgiving or Christmas main dish or veggie option.
If you’re tired of the same old sides, you’ll love these Roasted Root Vegetables! This is an easy side dish that’s gluten free, dairy free and vegan, and it’s easily customizable with your favorite root veggies and herbs!
These are, hands down, the BEST Vegan Mashed Potatoes you’ll ever have, with the creamiest consistency ever and the most delicious hint of roasted garlic. They’re creamy and vegan, thanks to the coconut milk, but you won’t even be able to tell that they’re entirely dairy-free!
Vegan Green Bean Casserole: A delicious classic side dish made in under 30 minutes! It's creamy, healthy, savory, and so satisfying for the holidays.
You'll love this easy Stuffed Butternut Squash recipe. It's a tasty vegan and vegetarian main dish with a flavorful stuffing made of lentils, mushrooms, kale and cranberries. It's seasoned with herbs and baked inside a squash making a beautiful presentation. A great healthy meal for Christmas, Thanksgiving or any dinner.
Cornbread stuffing is a must have Thanksgiving side dish. This delicious recipe is equal parts salty, savory, sweet and herby for a flavorful and moist gluten-free and vegan stuffing that’s soft underneath and crispy on top.
This Lentil & Mushroom Stuffing is gluten-free and made with a mixture of green and brown lentils. It's chock full of mushrooms, dried fruit, celery, onion and herbs.
These Breakfast Baby Potatoes are incredibly easy to make! They only require a handful of ingredients, yet they're incredibly flavorful. Not just for breakfast, they make a tasty Thanksgiving side too!
This super easy Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow topping is a healthier twist on the classic Thanksgiving side dish! Smooth, mashed sweet potato topped with homemade marshmallow fluff, and baked to perfection!
This is the easiest recipe to make homemade vegan dinner rolls that are actually soft, “buttery,” and perfectly fluffy! Just 5 ingredients, and honestly, no one will know this dinner rolls recipe are made with no eggs and are dairy free! The best side dish for any dinner or holiday meal like Thanksgiving!
Pour on the gravy! This Shiitake Mushroom Gravy is full of flavor and is perfect for your holiday table. It's easy to make, comforting and delicious!
This Holiday Wild Rice Pilaf is a perfect side dish for your holiday feast. The wild rice blend, studded with chopped pecans and dried cranberries, is an oil free, easy, one pot dish. It will be a hit at your next dinner party!
This Farro Sweet Potato Salad is the perfect vegan side dish that will
satisfy all of your dinner guests, vegan and non-vegan alike. This
hearty grain salad combines farro with slightly spicy roasted sweet
potatoes, massaged kale, and crunchy pepitas, all coated in an apple
cider vinaigrette.
Sweet roast butternut squash together with dried cranberries, black rice, arugula and a crunchy toasted pecan crumb makes a delicious vegan salad recipe that will shine throughout Thanksgiving, Christmas and all season long.
Light and healthy vegan fall harvest salad is as satisfying as it is nutritious: crunchy kale paired with sweet pumpkin, tart Brussels sprouts, crisp apples and pomegranate seeds all merged together with delicious homemade maple-mustard dressing. Perfect Thanksgiving harvest salad that everyone will love!
Warm up your Thanksgiving meal with this vegan pumpkin-pear soup recipe! It's the perfect balance of savory and sweet flavors that will please every palate.
Easy vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that are chewy and soft
rather than cakey! These cookies are made with only 7 ingredients, come together in one bowl and don't need to be chilled before baking!
This incredibly easy vegan pumpkin pie is unbelievably dairy free and made without eggs! With the flakiest vegan pie crust, and perfectly set pumpkin pie filling, absolutely no one will know this homemade pumpkin pie is vegan. A family favorite Thanksgiving recipe for years to come!
Baked vegan pumpkin cheesecake that is packed with pumpkin flavor and spices, has a crunchy ginger cookie crust and optional caramel pecan topping.
Liz Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys cooking and baking, food photography, and reading.
