40 Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes To Fill You up on the Holiday
These delicious vegan sides, mains and desserts will be your new go-to's for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is all about family, and so you want to make sure there's something for everyone to eat when you're planning your Turkey Day dinner menu. That means including vegan-friendly apps, sides and desserts for the non-meaters who will be at the table on November 25.
A big myth about cooking vegan is that it requires a whole bunch of work and extra ingredients you don't have in the house. But you'll be happy to know a lot of the best vegan recipes are super easy to make. You can turn classic Thanksgiving dishes, like mashed potatoes, stuffing and even pumpkin pie, vegan with just a few swaps. Not to mention, most vegan dinner ideas are so delicious, no one will be missing the meat or cheese.
Below, we rounded up the best vegan Thanksgiving recipes to add to the dinner table. From warm soups to roasted vegetables, every dish can be prepped in no time and will please the vegan friend or family member coming over for dinner. Plus, these good-for-you recipes are great for those who are looking to add more fiber to their diet, or are watching their blood sugar levels.
Spring Minestrone
Forget Chicken soup, this minestrone has carrots, leeks and asparagus that's super delicious and healthy.
Vegan Caesar Salad
Our vegan dressing, made from olive oil, fresh lemon juice, tahini, nutritional yeast, Dijon mustard, capers and garlic, brings so much flavor, it will become a weeknight staple.
Roasted Pears
For something that's both sweet and savory, pour maple syrup over your toasted pears after baking them in the oven.
Brown-Butter Brussels Sprouts
Add almonds and brown butter to your brussels sprouts. You'll thank us later on this recipe.
Beet, Mushroom and Avocado Salad
This heart-healthy salad is loaded with antioxidants, fiber-filled vegetables and healthy unsaturated fats.
Mushroom and Chile-Garlic Green Beans
Take your green beans to the next level with some mushrooms and chile garlic butter. Just note, you'll have to swap in a vegan butter option!
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Instead of using vegan butter for these cookies, we opted for oil, ensuring that you can make these sweet with ingredients you already have in your pantry.
Northwest Fruit Stuffing
Rather than having bread, this fruit stuffing will substitute the traditional Thanksgiving desserts.
Vegan Apple Cake
This scrumptious cake is vegan, gluten-free and filled with warm spices and a fluffy vegan buttercream frosting.
Orange-Apricot Cranberry Sauce
Make this cranberry sauce recipe in your Instant Pot for the easiest (and tastiest!) Thanksgiving ever.
Chimichurri Cauliflower Steak
Not only is this tasty cauliflower recipe an easy vegan alternative for steak, it also takes just 20 minutes to make.
Brussels Sprout & Basil Bowties
Here's a great way to get your holiday fix of Brussels sprouts: Mix them into a delicious, hearty pasta dish.
Vegan Stuffing
Completely classic and completely vegan, you can't go wrong with this traditional-style stuffing.
Creamy Roasted Squash Puree
Forget mashed potatoes — this smooth and creamy puree made from butternut squash is the perfect vegan Thanksgiving side.
Get the recipe for Creamy Roasted Squash Puree »
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Roasted Squash and Pumpkin Seed Mole Bowls
Combine fall's best ingredients — butternut squash and pumpkin seeds — into a flavorful rice bowl.
Get the recipe for Roasted Squash and Pumpkin Seed Mole Bowls »
Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Yes, you read that right: Rich, creamy mashed potatoes are still possible without the dairy!
Sweet Potato-and-Cauliflower Salad
A tasty medley of seasonal ingredients — sweet potato, cauliflower, and pomegranate seeds — makes this salad the ultimate fall dish.
Get the recipe from Country Living »
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Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is a must, of course! Thankfully, it's easy to make it vegan-friendly with ingredients like coconut milk and coconut whipped cream.
Harvest Succotash
Bursting with squash, beans, and corn, this veggie-packed dish is an easy vegan Thanksgiving recipe to add to your Turkey Day menu.
Roasted Sweet Potato, Pear and Onion
We paired pears with classic fall root veggies in this sweet and savory vegan side dish.
Amina is a product review writer and editor who worked as an editorial assistant in the Good Housekeeping Institute from 2018 to 2020, writing original content based on GH Lab experts' product testing and analysis. Amina graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in communication studies and journalism.
Larry Stansbury is a writer whose work has appeared in POPSUGAR, Sports Illustrated, Her Campus, Distractify and more. He covers a wide range of topics, including entertainment, lifestyle and sports. Larry graduated with a B.A. in writing and rhetoric from Syracuse University in 2018. When he’s not writing, he is either working out, eating carbs or dancing to the next Little Mix song.
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