35 of the BEST Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes
You have just landed on the best collection of vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes you have ever seen! Everything from main course meals to sides and desserts!
Paleo Butternut Squash Soup
Start your Thanksgiving off right with this creamy butternut squash soup! Perfect for the holidays and can be made ahead of time to avoid the holiday stress!
Brussel Sprout Salad with Honeycrisp Apple Dressing
This dressing goes amazing with Brussel sprouts and is super festive through the fall and holiday season!
Flourless Vegan Pumpkin Brownies
Treat your sweet tooth with these chocolate fudgy brownies filled with pumpkin flavors that your whole family will enjoy!
Pumpkin Gnocchi Sauce
While this isn’t a traditional Thanksgiving side, Trader’s Joe’s has the best cauliflower gnocchi and this pumpkin sauce is out of this world!
Vegan Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
One batch of this mac and cheese may not be enough! It’s super creamy and totally satisfying even if it is vegan!
Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
These will definitely be a family favorite! Easy to make and only uses whole ingredients! A great dessert for after your Thanksgiving feast!
Mediterranean Potato Salad – No Mayo!
Another non traditional side, but totally worth having at the table! The greek yogurt adds additional protein and takes the place of mayo.
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Apples
We love making this side dish! Healthy, filling, and by adding the apples, there’s a whole new dimension of flavor!
Whole30 Mashed Potatoes
These delicious and creamy whole30 mashed potatoes are made with almond milk and ghee. Choose from two easy cooking methods, microwave or boiling, and make these mashed potatoes with or without skin.
Wild Rice Salad
This wild rice salad is a perfect Thanksgiving side dish that everyone will love. Made with a wild rice blend, toasted pecans, chopped apples, and dried cranberries.
Air Fryer Carrots
These Air Fryer Carrots are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside! They’re hearty, savory, and drizzled with a maple tahini sauce.
Maple Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Whole roasted Brussels sprouts on the stalk with an easy maple balsamic glaze makes a show-stopper side dish perfect for any occasion! Plate the whole stalk for a unique table centerpiece or simply cut the Brussels sprouts off the stalk to serve.
Vegan Roast
This tender seitan-based Vegan Roast is surprisingly simple to make and perfect for dinner and even special occasions like parties and holiday meals.
Pecan Pie Bars
These healthy Pecan Pie Bars are super easy to make and are the perfect Holiday dessert! They are gluten free, vegan, refined sugar free, and taste amazing!
Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad
Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad combines roasted butternut squash, tri-color quinoa, green onions, shaved almonds, Craisins, and a simple Honey Dijon Dressing. This is a healthy fall recipe that can be served warm or cold, and makes a perfect special occasion side dish!
Roasted Butternut Squash with Pecans and Cranberries
Maple Roasted Butternut Squash is the perfect fall side dish and should be on your holiday table. Combining roasted butternut squash with maple syrup, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries, your guests will be asking for seconds!
Pear Apple Cranberry Crisp
Pear Cranberry Apple Crisp is a simple, warm, fall dessert made with fresh pears, apples, and cranberries nestled in a lightly sweet sauce under a crispy oat topping.
Italian Green Beans
Italian green beans with garlic and oil is a classic side dish, that’s so simple, yet so good. It only takes about 20 minutes to prepare this flavorful and vibrant green veggie side dish
Vegan Chickpea Meatloaf
This chickpea meatloaf is easy to make and full of flavor for a healthy and delicious vegetarian main dish.
Fall Harvest Salad with Tahini Maple Dressing
This healthy vegan salad features all the best Fall and Winter ingredients. Topped with maple tahini dressing, it’s a standout salad that’s always a hit!
Stuffed Acorn Squash
This Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash is an all-in-one meal that’s bursting with fall flavors. The savory goodness comes from sautéed onions, celery, mushrooms, and warm spices. Then it’s balanced out with subtly sweet and tart flavors from apples and cranberries.
Vegan Cornbread Stuffing
This Vegan Cornbread Stuffing will be the star at your holiday table. It’s gorgeous to look at and chock-full of autumn flavors.
Green Beans Amandine
Green Bean Almondine (also known as Amandine) is a classic French side dish with tender sauteed beans tossed in light lemon/butter sauce and toasted almonds. This easy healthy recipe takes minimal effort to prep and will be a great addition to any meal.
Vegan Lentil Meatloaf
No more dry lentil loaf! In this recipe, buckwheat seeds are soaked and puréed to make a deliciously juicy vegan lentil loaf. Brush it with a bit of maple tomato glaze and it will be the star of the dinner
Elegant Egg Appetizer
On the hunt for something different for your holiday lunch? Take eggs to the next level with this edible holiday wreath centerpiece. It’s an easy make-ahead cold appetizer that’s colorfully delicious and assembled rather quickly. Perfectly boiled eggs, sweet cherry tomatoes, pickled pepperoncini peppers, crunchy cubes of cucumber, and black olives skewered on knotted picks placed on a bed of fragrant rosemary and scattered sage leaves — it’s a showstopper!
Roasted Root Vegetables
Brighten your Thanksgiving dinner table with these roasted root vegetables. They are as flavorful as they are colorful!
Harvest Squash
Harvest Squash is a delicious and colorful side dish with spaghetti squash, zucchini, and carrots, tossed with garlic, parmesan, and butter.
Green Bean Casserole with Cashew Cream
You’ll never believe how rich and decadent this plant-based Green Bean Casserole is. Made with fresh green beans, homemade cashew cream of mushroom soup, and crunchy sourdough croutons, it’s sure to be a star amongst your holiday spread.
White Bean Butternut Squash Mash
This delicious dish of Mashed Butternut Squash and White Beans is the most satisfying, comforting side dish.
Made with roasted butternut squash, roasted garlic, and canned white beans, this is a super easy vegan side dish recipe that tastes like a million bucks!
Sweet Potato Mousse
It is so easy to make a Sweet Potato Mousse! Three required ingredients and three optional, no refined sugar, perfect for kids and adults!
Italian Sauteed Mushrooms
These Italian Sautéed Mushrooms are so delicious and make the perfect side dish. Enjoy this recipe from Naples!
Mushroom Cornbread Stuffing
Mushrooms and herbs add a delicious earthy flavor to this easy bread stuffing recipe that can be made in the oven.
Roasted Butternut Squash with Pesto
Tender roasted butternut squash slices with a simple parsley pesto and topped with pieces of walnut for added crunch! Gluten Free + Vegan + Whole30
Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
This vegan pumpkin cheesecake is also paleo, no-bake, and super creamy. It really tastes similar to a traditional pumpkin cheesecake!
Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole
This Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole recipe is a delicious Thanksgiving side dish! It’s only sweetened with applesauce and is paleo, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free & sugar-free!
I can’t wait for you to enjoy all of these vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes! Which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments, or tag me on Instagram if you decide to test these out!
