Although people tend to think it’s hard, I actually find Thanksgiving and holiday meals a lot more fun as a vegan because I can enjoy more of the sides without leaving the table overly stuffed.
If I think about a typical Thanksgiving meal, it consists of a main dish (usually turkey), stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, biscuits, green beans and pumpkin pie for dessert.
I love to think outside the box and make a soup, or a big quinoa salad or something else to make a creative new menu for a holiday meal, but here I’m going to give you some healthy and vegan alternatives to the traditional dishes.
Main Dish (Turkey alternatives)
- Thanksgiving Meatless Loaf by Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
- No-fu Love Loaf by Dreena Burton’s Plant-Powered Kitchen
- Glazed Lentil Walnut Apple Loaf by Oh She Glows
- Garden Loaf with Cranberry-Maple Glaze on Bay Area Bites
- Carrot-Pecan Nutroast by Ricki Heller
- Sage-crusted Tofu Patties by The Blissful Chef
Stuffing
- Cranberry-Pear Wild Rice Stuffing by VegKitchen
- Cranberry, Apricot and Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf by Oh She Glows
- Vegan Stuffing Recipe Trio by Lunch Box Bunch
- Cranberry-Thyme Stuffing
- Vegan Stuffing Recipe on Savvy Vegetarian
Mashed Potatoes
- Red Lentil-Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
- High Protein Garlic Mashed Potatoes, by Oh She Glows
- Fluffy Mashed Potatoes from Post Punk Kitchen
- Saffron Mashed Potatoes from the Shiksa in the Kitchen
- Mashed Peas And Potatoes by JL Goes Vegan
Gravy
- Ginger Cinnamon White Bean Gravy by JL Goes Vegan
- Mushroom Gravy
- The Best Vegetarian Gravy (easily made vegan with coconut or olive oil) by Umami Girl
- Wild Mushroom Gravy (easily made vegan with coconut or olive oil) by Oh My Veggies
- Vegetarian Gravy (easily made vegan with coconut or olive oil) by Herbivoracious
Cranberry Sauce
- Fresh Cranberry Sauce
- Ginger Cranberry Sauce by SpaBettie
- Cranberry Apple Chutney
- Ginger-Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce by Healthy Blender Recipes
- Smooth Citrus Cranberry Sauce by Lunch Box Bunch
- Baked Cranberry-Orange Sauce on Savvy Vegetarian
Sweet Potatoes
- Spiced Pear And Sweet Potato Casserole
- Sweet Potato And Ginger Salad by Ricki Heller
- This Ain’t Grandma’s Sweet Potato Casserole by Oh She Glows
- Cumin and Lime Roasted Sweet Potatoes on Vegetarian Times
- Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes by Gluten Free Easily
Biscuits
- Drop Biscuits by Compassionate Cooks
- Sweet Potato Biscuits
- Fluffy Biscuits by Vegan Yumminess
- Best Vegan Biscuits by Minimalist Baker
Green Beans
- Clean Green Bean Casserole by Detoxinista
- The Best Vegan Green Bean Casserole by Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
- Vegan Green Bean Casserole on Oh She Glows, adapted from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Pumpkin Pie
- Vegan Pumpkin Pie, 3 Ways by Oh She Glows
- You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan Pumpkin Pie by Choosing Raw
- Raw Pumpkin Pie by This Rawsome Vegan Life
- Maple Pumpkin Pie by Lexie’s Kitchen
- Pumpkin Pie Custards With Brulee Topping by Plant Powered Kitchen
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