You don't have to be diet-restricted to LOVE these easy vegan Thanksgiving recipes. In fact, no one will know they're vegan, so you can keep it your healthy secret. This collection includes vegan / vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes made with everyday produce and pantry ingredients. Most of these recipes are gluten-free, make-ahead, and suited for casual or formal Thanksgiving dinners.
Here's a fun collection of easy vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes that are so good, no one needs to know they're vegan unless you want to brag about it after they're hooked. These well-tested and carnivore-approved are recipes made with everyday produce and pantry ingredients.
If you're not diet-restricted, check out my extensive collection of Thanksgiving & Christmas Recipes!
You'll love these vegan versions of classic holiday favorites!
Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice
Cranberry orange sauce is a mouthwatering holiday cranberry sauce with subtle citrus flavor from orange juice and orange zest. Quick, easy, and made for Instant Pot or stove!
Vegan Green Bean Casserole
Green bean casserole made with fresh green beans, vegan cream of mushroom soup, caramelized onions, with a crispy Panko and almond topping. So easy and delicious...you won't believe it's vegan!
Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
This is the key ingredient in my Vegan Green Bean Casserole. It's made with mushrooms, almond milk, chickpea flour, and a few pantry staples. It's super easy and ridiculously scrumptious. Once you taste the best vegan cream of mushroom soup, you really WON'T believe it's vegan!
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Kale & Apples
This shaved Brussels sprout salad recipe is festive, healthy, and loaded with superfoods like kale, pomegranate, and apples. It's the perfect combo of sweet and savory with TONS of texture in every bite! It's vegan, gluten-free, and perfect for the holidays...or ANY day!
Savory Sweet Potato Salad
Savory Sweet Potato Salad is made with sweet potatoes, quinoa, pumpkin seeds, arugula, dried cherries, and pomegranate, in apple cider vinaigrette. This sweet potato salad is loaded with texture and flavor!
Lemon Kale Salad
This vegan kale salad recipe has avocado, chickpeas, and a zesty lemon vinaigrette. Customize it with nuts, seeds, fruit, vegetables, or other proteins. Kale is LOADED with essential fiber, vitamins, and minerals, making it a super healthy choice!
Mouthwatering Citrus Salad Recipe
This mouthwatering citrus salad is loaded with oranges and grapefruit dressed in a tangy, champagne vinaigrette. It satisfies the deepest citrus cravings and is a great seasonal salad.
Cranberry Walnut Bread
Cranberry Walnut Bread is a soft and chewy, slightly sweet, yeast bread with dried cranberries and walnuts. Easy step-by-step instructions to knead by hand or stand mixer makes this recipe great for bread beginners!
Veggie Quinoa Chopped Salad
Veggie Quinoa Chopped Salad is a clean eating salad with quinoa and loads of everyday vegetables in a simple white balsamic vinaigrette. You can substitute any vegetables to your liking!
Pomegranate Cranberry Relish
This Pomegranate Cranberry Relish recipe has pomegranate and cranberries, macerated in sugar, creating a sweet and tart relish. Make cranberry relish a day or two ahead for deep flavor!
Garlicky Oven Roasted Mushrooms
The juiciest-ever mushrooms roasted with fresh garlic, chives, extra virgin olive oil, and a dusting of garlic powder. Perfect Thanksgiving side dish that EVERYONE will LOVE!
Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
Air fryer Brussels sprouts are perfectly crispy outside and tender inside with minimal oil. This air-fried side dish is ready in minutes!
Baked Smashed Potatoes
This smashed potato recipe uses baby potatoes that are boiled, smashed, drizzled in olive oil, and baked to crispy perfection. The creamy inside and crispy outside make this potato side dish a crowd-pleaser for any occasion. Enjoy crispy smashed potatoes as they are, or add toppings!
Apple Cranberry Crisp
Apple cranberry crisp is a secretly healthy, vegan fruit crisp made with pears, apples, and cranberries. It's maple sweetened with a crispy, oat topping. It's so good, no one will ever suspect it's a vegan AND gluten-free apple crisp.
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