35 Essential Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes for Main Dishes
Thanksgiving is here, and it’s time to get your holiday menu on. So, how can you put more satisfying plant-forward entrée dishes on your holiday table? Well, the answer is in this amazing collection of Thanksgiving plant-based recipes from some of my all-time favorite food bloggers, as well as some of my very own. These delicious thanksgiving main dish recipes are perfectly poised to outshine any turkey on the table this year. Whether you are planning a 100% plant-based holiday menu, or want to have a few hearty options for your plant-based eaters, these vegan Thanksgiving entrée recipes are perfect for your planning. Plus, these main dishes feature the bounty and beauty of fall produce. From stuffed squashes to veggie loaves to pot pies, you will find a variety of satisfying, savory, and hearty plant-based main dishes sure to please your party crowd. Enjoy a wonderful holiday, filled with peace and gratitude, with those that you love!
Eat and Live Well,
Sharon
35 ESSENTIAL Plant-Based Thanksgiving Entrée Recipes
Stuffed Squash Recipes
Lentil Stuffed Acorn Squash, Lizzie Streit, MS, RD, It’s A Veg World Afterall (shown above)
Quinoa Stuffed Butternut Squash, Barbara Gilbert, Green Scheme
Quinoa Stuffed Squash, Dianne Wenz, Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Quinoa and Cranberries, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Tempeh Sausage Stuffed Squash, Alexis Joseph, RD, Hummusapien
Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash, Sarah McMinn, My Darling Vegan (shown above)
Veggie Loaves and Wellingtons
Holiday Chickpea Veggie Loaf, Sherri Sage Hall, Watch.Learn.Eat
Homemade Vegan Meatloaf Made with Lentils & Oats, Shane Martin, Shane Simple (shown above)
Lentil Loaf, Marina Delio, Yummy Mummy Kitchen
Mini Curried Lentil Wellingtons, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
The Ultimate Vegan Wellington, Melissa Huggins, Vegan Huggs (shown above)
Stuffing
Cornbread Stuffing with Cranberries, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Cranberry Apple Leek Whole Grain Stuffing, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Savory Pies
Chestnut, Mushroom & Squash Christmas Filo Wreath Pie, Louise-Claire Cayzer, The Vegan Larder
Chicken-style Vegan Pot Pie, Cadry Nelson, Cadry’s Kitchen
Holiday Pie with Hot Water Pastry, Alexandra Daum, Occasionally Eggs (shown above)
Mushroom and Buckwheat Shepherd’s Pie, Nicole Rossetti, Yumsome (shown above)
Shepherd’s Pie with Mashed Cauliflower, Kara Lydon, RD, The Foodie Dietitian
Pasta, Risotto, and Polenta Dishes
Vegan Cauliflower Spinach Lasagna, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Creamy Vegan Mushroom Pasta, Jennifer Thurman Sebestyen, Veggie Inspired
Vegan Eggplant Parmesan, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto with Pumpkin, Mabintu Mustapha, Recipes from A Pantry (shown above)
Pasta with White Beans and Kale, Lisa Hroncich Grant, Jersey Girl Cooks
Polenta Stacks with Squash and Cashew Cream, Cadry Nelson, Cadry’s Kitchen
Pumpkin Lasagna Rollups, Gail Watson, MS, RD, A Healthy Hunger (shown above)
Plant-Based “Meat” Dishes
Holiday Roast, Francesca V Di Leandro, Seven Roses (shown above)
Maple Glazed Holiday Vegan Ham, Johanne Rosenthal, Sunnyside Hanne
White Bean Sage Vegan Meatballs with Pomegranate Mandarin Sauce, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Stuffed Seitan Roast, Nicole Rossetti, Yumsome
Vegan Thanksgiving Turkey Roast, Jasmin Hackmann, VeEatCookBake
Casseroles and Skillet Dishes
Balsamic Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts with Farro, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Cassoulet with Delicata Squash and Roasted Garlic, Rachael Wallace Hartley, RD (shown above)
Chickpea Curry with Potatoes, Melissa Chapman, The State Island Family
Vegan Jansson’s Temptation, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Mushroom and Lentil Casserole with Mashed Potatoes, Cassidy Reeser, RDN, LDN, Cozy Peach Kitchen (shown above)
For other Thanksgiving recipe collections, check out the following:
- Top 10 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes
- 18 Vegan Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
- 50 BEST Plant-Based Thanksgiving Recipes
- 20 Holiday Party Food Ideas
- 45 Vegetable Recipes for the Holiday Season
- 40 FABULOUS Vegan Desserts for the Holidays
- 35 Holiday Plant-Based Salads
- 10 Delicious Holiday Plant-Based Side Dishes
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