10 Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes
Healthy Vegan Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving.
1. Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Squash with Walnuts and Pomegranate
This Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Squash with Walnuts and Pomegranate will convert even the hardcore meat eater. With quinoa that is delicate and perfectly fluffy, giving this dish all the protein and working with the flavors of walnuts and pomegranate like a match made in heaven. Stuffed into roasted winter squash…
Ingredients for Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Squash with Walnuts and Pomegranate :
6 mini winter Squashes
250g ( 1½ cups) Quinoa
1 Onion
2 sticks Celery
2 cloves Garlic
5 sprigs Fresh thyme
½ tsp Dried oregano
Sea salt
Black pepper
240g (1½ cup) cooked Mung beans
75g (⅔ cup) Walnuts
small bunch fresh Parsley
seeds PomegranateFOR THE SQUASH SEEDS:
Dried thyme
Dried oregano
Sea salt
Ground paprika
1 tbsp Olive oil
2. Vegan Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells
These little gems of Vegan Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells will impress everyone and will join part of your list of weekly, must-have dinner recipes. Stuffed giant pasta shells with cashew cream, spinach, crumbled tofu and red pepper flakes and baked in the oven to a toasty perfection. This recipe is…
Ingredients for Vegan Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells:
1½ cups cubed Butternut squash
Olive oil
16 Jumbo shellsFOR THE CASHEW CREAM:
1 ½ cups raw Cashews
1 cup fresh Water
1 clove Garlic
3½ tbsp fresh Lemon juice
½ tsp Sea salt
freshly Ground pepperFOR THE FILLING:
4 cups Fresh spinach
1 cup firm Tofu
1 tsp Dried oregano
½ tsp Lemon zest
pinch of Red pepper flakes
1 cup Cashew cream
Sea salt
freshly Ground pepper
3. Vegan Cauliflower Steaks with Mushroom Gravy
I’ve been making Vegan Cauliflower Steaks with Mushroom Gravy for Thanksgiving dinner for the past few years and it always goes down a treat, even with meat eaters! I usually cook a variety of dishes for Thanksgiving dinner and the great thing about eating plant based food is that you…
Ingredients for Vegan Cauliflower Steaks with Mushroom Gravy:
FOR THE GRAVY:
2 tsp Vegetable oil
1 cup Onion
½ cups Mushrooms
3-4 cloves Garlic
½ tsp Parsley
½ tsp Thyme
½ tsp Rosemary
½ tsp Salt
½ cup Water
½ cup Coconut milk
1 tsp liquid Coconut aminos
to taste Black pepper
1 tsp Nutritional yeast
1 tbsp CornstarchFOR THE CAULIFLOWER STEAK:
1 Cauliflower
Olive oil
Salt
Black pepper
4. Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
Serve these Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts as a Thanksgiving side dish this year and watch your family’s faces light up! Gone are the days of over-cooked boiled Brussels sprouts – roasting is the only way to cook these little cabbage balls. This is a very handy side dish…
Ingredients for Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts:
1 lb Brussels sprouts
1 large Sweet potatoes
2 cloves Garlic
⅓ cup Olive oil
1 tsp Cumin
¼ or ½ tsp Garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt Salt
to taste Ground pepper
1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
½ tsp Dried thyme
5. Chickpea Veggie Loaf
This hearty Chickpea Veggie Loaf is a vegan style meatloaf made with chickpeas and cannellini beans or white beans. Chickpeas in this recipe are used as a substitute to meat with a rich source of protein and I have to say the taste is great too. A perfect way to…
Ingredients for Chickpea Veggie Loaf:
FOR THE LOAF:
15 oz (425.24 g) can Chickpeas
15 oz (425.24 g) can White beans
1 tsp Vegetable oil
½ Red onion
4 cloves Garlic
½ cup (50.5 g) Celery
¼ cup (37.25 g) Red bell pepper
2 tbsp Cranberries
2 tbsp Cilantro
2 tbsp Parsley
1 tsp Cumin
2-4 tbsp Soy free barbecue sauce
1½ tsp Lemon juice
1 tbsp Chia seeds
1 tbsp Tahini
¼-½ tsp Black pepper
¼-½ tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tsp Dried thyme
½ tsp (0.5 tsp) Dried sage
½ – ¾ tsp Salt
½ cup (54 g) BreadcrumbsFOR THE GLAZE:
3 tbsp Barbecue sauce
1 tsp Hot sauce
1 tbsp Maple syrup
2 tsp Ketchup
a generous dash Black pepper
¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) Smoked Paprika
6. Lentil and Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
This Lentil and Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie is a fantastic vegan Christmas dish which can be enjoyed by everyone! In this recipe, I give an option for adding a layer of mushrooms to the pie. I always add mushrooms because I love their flavor but I know some people can’t…
Ingredients for Lentil and Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie:
FOR THE SWEET POTATO TOPPING:
3 Sweet potatoes
2 tbsp Coconut oil
1/4 tsp Sea salt
1-2 tbsp Maple syrupFOR THE FILLING:
1 tbsp Coconut oil
1 Onion
2 cloves Garlic
1 1/2 cups Lentils
4 cups Vegetable stock
2 tsp Fresh thyme
1 10-ounce bag Mixed VeggiesFOR THE MUSHROOMS (OPTIONAL):
2 Portobello mushrooms
4 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Coconut oil
1 pinch Black pepper
1 pinch Sea salt
1 clove Garlic
7. Baked Hasselback Potatoes
These Baked Hasselback Potatoes are simple potatoes scored thinly and the secret is to not cut right the way through so the potato stay in tact. A super easy side dish that you can have readily available and no one will ever know. With a delicious, golden, crispy outer skin…
Ingredients for Baked Hasselback Potatoes:
7 medium Potatoes
4 tbsp Olive oil
1 clove Garlic
1 tsp Rosemary
1 tsp Lemon zest
Sea salt
8. Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies
These Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies are the perfect dunking treat. With already one half of the cookie dunked in melted chocolate, the other half is waiting to be dunked in your tea or coffee! Using a healthier alternative to white flour, I chose to use spelt flour instead with almond…
Ingredients for Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies:
1 cup (150g) cooked Chestnuts
⅓ cup Spelt flour
1 tbsp ground Chia seeds
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Instant coffee powder
¼ tsp Ground cardamon
¼ tsp Ground ginger
⅛ tsp Ground cloves
pinch Cayenne pepper
pinch Salt
3 tbsp Almond butter
2 tbsp Maple syrup
6 squares of vegan Dark chocolateOPTIONAL GARNISH:
aleppo pepper or Chili flakes
9. Vegan Pumpkin Streusel Bread
This Vegan Pumpkin Streusel Bread recipe is topped with a delicious moist brown sugar streusel. If your streusel is too moist and paste-like, add another 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour, as needed to dry it out. The recipe suggests using unsweetened vanilla almond milk but you could substitute with…
Ingredients for Vegan Pumpkin Streusel Bread:
FOR STREUSEL CRUST:
¼ cup Vegan butter
¼ cup Brown sugar
about ¼ cup All-purpose flourFOR BREAD:
¾ cup Pumpkin puree
¾ cup Granulated sugar
¼ cup Brown sugar
⅓ cup Coconut oil
¼ cup Almond milk
2 tbsp Molasses
1 tbsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Cinnamon
pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp
1 tsp Ground Allspice
¾ tsp Ground cloves
½ tsp Ground nutmeg
1 pinch Salt
1 cup plus 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
10. Focaccia with Roasted Squash
This Focaccia with Roasted Squash is inspired by some bread I ate while on my travels in Tuscany! This focaccia is amazing – topped with sweet, tender strips of roasted butternut squash, scattered with fragrant thyme and drizzled with sweet delicious honey. You won’t be able to resist a second slice. …
Ingredients for Focaccia with Roasted Squash:
FOR STARTER:
1¼ cups All-purpose flour
¾ cup Water
1 tsp Active dry yeastFOR DOUGH:
1 tbsp Olive oil
2½ cups All-purpose flour
¾ cup Water
2¼ tsp Active dry yeast
1 tbsp + 1 tsp Kosher SaltFOR TOPPING:
1 Butternut squash
2 tbsp Olive oil
Kosher Salt
Black pepper
Honey
Fresh thyme