21 Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes (2024)

Savor Thanksgiving this year by sticking to these relatively "stress-less" dishes. We have everything you need for a plant-based vegan Thanksgiving dinner, including appetizers, salads, cranberry sauces, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mac and cheese, desserts - there are plenty of options for the entire feast! These recipes are relatively quick to make and satisfy whole food plant-based lifestyles.

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How about reducing your stress this Thanksgiving? Sure, you could make complicated holiday dishes that takes up to two hours to prep and three hours to cook, and it would be totally worth it and delicious.But if "quick & easy Thanksgiving" sounds like a relief to you, you're in the right place. This entire list is compiled of recipes that are easy to make, with pretty basic ingredients, and with little prep time.In fact, I've included the amount of time it takes to make each dish, so you can base your decisions on the amount of time you wish to spend.There are only a couple recipes that take about 20 minutes prep; the rest are under that.

You'll find the estimated prep time included for each recipe, along with the link and author. Cook times can be found through the recipe links.

Let someone else make those time-consuming pies this year, or just serve the cookies below and call it good.Go ahead,take more time to laugh with Aunt Jean or play cards with Grandpa Joe.These Thanksgiving moments are special and only happen once each year.Let's savor them.

Thanksgiving Appetizers

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Spiced Pumpkin Hummus Dip
by Savory Tooth • 15 minute prep

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip with Cashew Cream
by Glue & Glitter • 10 minute prep

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Brazil Nut Cheese Log
by Beautiful Ingredient • 10 minute prep

Delicata Dippers
by Beautiful Ingredient • 5 minute prep

Thanksgiving Dinner

Cranberry Sauce & Relish

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Spiced Orange Cranberry Sauce
by Veggie Inspired • 5 Minute prep

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Cranberry Apple Relish Sweetened with Date
by Veggies Save the Day • 15 minute prep

by Beautiful Ingredient • 10 minute prep

Salad

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autumn

Salad with Persimmons & Delicata Squash
by Cadry's Kitchen • 10 minute prep

Stuffing

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air fryer

Simple Baked Sourdough Stuffing with Fresh Herbs
by Beautiful Ingredient • 15 minute prep

Greens

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Vegan Creamed Kale
by Dianne's Vegan Kitchen • 10 minute prep

Garlicky Sauteed Greens
by Lettie's Kitchen • 10 minute prep

Potatoes

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Healthy Vegan Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
by V Nutrition • 15 minute prep

No Drain Instant Pot Vegan Mashed Potatoes
by Veggies Save the Day • 10 minute prep

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winter

Instant Pot Potato Carrot Medley
by Vegan in the Freezer • 5 minute prep

Gravy

water flavors

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Easy Vegan Mushroom Gravy
by Beautiful Ingredient • 20 minutes

Sweet Potatoes

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Coconut Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Pecan Drizzle
by Kitchen Treaty • 10 minute prep

Maple Lime Roasted Sweet Potatoes
by Fried Dandelions • 10 minutes prep

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co*cktails • mocktails

Kale & Cranberry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
by Green Evi • 20 minutes

Mac & Cheese

gluten-free

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Vegan Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
by V Nutrition • 15 minute prep

Dessert

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No-Bake Vegan Pumpkin Cookies with Pecans & Coconut
by Vegetarian Gastronomy • 10 minute prep

Baked Pumpkin Donuts
by Beautiful Ingredient • 10 minute prep

More holiday

Blood Orange Flavored Ice Cubes
Simple Baked Sourdough Stuffing with Fresh Herbs (vegan)
Vegan Caramel Steamer
Vegan Caramel Latte (refined sugar-free)

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jenn@veggieinspired.com
November 17, 2017 at 8:15 pm
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What a delicious roundup! Thank you so much for including my Cranberry Sauce!
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  December 06, 2017 at 9:04 pm
  Thanks for your fabulous recipe!
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jenn@veggieinspired.com
November 17, 2017 at 8:15 pm
What a delicious roundup! Thank you so much for including my Cranberry Sauce!
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  December 06, 2017 at 9:04 pm
  Thanks for your fabulous recipe!
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Jenn
November 17, 2017 at 8:15 pm
What a delicious roundup! Thank you so much for including my Cranberry Sauce!
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- Kari
  December 06, 2017 at 9:04 pm
  Thanks for your fabulous recipe!
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veggiessavetheday@gmail.com
November 17, 2017 at 7:20 pm
What a beautiful collection of recipes! Thank you for including a couple of mine. And I absolutely love your napkins!
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  December 06, 2017 at 9:03 pm
  Thanks so much, Amy! I'm finally seeing this - sorry it took me so long. 'Tis a very busy season! I'm so glad you enjoy the napkins - I love hearing that. 🙂
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veggiessavetheday@gmail.com
November 17, 2017 at 7:20 pm
What a beautiful collection of recipes! Thank you for including a couple of mine. And I absolutely love your napkins!
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  December 06, 2017 at 9:03 pm
  Thanks so much, Amy! I'm finally seeing this - sorry it took me so long. 'Tis a very busy season! I'm so glad you enjoy the napkins - I love hearing that. 🙂
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Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
November 17, 2017 at 7:20 pm
What a beautiful collection of recipes! Thank you for including a couple of mine. And I absolutely love your napkins!
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- Kari
  December 06, 2017 at 9:03 pm
  Thanks so much, Amy! I'm finally seeing this - sorry it took me so long. 'Tis a very busy season! I'm so glad you enjoy the napkins - I love hearing that. 🙂
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cadryskitchen@gmail.com
November 17, 2017 at 3:19 pm
What a gorgeous line-up! There are so many beautiful options here for Thanksgiving. Thank you for including my delicata squash salad in the mix.
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  December 06, 2017 at 9:05 pm
  Cadry, I have to tell you - I made your salad for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit! So very Thanksgiving-y. Thanks so much for your great recipe!
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cadryskitchen@gmail.com
November 17, 2017 at 3:19 pm
What a gorgeous line-up! There are so many beautiful options here for Thanksgiving. Thank you for including my delicata squash salad in the mix.
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  December 06, 2017 at 9:05 pm
  Cadry, I have to tell you - I made your salad for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit! So very Thanksgiving-y. Thanks so much for your great recipe!
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Cadry
November 17, 2017 at 3:19 pm
What a gorgeous line-up! There are so many beautiful options here for Thanksgiving. Thank you for including my delicata squash salad in the mix.
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- Kari
  December 06, 2017 at 9:05 pm
  Cadry, I have to tell you - I made your salad for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit! So very Thanksgiving-y. Thanks so much for your great recipe!
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letty@lettyskitchen.com
November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Thank you Kari for including my Garlicky Kale recipe in this fun stress-free roundup!
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  November 16, 2017 at 8:38 pm
  Letty, I so appreciate your sharing this recipe with my readers to help them have a stress-free holiday. Thank you!
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letty@lettyskitchen.com
November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Thank you Kari for including my Garlicky Kale recipe in this fun stress-free roundup!
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- kari@beautifulingredient.com
  November 16, 2017 at 8:38 pm
  Letty, I so appreciate your sharing this recipe with my readers to help them have a stress-free holiday. Thank you!
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Letty | Letty's Kitchen
November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Thank you Kari for including my Garlicky Kale recipe in this fun stress-free roundup!
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- Kari
  November 16, 2017 at 8:38 pm
  Letty, I so appreciate your sharing this recipe with my readers to help them have a stress-free holiday. Thank you!
  Reply

21 Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes (2024)

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Other protein-filled vegan options that could replace turkey in your vegan Thanksgiving table are tempeh, tofu and seitan. Choose one of these plant-based turkey alternatives, or combine more than one in your table, complimenting with veggies, rice, salads, or any other plant-based whole foods ingredients you want.

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It even says quite plainly in the research findings: “84 percent of vegetarians/vegans abandon their diet.” As some argue, trying a plant-based or mostly plant-based diet for less than three months does not “make” you a vegetarian or vegan, and so to claim that may be overstepping the mark.

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Pasta with Sausage and Arugula

It's easy to justify a pre-Thanksgiving pasta dinner when it feels like a salad, and this recipe does just that. Crumble up bits of spicy Italian sausage and roast them with sliced red onion and fennel: the sausage bits get nice and crispy and help season the vegetables as they cook.

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Make a family contribution

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A vegan diet is another form of vegetarianism where only plant foods are eaten and all foods from animal sources are avoided (meat, seafood, dairy, eggs and sometimes honey and gelatine). Vegetarian diets can have many health benefits.

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Do vegans and vegetarians eat bread? ›

Yes, bread can and often does contain other ingredients like sugar and molasses (not to mention preservatives and fillers in processed bread), but the majority of those ingredients are also vegan. Generally, most flatbreads, rolls, loaves, bagels, sandwich breads, and crackers don't contain non-vegan ingredients.