Have no fear! A gluten-free vegan Thanksgiving can still be delicious and may just have you wishing you had these dishes on the table years ago! No one will miss out when the options are endless, mouthwatering, and so satisfying!
Truth be told, I don’t have my “menu” planned out yet. I know I’ll be making my 2 absolute essentials of stuffing and pumpkin pie, but besides that, I’ll most likely be winging it the day before! For holidays, I always like to make something I know is a tried-and-true love, but also something new and exciting! When I go to a family gathering for the holidays, like Thanksgiving, I usually make a side dish, main dish, and dessert that I know is safe for me to eat. Anything else at the dinner that’s safe just fills in the gaps! However, I know you, my lovely readers, having dietary restrictions from Celiac to veganisim would like some ideas to help you plan your menu and not end up with only a bowl of plain salad at the table. All these recipes are of course: gluten-free, soy-free, egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free (expect for the brownies which has peanut), and vegan. So prepare to feast your eyes and minds on the possibilities there actually are to make this the BEST and ULTIMATE Thanksgiving yet!
Appetizers:
+ 10-Minute Black Garlic Sweet Pea Pesto Appetizers
+ Pumpkin Spice Roasted Chickpeas
Breads:
+ Grain-Free Butternut Squash Bread
+ Buckwheat English Muffin Buns
Soup + Salad:
+ Smoky Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup
+ Raw Balsamic Tahini Beet Noodles
Side Dishes:
+ Warm Sorghum Salad with Roasted Kohlrabi, Apple, & Fennel
+ Roasted Broccolini with Lemon & Garlic Herb Sauce
+ The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Stuffing (ever!)
+ Spicy Spiralized Sweet Potato Fries
+ Purple Baby Brussels Sprouts
+ Tahini Celeriac Potato Salad
Main Dishes:
+ Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
+ Cheezy Roasted Vegetable Quinoa
Dessert:
+ Crustless Pumpkin Pie (my favorite thing in the world!)
+ Pumpkin Peanut Butter Layer Brownies
+ Soft Spiced Cocoa Pumpkin Cookies
I hope your mouth is watering and your menu is now packed! The more food the better! Although, in my family, we never seem to make enough to have THAT many leftovers. People talk about having so many leftovers, but we never have this extreme overabundance. We either know how to pack it in or we just make the right quantities! I’m going to say the latter!
So tell me:
+ What’s on the Thanksgiving menu this year? Anything new?
+ What’s you favorite classic must-have Thanksgiving dish? My stuffing! But when I was a little wee-one who could and would eat everything, my grandfathers mashed potatoes were all I cared about. Heaven!
*Recipe linking up for the week! Allergy Free Wednesdays, #RecipeOfTheWeek, Real Food Friday, Gluten-Free Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Savoring Saturdays, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Lena’s Tasty Tuesdays, Meatless Mondays, Waste Not Want Not!*
Stay connected: Facebook: Strength and Sunshine Twitter: @RebeccaGF666 Instagram: rebeccagf666 Pinterest: RebeccaGF666 Bloglovin’: Strength and Sunshine Google+: Rebecca Pytell
Mary, Living a Sunshine Life says
This is a great recipe collection for any time of the year, but it is extra special for the holidays.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Anytime you need a great winter menu!
Miz Helen says
So nice to have these recipes for our Vegan guest at Thanksgiving!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I hope so!
Lisa B. says
I really want to make the butternut squash bread! I love butternut squash.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I do too!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
Yay I love all of these ideas. This is the first Thanksgiving that we will be eating gluten free since we found out about Dave’s allergy. I have been putting off making a menu for Thanksgiving but this is super inspiring!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I promise you will not be missing out on a thing 😉
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says
I love this round up Rebecca! Stuffing is my very favorite Thanksgiving dish, though so many side dishes also squeeze their way onto my plate. I need to check out these recipes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Mmm, I feel yea 😉 But stuffing should be dominant!
kimmythevegan says
Great roundup! Glad to see so many me-friendly things! Who needs tofurkey (which isn’t even gf!) with this line up?
I’m totally eyeing up those stuffed portobellos! I always bring food with me to gatherings too ;p
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha and that my friend is all soy :O I would be in the hospital!
I brought those mushrooms with on Christmas too I think! Great entree!
Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Garden says
Oh yes you got me between the potato salad and the brownies my mouth is watering! So many great recipes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, glad you found something of interest 😉
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Such a lovely allergy free collection of Thanksgiving recipes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!
Bethany says
Great ideas! It’s not always easy to come up with recipe ideas for holidays when on a special diet.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Just takes a little planning!
Marla says
Hi Rebecca,
What a great array of gluten free recipes,. I am definitely going to try that Butternut Squash Bread recipe.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you! I hope you do!
Annmarie says
This all looks so delicious! I host Thanksgiving- pinned for later so I can give some of these recipes a try! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I hope you do 😉 Thanks dear!
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan says
Usually we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Austria but my boyfriend and I always do, because we love making feasts and thanksgiving is the perfect reason for that! We don’t necessarily make our thanksgiving feast on thanksgiving day, but somewhere around it (2 -1 days ahead or after). We don’t have anything planned out yet, so I LOVE your list of ideas! Everything looks so good and the purple brussels sprouts!! YUMM! I love brussels sprouts lately but haven’t found purple ones yet. Thanks for the awesome collection! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Hahaha, that’s so wrong (holiday stealer!!! hahahahaha!) 😛
Aren’t they so cute!!! I wish I could find them again too 😛
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan says
I just do it for the food! HAHAHA. Same with watching the superbowl. 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Maybe you should just move to the states 😉
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan says
But then I wouldn’t eat junk food at 4am in the morning for the superbowl. 😀
Moving to the US sounds really good too 🙂
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy says
What a great recipe roundup for Thanksgiving! These are some amazing recipes! Pinning to save for later!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you Neli
Audrey @ Unconventional Baker says
So… thanksgiving at your place this year? 😛 Mmm… so much deliciousness. I must admit we don’t do anything special, but I do love fall food and these recipes are definitely feast-worthy <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
And they can work for Christmas too and any other wintery holiday!!
Linda @ Veganosity says
You checked all of the boxes! Nice menu. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I try 😉 Haha!
Lauren says
My kind of thanksgiving!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Woohoo!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
I’m so coming to your house this year for Thanksgiving. I can’t wait to check out this stuffing recipe, it’s the first year Dave is gluten free because of his allergy. Thanks for such an exhaustive roundup!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I’ve got you guys totally covered!!! And you can totally come because I would love to host a huge Thanksgiving!
Ali @ Home & Plate says
What a great round up of gluten free and vegan recipes for Thanksgiving. I especially think the butternut squash bread looks delish!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you Ali!
Randi says
Wow these recipes look great! I usually make my own tofurkey with all the fixins. That pumpkin hummus looks amazing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Fantastic! Thanks Randi!
Christie says
My mouth is definitely watering after looking at all this fabulous vegan and gluten free recipes.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, well thank you!
Adriana says
So many great and flavorful options loving the chickpeas and the brownies =)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
They are musts 😉
Evi @ greenevi says
Great list, Rebecca! Your recipes are awesome, I want to try now so many of them 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!! Xoxo
Rosalyn O. says
This is great! I love these recipes because I’m also a vegan and some of these plates will be perfect to create for the upcoming holiday! Thanks for sharing :))
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Difficult no more!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
Such a great list! I’m definitely pinning some of these for later 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Liz!
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free says
Wow Rebecca, stunning and so appetizing! How about I skip cooking and you host a blogger Thanksgiving? 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
It’s my DREAM to host Thanksgiving or any holiday!
Kristy @ Southern In Law says
Helllllllo, heaven! Definitely leave me a spot at the table for thanksgiving because this sounds delish!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Hahaha, perfect 😉 A seats all ready for you!
Tiffany @ The Chi-Athlete says
Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirl so much YUM in this post! I can’t wait to try one of these at my family’s house!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Any one you pick will be a winner 😉
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says
Great Recipes! I have to check this brownies. Looks so delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
They are a must!!
Trish says
Yum — those Pumpkin Peanut Butter Layer Brownies look incredible — two of my favorite flavors together! Looking forward to checking out all these recipes.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you Trish!
Krysten says
OOOOOH so many great options! I love this!
I have saved this for my Christmas dinner celebrations!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
That works as well 😉
Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
Stuffing and pumpkin pie are my top 2 as well! I don’t have my menu planned yet either, not even sure if we’re staying here or going to my parents so maybe I need to get on my plans. The butternut squash bread is calling me!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I’m not sure what I’ll be doing either!
You would go crazy for the bread!!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
Wait you mean just stuffing and pumpkin pie doesn’t count as a meal!?! 😮
You got everyone covered here girl, although I must say I’m especially eyeing the dessert section! Mashed potatoes are a must for me, when I was little I always strategically “helped” set the table so those were right in front of me 🙂 Thanksgiving at my house is a little crazy because my dad still eats meat and my sister and I don’t and my mom feels guilty not cooking my dad something quasi traditional so it just gets weird :/ Oh well, I’ll make myself a pie and go to town probably 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
You know what I also loved with big piles of mash? Greens beans and corn all in the same forkfull. So good! It’s funny because I eat chicken, but not turkey…so I usually just stay vegan totally that day 😛
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
Mashed potato + pinto beans + corn all in one bite. Sounds weird, but so good!
Amy @ Happy Healthy RD says
Ah! Such a great roundup – I’ll definitely be referring back when I have to decide what to bring to Thanksgiving this year!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Amy! Any choice won’t disappoint!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says
I’m not huge on Thanksgiving food for some reason, so I’m actually kind of happy that my parents and I are just going out to a nice dinner at a restaurant with my grandparents and great uncle this year. Still, I’ll probably do some baking over Thanksgiving! I’d love to try out your pumpkin pie!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
My dad and I went to a restaurant in DC last year! Kinda sad, but it was okay 😉
Steph @ The Grateful Grazer says
I neeeeed to try those stuffed mushrooms! Everything looks delicious! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
They are the best!
Emily @ My Healthyish Life says
I’m excited to be having Thanksgiving at home this year so I can help cook! Normally we are traveling out of state. My favorite “classic” is turkey because I don’t like Thanksgiving food. I sub out mashed potatoes for roasted…then I’m good.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha my Thanksgiving meal always ends up being ptretty untraditional 😉
Farrah says
So many of these sound delicious, but I think I’m most craving the soups right now! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Still not really craving the soups too much 😛
lindsay says
i think i might just skip my thanksgiving and com to your house. Cause wow! Looks sooooo good. I need that hummus, stat!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I’m sure you have a killer menu up your sleeve!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado says
such an awesome menu! I would love some of that crustless pumpkin pie for dessert!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Best part is you can eat the entire pie yourself!
Harriet Emily says
This is such a great menu Rebecca! So many delicious vegan and gluten free recipes!!! I’m in food heaven right now. Love the sound of the stuffing – it’s my favourite dish too!! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
The stuffing…oooo it’s all I think about!