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!
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This is a great recipe collection for any time of the year, but it is extra special for the holidays.
Mary, Living a Sunshine Life recently posted…Holiday Shopping and Saving
Anytime you need a great winter menu!
So nice to have these recipes for our Vegan guest at Thanksgiving!
Miz Helen recently posted…Everything Pumpkin Collection of Ten
I hope so!
I really want to make the butternut squash bread! I love butternut squash.
Lisa B. recently posted…Welcome Home Wednesdays #14
I do too!
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!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors recently posted…Vegan Broccoli Cheese Soup (#SundaySupper)
I promise you will not be missing out on a thing 😉
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!
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life recently posted…Slow Cooker Smoky Sweet Potato Soup
Mmm, I feel yea 😉 But stuffing should be dominant!
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
kimmythevegan recently posted…Healthy Vegan Fridays #73
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!
Oh yes you got me between the potato salad and the brownies my mouth is watering! So many great recipes!
Vickie @Vickie’s Kitchen and Garden recently posted…My Menu This Past Week 11/14/15
Haha, glad you found something of interest 😉
Such a lovely allergy free collection of Thanksgiving recipes!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish recently posted…Pumpkin Spice Graham Crackers from Just Take a Bite
Thank you!
Great ideas! It’s not always easy to come up with recipe ideas for holidays when on a special diet.
Bethany recently posted…Easy Gluten Free Flour Tortillas
Just takes a little planning!
Hi Rebecca,
What a great array of gluten free recipes,. I am definitely going to try that Butternut Squash Bread recipe.
Marla recently posted…Real Food Friday #114 – Make It Healthy & Real Food
Thank you! I hope you do!
This all looks so delicious! I host Thanksgiving- pinned for later so I can give some of these recipes a try! 🙂
Annmarie recently posted…Foodie Friday: Honey & Curry Roasted Harvest Veggies
I hope you do 😉 Thanks dear!
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! 🙂
Hahaha, that’s so wrong (holiday stealer!!! hahahahaha!) 😛
Aren’t they so cute!!! I wish I could find them again too 😛
I just do it for the food! HAHAHA. Same with watching the superbowl. 😀
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan recently posted…5 Heart-Warming Vegan Soups
Maybe you should just move to the states 😉
But then I wouldn’t eat junk food at 4am in the morning for the superbowl. 😀
Moving to the US sounds really good too 🙂
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan recently posted…5 Heart-Warming Vegan Soups
What a great recipe roundup for Thanksgiving! These are some amazing recipes! Pinning to save for later!
Neli @ Delicious Meets Healthy recently posted…Comment on Creamy Potato and Leek Soup by Ali @ Home & Plate
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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
Audrey @ Unconventional Baker recently posted…Sweetened Condensed Milk Substitute — Instant, Raw, Dairy-Free, & Refined Sugar-Free
And they can work for Christmas too and any other wintery holiday!!
You checked all of the boxes! Nice menu. 🙂
I try 😉 Haha!
My kind of thanksgiving!
Lauren recently posted…Paleo Eggs in Hell
Woohoo!
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!!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors recently posted…Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve got you guys totally covered!!! And you can totally come because I would love to host a huge Thanksgiving!
What a great round up of gluten free and vegan recipes for Thanksgiving. I especially think the butternut squash bread looks delish!
Thank you Ali!
Wow these recipes look great! I usually make my own tofurkey with all the fixins. That pumpkin hummus looks amazing!
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Fantastic! Thanks Randi!
My mouth is definitely watering after looking at all this fabulous vegan and gluten free recipes.
Christie recently posted…Shrimp and Grits Style Pasta
Haha, well thank you!
So many great and flavorful options loving the chickpeas and the brownies =)
Adriana recently posted…Hibiscus Flowers in Honeycomb Syrup
They are musts 😉
Great list, Rebecca! Your recipes are awesome, I want to try now so many of them 🙂
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Thank you!! Xoxo
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 :))
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Such a great list! I’m definitely pinning some of these for later 🙂
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables recently posted…3 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins [Vegan & Gluten Free]
Thanks Liz!
Wow Rebecca, stunning and so appetizing! How about I skip cooking and you host a blogger Thanksgiving? 🙂
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free recently posted…Dairy-Free Holiday Beverages: Look at What’s Available!
It’s my DREAM to host Thanksgiving or any holiday!
Helllllllo, heaven! Definitely leave me a spot at the table for thanksgiving because this sounds delish!
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Hahaha, perfect 😉 A seats all ready for you!
Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirl so much YUM in this post! I can’t wait to try one of these at my family’s house!
Tiffany @ The Chi-Athlete recently posted…Spin friends, and SMAD.
Any one you pick will be a winner 😉
Great Recipes! I have to check this brownies. Looks so delicious!
Ilona @ Ilona’s Passion recently posted…Leek Salad with Salmon on French Baguette
They are a must!!
Yum — those Pumpkin Peanut Butter Layer Brownies look incredible — two of my favorite flavors together! Looking forward to checking out all these recipes.
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OOOOOH so many great options! I love this!
I have saved this for my Christmas dinner celebrations!
Krysten recently posted…Workout Recap + Meal Prep and Making Progress
That works as well 😉
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!
Michele @ paleorunningmomma recently posted…Nourishing with Real Food and Yoga
I’m not sure what I’ll be doing either!
You would go crazy for the bread!!
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 😀
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit recently posted…What I Eat in a Day (Smoothie Spree!)
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 😛
Mashed potato + pinto beans + corn all in one bite. Sounds weird, but so good!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit recently posted…What I Eat in a Day (Smoothie Spree!)
Ah! Such a great roundup – I’ll definitely be referring back when I have to decide what to bring to Thanksgiving this year!
Amy @ Happy Healthy RD recently posted…Turmeric Milk Latte
Thanks Amy! Any choice won’t disappoint!
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!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday recently posted…Five Friday Favorites 11/06/15
My dad and I went to a restaurant in DC last year! Kinda sad, but it was okay 😉
I neeeeed to try those stuffed mushrooms! Everything looks delicious! 🙂
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They are the best!
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.
Emily @ My Healthyish Life recently posted…Doing What I Can (Modifying My Workouts While Injured)
Haha my Thanksgiving meal always ends up being ptretty untraditional 😉
So many of these sound delicious, but I think I’m most craving the soups right now! <3
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Still not really craving the soups too much 😛
i think i might just skip my thanksgiving and com to your house. Cause wow! Looks sooooo good. I need that hummus, stat!
lindsay recently posted…Gluten Free Cranberry Maple Lentil Loaf {Vegan}
I’m sure you have a killer menu up your sleeve!
such an awesome menu! I would love some of that crustless pumpkin pie for dessert!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado recently posted…Grain-free Pomegrante and Dark Chocolate Biscotti {Paleo & Vegan option}
Best part is you can eat the entire pie yourself!
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
Harriet Emily recently posted…hummus
The stuffing…oooo it’s all I think about!