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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Mary, Living a Sunshine Life says
December 5, 2015 at 11:09 pmThis is a great recipe collection for any time of the year, but it is extra special for the holidays.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
December 6, 2015 at 7:22 amAnytime you need a great winter menu!
Miz Helen says
November 18, 2015 at 1:47 pmSo nice to have these recipes for our Vegan guest at Thanksgiving!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 18, 2015 at 1:52 pmI hope so!
Lisa B. says
November 17, 2015 at 10:12 pmI really want to make the butternut squash bread! I love butternut squash.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 17, 2015 at 11:43 pmI do too!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
November 16, 2015 at 8:26 pmYay 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
November 16, 2015 at 11:14 pmI promise you will not be missing out on a thing 😉
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says
November 15, 2015 at 11:00 pmI 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
November 16, 2015 at 12:02 amMmm, I feel yea 😉 But stuffing should be dominant!
kimmythevegan says
November 15, 2015 at 10:23 amGreat 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
November 15, 2015 at 11:05 amHaha 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
November 14, 2015 at 4:15 pmOh yes you got me between the potato salad and the brownies my mouth is watering! So many great recipes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 14, 2015 at 5:11 pmHaha, glad you found something of interest 😉
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
November 14, 2015 at 2:37 pmSuch a lovely allergy free collection of Thanksgiving recipes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 14, 2015 at 5:13 pmThank you!
Bethany says
November 13, 2015 at 6:11 pmGreat ideas! It’s not always easy to come up with recipe ideas for holidays when on a special diet.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 13, 2015 at 6:22 pmJust takes a little planning!
Marla says
November 13, 2015 at 11:44 amHi 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
November 13, 2015 at 12:08 pmThank you! I hope you do!
Annmarie says
November 13, 2015 at 9:36 amThis 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
November 13, 2015 at 12:00 pmI hope you do 😉 Thanks dear!
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan says
November 13, 2015 at 4:05 amUsually 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
November 13, 2015 at 6:59 amHahaha, that’s so wrong (holiday stealer!!! hahahahaha!) 😛
Aren’t they so cute!!! I wish I could find them again too 😛
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan says
November 13, 2015 at 7:06 amI just do it for the food! HAHAHA. Same with watching the superbowl. 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 13, 2015 at 7:30 amMaybe you should just move to the states 😉
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan says
November 13, 2015 at 7:48 amBut 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
November 12, 2015 at 9:34 pmWhat a great recipe roundup for Thanksgiving! These are some amazing recipes! Pinning to save for later!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 13, 2015 at 12:18 amThank you Neli
Audrey @ Unconventional Baker says
November 12, 2015 at 12:38 pmSo… 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
November 12, 2015 at 2:22 pmAnd they can work for Christmas too and any other wintery holiday!!
Linda @ Veganosity says
November 12, 2015 at 11:48 amYou checked all of the boxes! Nice menu. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 12, 2015 at 12:10 pmI try 😉 Haha!
Lauren says
November 11, 2015 at 5:13 pmMy kind of thanksgiving!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 5:46 pmWoohoo!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
November 11, 2015 at 10:58 amI’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
November 11, 2015 at 11:02 amI’ve got you guys totally covered!!! And you can totally come because I would love to host a huge Thanksgiving!
Ali @ Home & Plate says
November 11, 2015 at 9:14 amWhat 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
November 11, 2015 at 10:58 amThank you Ali!
Randi says
November 11, 2015 at 8:58 amWow these recipes look great! I usually make my own tofurkey with all the fixins. That pumpkin hummus looks amazing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 10:57 amFantastic! Thanks Randi!
Christie says
November 11, 2015 at 8:08 amMy mouth is definitely watering after looking at all this fabulous vegan and gluten free recipes.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 8:15 amHaha, well thank you!
Adriana says
November 11, 2015 at 2:05 amSo many great and flavorful options loving the chickpeas and the brownies =)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 2:09 amThey are musts 😉
Evi @ greenevi says
November 11, 2015 at 1:52 amGreat list, Rebecca! Your recipes are awesome, I want to try now so many of them 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 2:08 amThank you!! Xoxo
Rosalyn O. says
November 10, 2015 at 11:57 pmThis 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
November 11, 2015 at 2:08 amDifficult no more!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
November 10, 2015 at 10:35 pmSuch a great list! I’m definitely pinning some of these for later 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 2:05 amThanks Liz!
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free says
November 10, 2015 at 10:28 pmWow Rebecca, stunning and so appetizing! How about I skip cooking and you host a blogger Thanksgiving? 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 11, 2015 at 2:05 amIt’s my DREAM to host Thanksgiving or any holiday!
Kristy @ Southern In Law says
November 10, 2015 at 8:26 pmHelllllllo, heaven! Definitely leave me a spot at the table for thanksgiving because this sounds delish!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 10, 2015 at 9:55 pmHahaha, perfect 😉 A seats all ready for you!
Tiffany @ The Chi-Athlete says
November 10, 2015 at 11:40 amGiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirl 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
November 10, 2015 at 12:10 pmAny one you pick will be a winner 😉
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion says
November 10, 2015 at 11:06 amGreat Recipes! I have to check this brownies. Looks so delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 10, 2015 at 11:14 amThey are a must!!
Trish says
November 10, 2015 at 10:41 amYum — 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
November 10, 2015 at 10:45 amThank you Trish!
Krysten says
November 10, 2015 at 9:52 amOOOOOH so many great options! I love this!
I have saved this for my Christmas dinner celebrations!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 10, 2015 at 10:21 amThat works as well 😉
Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
November 10, 2015 at 9:46 amStuffing 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
November 10, 2015 at 10:20 amI’m not sure what I’ll be doing either!
You would go crazy for the bread!!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
November 10, 2015 at 9:30 amWait 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
November 10, 2015 at 10:19 amYou 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
November 10, 2015 at 10:27 amMashed potato + pinto beans + corn all in one bite. Sounds weird, but so good!
Amy @ Happy Healthy RD says
November 10, 2015 at 9:26 amAh! 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
November 10, 2015 at 10:17 amThanks Amy! Any choice won’t disappoint!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says
November 10, 2015 at 9:07 amI’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
November 10, 2015 at 9:17 amMy dad and I went to a restaurant in DC last year! Kinda sad, but it was okay 😉
Steph @ The Grateful Grazer says
November 10, 2015 at 8:28 amI neeeeed to try those stuffed mushrooms! Everything looks delicious! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 10, 2015 at 8:44 amThey are the best!
Emily @ My Healthyish Life says
November 10, 2015 at 8:21 amI’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
November 10, 2015 at 8:44 amHaha my Thanksgiving meal always ends up being ptretty untraditional 😉
Farrah says
November 10, 2015 at 8:17 amSo many of these sound delicious, but I think I’m most craving the soups right now! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 10, 2015 at 8:43 amStill not really craving the soups too much 😛
lindsay says
November 10, 2015 at 7:34 ami 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
November 10, 2015 at 8:42 amI’m sure you have a killer menu up your sleeve!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado says
November 10, 2015 at 7:07 amsuch an awesome menu! I would love some of that crustless pumpkin pie for dessert!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
November 10, 2015 at 8:41 amBest part is you can eat the entire pie yourself!
Harriet Emily says
November 10, 2015 at 6:07 amThis 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
November 10, 2015 at 6:42 amThe stuffing…oooo it’s all I think about!