Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes
I absolutely love this time of year. Thanksgiving is just week and a half away, the weather is perfect, and the holidays are on their way! Christmas may be my favorite holiday, but Thanksgiving is like the gateway holiday, and at that point people aren’t sick of Christmas music yet… so Thanksgiving is pretty awesome. Besides, a whole day centered around delicious food? How can I complain about that?
Obviously a lot of people are into the whole turkey-thing but for those of us that are celebrating without meat, here are a few of my favorite fall-friendly recipes which might be able to steal a spot on your table. These recipes will please both vegetarians and non-vegetarians, so you could make few to please a crowd.
Ready for some vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes? Let’s go. (Don’t forget to pin these for later!)
Ok, this recipe is coming from someone who doesn’t really like mushrooms. But even though I don’t really like the little fungi, I really liked these stuffed mushrooms. This recipe proves my theory that pesto makes anything delicious.
The best part about this recipe is that you could easily toss in remnants of vegetables here, so if you have leftover peppers, onions, tomatoes, or other vegetable scraps, you can add them into this spaghetti squash bake! It’s also pretty healthy, and it’s always nice to have a dish that’s a little bit lighter on the table.
Ok, there are a lot of ways I enjoy zucchini (pizza boats, lasagna…) but these roasted zucchini fries are my all time favorite. They’re slightly crispy, salty, garlicky, and delicious. Oh, and they’re mostly just vegetables, so they still count as healthy. Quick, go grab a zucchini and try it! It’ll change your life. Or at least your opinion of zucchini.
Lastly, while dessert is almost always vegetarian friendly, I have to share this dessert recipe because I almost always find double chocolate chip cookies in the freezer when I’m home for the holidays. Obviously fresh from the oven cookies are the best thing in the world, but if you’re not having them warm, try them frozen. It may sound crazy, but it makes the cookies super fudge-y and amazing.
All of these delicious alternatives are making me hungry! Those cookies…nom nom.
I usually buy a Tofurkey or Field Roast for our main dish. Not the most creative dish but it tastes pretty darn good!
I like the look of those zucchini fries!
Pumpkin pie is my favorite! <3 But I also love green beans (ha-ha, I accidentally first wrote green greens….). Nom nom nom. What great recipes you shared! Now I can't wait for thanksgiving this next week — not only for the great time spent with family but the delicious foods shared as well. 🙂
These all look great! We do celebrate with a turkey, but I am definitely pro-vegetarian dishes as well! And I’m with you, I love the whole holiday season! 😀
All these recipes look fantastic, how am I ever going to choose just one to make? Although I am not a vegetarian per say, I don’t eat meat very often either. Looks like I’ll be making one (or two, or three) of these delicious recipes! Thanks Liz 🙂
Your veggie recipes look lovely! The sides are what really make a meal like this.
Whenever I finally get the chance to host my own Thanksgiving I plan on including some more vegetarian options! I’m going to be “that daughter” who changes things up! My parents won’t know what hit ’em, but they won’t be sorry 🙂 I love the idea of incorporating some vegetarian options for a meat-heavy holiday.
Hahaha I can’t wait to host Thanksgiving for the same reason! 😉
We don’t celebrate thanksgiving here in australia but that doesn’t mean I can’t drool over all of these recipe suggestions!! Especially the spaghetti squash one 🙂
Yum! Great round up Liz!
I am going to attempt to make a vegan pumpkin pie this year…hopefully it is at least edible..I’m not much of a baker ;).