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21 Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

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.

Six images of easy vegan Thanksgiving dinner recipes of 21 recipes in this post, all whole food plant-based.

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

A bowl of vegan pumpkin hummus for the Thanksgiving appetizer table.
A baking dish of creamy vegan Spinanch Artichoke dip with a hand reaching in to dip a cracker into it.

Spiced Pumpkin Hummus Dip
by Savory Tooth • 15 minute prep

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

A vegan cheese log made of brazil nuts for a Thanksgiving appetizer.
a stack of roasted delicata squash slices

Brazil Nut Cheese Log
by Beautiful Ingredient • 10 minute prep

Delicata Dippers
by Beautiful Ingredient • 5 minute prep

Thanksgiving Dinner

Cranberry Sauce & Relish

  • 41 Easy College Dorm Room-Friendly Vegan Recipes
A jar filled with cranberry orange pear sauce.

Spiced Orange Cranberry Sauce
by Veggie Inspired • 5 Minute prep

A bowl of fresh apple cranberry relish.
A bowl of cranberry orange relish with oven dried orange garnish

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

Quick & Easy Fresh Cranberry Orange Relish
by Beautiful Ingredient • 10 minute prep

Salad

A serving bowl of salad with delicata squash and persimmon pieces on top of the greens.
  • autumn

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

Stuffing

Simple crispy baked sourdough stuffing with fresh herbs.
  • air fryer

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

Greens

A serving bowl of vegan creamed kale.
A rectangle serving platter filled with garlicky sauteed greens.

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

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

Potatoes

An oval baking dish filled with cauliflower mashed potatoes.
A bowl filled with vegan mashed potatoes that were made quickly in the Instant Pot.

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

A vegan potato carrot medley in a serving dish that was made in the Instant Pot.
  • winter

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

Gravy

  • water flavors
mashed potatoes and a boat of vegan gravy

Easy Vegan Mushroom Gravy
by Beautiful Ingredient • 20 minutes

Sweet Potatoes

A serving bowl filled with vegan coconut whipped sweet potatoes with maple pecan drizzle.
A platter of vegan maple lime sweet potatoes.

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

A plate with a halved sweet potato stuffed with vegan Thanksgiving ingredients.
  • cocktails • mocktails

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

Mac & Cheese

  • gluten-free
A bite of vegan pumpkin mac & cheese held above a cast iron skillet filled with it.

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

Dessert

A basket filled with no-bake vegan pumpkin cookies with coconut and pecans.
Baked vegan & gluten-free pumpkin donuts with pecan topping on a grey platter below a hand holding a bitten donut.

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

  • A plate of breakfast apple crisp sitting in front of a 9x13 that just came out of the oven.
    Breakfast Apple Crisp (vegan, gluten-free)
  • Several blood orange ice cubes next to each other.
    Blood Orange Flavored Ice Cubes
  • Simple crispy baked sourdough stuffing with fresh herbs.
    Simple Baked Sourdough Stuffing with Fresh Herbs (vegan)
  • Steamed milk topped with caramel swirls in a gray cup.
    Vegan Caramel Steamer

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  1. jenn@veggieinspired.com says

    November 17, 2017 at 8:15 pm

    What a delicious roundup! Thank you so much for including my Cranberry Sauce!

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      December 06, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Thanks for your fabulous recipe!

      Reply
  2. jenn@veggieinspired.com says

    November 17, 2017 at 8:15 pm

    What a delicious roundup! Thank you so much for including my Cranberry Sauce!

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      December 06, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Thanks for your fabulous recipe!

      Reply
  3. Jenn says

    November 17, 2017 at 8:15 pm

    What a delicious roundup! Thank you so much for including my Cranberry Sauce!

    Reply
    • Kari says

      December 06, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Thanks for your fabulous recipe!

      Reply
  4. veggiessavetheday@gmail.com says

    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!

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      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. 🙂

      Reply
  5. veggiessavetheday@gmail.com says

    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!

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      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. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says

    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!

    Reply
    • Kari says

      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. 🙂

      Reply
  7. cadryskitchen@gmail.com says

    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.

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      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!

      Reply
  8. cadryskitchen@gmail.com says

    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.

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      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!

      Reply
  9. Cadry says

    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.

    Reply
    • Kari says

      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!

      Reply
  10. letty@lettyskitchen.com says

    November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    Thank you Kari for including my Garlicky Kale recipe in this fun stress-free roundup!

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      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
  11. letty@lettyskitchen.com says

    November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    Thank you Kari for including my Garlicky Kale recipe in this fun stress-free roundup!

    Reply
    • kari@beautifulingredient.com says

      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
  12. Letty | Letty's Kitchen says

    November 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    Thank you Kari for including my Garlicky Kale recipe in this fun stress-free roundup!

    Reply
    • Kari says

      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
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