Introduction

Compassionate Thanksgiving Recipes

Give a turkey something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving by trying some delicious vegetarian recipes for your holiday meal. Explore our recipe indexes for Appetizers, Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Gravies & Dressings, and Desserts, and we think you’ll be surprised at just how bountiful and satisfying a cruelty-free holiday feast can be!

More alternatives to turkey
In addition to traditional Thanksgiving foods like baked squash, savory stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, cornbread, and other popular dishes you’ll find here, there is also a growing variety of products that have been developed specifically to take the place of turkey at the holiday table. Here are some “tried and true” options:

Tofurky Roasts
Turtle Island Foods

Celebration Roasts
Field Roast Grain Meat Co.

The Native Wellington
Native Foods – California Vegan

Vegan cooking resources
We also have a wealth of other helpful resources available to enable you to get the most out of your vegan holiday meal. Get advice on cooking vegetarian, get tips on navigating grocery store aisles on the search for veggie ingredients, find an entire directory of cruelty-free foods, and discover much more at our Veg for Life Web site.

Help make our Thanksgiving holiday recipe index grow!
Do you have great vegan holiday recipes* you would like to share? Submit them here and we’ll consider them for the site!

*All submitted recipes should be free from meat, dairy, eggs, and other animal byproducts. The turkeys thank you!