Are you dreading the Holidays this year? Do you feel like you can’t enjoy all the foods that come with the Thanksgiving and Holiday traditions?
Creating Vegetarian Thanksgiving and Holiday Dinners doesn’t have to be difficult. You can have most all of the traditional holiday fixings with just a little directional change in the main course.
These are simple, affordable and delicious ideas to help get you started.
Here are my mix and match Vegetarian Thanksgiving and Holiday meal ideas from appetizers to dessert.
Vegetarian Appetizers:
- A plate of raw vegetables and dip
- Soup – potato soup, pumpkin soup or french onion soup made without the beef broth
- Salad – you chose the mix inn’s
Vegetarian Thanksgiving and Holiday Main Course:
- Veggie Loaf – similar to meatloaf but without the meat
- Shepherd’s Pie – the lamb less version
- Lasagna – there are so many great Vegetarian Lasagna recipes that are easy and delicious
- Spanakopita – a Greek spinach cheese pie – yummy!
Vegetarian Thanksgiving and Holiday Side Dishes:
- Stuffing – no need for a turkey
- Mashed Potatoes and Gravy – use a simple nut based gravy
- Cranberry Sauce – every Thanksgiving table has to have cranberry sauce
- Yam or Sweet Potatoes – Smothered in butter YUM!
Vegetarian Breads:
- Dinner Rolls – hot and fresh straight out of the oven
- Cornbread – topped with sweet honey butter
Vegetarian Dessert:
- Pumpkin Pie – simple and traditional
- Apple Pie – fresh apples poured in a homemade flaky crust
- Cream Pies – chocolate and vanilla or even both mixed together, it all works
Creating the perfect Vegetarian Thanksgiving and Holiday Meal is simple, affordable and enjoyable. Look through your vegetarian cookbooks for great recipes or if you don’t have one check the Amazon link to the right of this page for some excellent vegetarian recipe cookbooks that I personally recommend. Enjoy the holiday season with great food and great friends.






I am not a vegetarian, but I have a couple coming to Thanksgiving dinner that are and this has helped out so much on ideas that I can make along with the traditional meal for the ones that don’t eat meat. Thank you so much for this site I love it! Thanks!!!!
Thanks for your comment – feeding a vegetarian is actually pretty easy if you know a bit about what they like!