35 Best Healthy Thanksgiving Vegetarian Recipes Ideas
This Thanksgiving, vegetarians won’t have to eat boring and tasteless dishes. Here is the collection of 35 best yet healthy Thanksgiving vegetarian recipes that will fill you up with happiness yet keep calories in check.
A. Appetizers
1. Sweet-Potato-and-Cauliflower Salad
Salads can’t be boring when greens are amped up with creatively-sliced steamed vegetables.
Calories: 150kcal/cup
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2. Grape Salad
Give the vegetarian inside you a little treat with a sweet-and-satisfying yet incredibly easy-to-make appetizer.
Calories: 74kcal/cup
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3. Carrot Soufflés
If you are a fan of soufflés, don’t miss out on this one. It’s super tasty, it’s super healthy!
Calories: 145kcal/cup
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4. Roasted-Carrots-and-Creamy-Tarragon-Salad
Everyone will want a recipe for sweet-&-spicy carrots that contain the best of both worlds in one bite.
Calories: 97kcal/cup
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5. Salt-and-Pepper Charred-Green-Beans
Toss green beans in a skillet and season with olive oil, salt and pepper to make an appetizing starter.
Calories: 181kcal/cup
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6. Green-Salad-with-Tarragon-Dressing
You might want to go a little more creative this Thanksgiving by giving green salad a twist with tarragon dressing, sesame seeds, and Worcestershire sauce.
Calories: 147kcal/cup
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7. Herbed-Goat-Cheese Dip
Tease your taste buds with a tang of goat cheese, rosemary, parsley, olive oil, and breadsticks.
Calories: 136kcal/cup
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8. Cauliflower-Vegetarian-Thanksgiving-Appetizer
If you like experimenting with vegetarian thanksgiving recipes, try these tiny golden nuggets.
Calories: 151kcal/cup
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9. Cranberry-Brie Pull-Apart-Bread
Keep your hunger off with one of the tastiest and easiest thanksgiving vegetarian recipes.
Calories: 122kcal/cup
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10. Vegetable Soup
Make your Thanksgiving cozier with vegetable soup. A right blend of spices and veggies gives the soup a great flavor.
Calories: 70kcal/cup
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B. Main
11. Herby-Mushroom-Croissant-Stuffing
Buttery and tasty croissants stuffed with caramelized mushroom and melted cheese will make mouths water.
Calories: 376kcal/croissant
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12. Cauliflower Gratin
Vegetarians know the best way to eat cauliflower – by smothering it with cheese and topping with crunchy bread crumbs.
Calories: 162kcal/cup
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13. Roasted-Brussels-Sprouts-and-Crispy-Baked-Tofu
Brown rice topped with crispy tofu and glazed with honey and sesame will be a sure-hit with your vegetarian friends & family.
Calories: 173kcal/cup
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14. Mac-and-Cheese
No-stress, no-boil mac and cheese will warm up your dinner night in just a few calories.
Calories: 393kcal/cup
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15. Scalloped-Corn-Casserole
Scalloped corn casserole made in creamy cheese and crunchy crackers will blow away your taste buds.
Calories: 203kcal/cup
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16. Green-Bean-Casserole
Try green bean casserole, it’s easy yet incredibly rich in taste but light on your stomach.
Calories: 188kcal/cup
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17. Asparagus Casserole
Thanksgiving vegetarian casserole looks simple but will taste heavenly when you will serve it with garlic and parmesan cheese.
Calories: 147kcal/cup
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18. Stuffed-Acorn-Squash-with-Mushrooms-and-Cranberries
Fill each acorn with a prepared rice mixture, mushrooms and cranberries, and top with crispy breadcrumbs to make head turns!
Calories: 400kcal/cup
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19. Garlic-Parmesan-Mashed-Potato-Casserole
You can’t miss this one! Mashed potato casserole with a crisp exterior and rich garlic, butter and cheese filling is perfect for your weeknight.
Calories: 292kcal/cup
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20. Wild-Rice-and-Cider-Cranberry-Pilaf
Wild rice blended with sweet onion, garlic, cranberries, and pecans makes an elegant meal to brighten your dinner night.
Calories: 273kcal/cup
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21. Vegetarian-Tofurkey-Roast
Make everyone fall in love with your cooking by making vegetarian roast tantalizingly filled with aromatic herbs, juicy lemon, and brown rice.
Calories: 290kcal/cup
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22. Butternut-Vegetarian-Thanksgiving-Main-Dish
Your list of Thanksgiving vegetarian main dishes can’t be complete without this gorgeous beauty that is stuffed with rice and wrapped with baker’s twine.
Calories: 239kcal/cup
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C. Side Dishes
23. Vegetarian-Thanksgiving-Gravy
Spice up your main menu with one of the tastiest thanksgiving veggie side dishes containing succulent apple cider vinegar and onion gravy.
Calories: 64kcal/cup
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24. Vegetarian-Green-Beans
The meat may be off in your table but the taste isn’t – organic green beans served with walnuts make a simple and delicious side dish. It’s beautiful, fresh and gluten-free.
Calories: 125kcal/cup
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25. Meatless-Pumpkin-Risotto
Creamy and rich pumpkin risotto cooked with vegan butter and fresh ginger is the comfort food you will look forward to this fall.
Calories: 329kcal/cup
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26. Vegetarian-Slow-Cooker-Mushrooms
This savory main course containing mushrooms, olive oil, garlic, and herbs is sure to stimulate your hunger pangs. Takes 5 minutes to prepare.
Calories: 22kcal/cup
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27. Cream-Cheese-Mashed-Potatoes
Cream cheese and mashed potatoes mixed with healthy butter will be a sure hit this Thanksgiving. No one says no to something so delicious and rich.
Calories: 217kcal/cup
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28. Vegetarian-Thanksgiving-Stuffing
It’s plentiful, it’s for everyone. Sourdough bread stuffing is a classic recipe that effortlessly melts in your mouth leaving a long-lasting soft and crispy taste behind.
Calories: 239kcal/cup
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29. Roasted-Mushroom-Vegetarian-Pot-Pie
Next in the Thanksgiving vegetarian side dishes list is easy-to-make mushroom pot pie that takes 20 minutes to prepare and will catch the eye of even the most dedicated meat lover.
Calories: 206kcal/cup
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D. Desserts
30. Vegetarian-Apple-Cranberry-Pie
Your dinner menu cannot be complete without vegetarian apple cranberry pie to make the full stomachs happier and more content.
Calories: 125kcal/cup
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31. Hawaiian-Sweet-Rolls
Fresh and soft sweet rolls with whiffs of tropical flavor are an old but evergreen recipe that will never fail to make your belly happy.
Calories: 232kcal/roll
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32. Baked-Sweet-Potato-with-Cinnamon-Sugar
This not-to-missed sweet potato dessert topped with brown sugar, cinnamon and butter is incredibly delicious.
Calories: 190kcal/cup
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33. Caramel-Apple-Pie
Juicy apple slices dipped in caramel sauce is the perfect dessert for your family.
Calories: 10kcal/slice
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34. Roasted-Pear-Trifle
Treat your guests to quintessential British dessert that catches the eye with its colorful layers.
Calories: 191kcal/cup
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35. Pumpkin-Maple-Pie
Your Thanksgiving party can’t be complete without this classic, low-calorie delight.
Calories: 203kcal/slice
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To Sum it Up
You do not have to be a meat-lover to enjoy holiday season when there are so many healthy, low-calorie and quick-to-make vegetarian recipes.
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