Gluten-Free and Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

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If you or your guests are following a gluten-free or vegan diet this Thanksgiving, here are some unique recipe ideas for the feast that will satisfy.

The gluten-free recipes include substitutes for dishes that typically have gluten, such as stuffing, while the vegan recipes can substitute for dishes that typically have animal products, such as turkey.

Gluten-free recipes:

Quinoa Stuffing​​

Sure, you could substitute gluten-free bread for regular bread in stuffing and call it a day. But you can also create an unconventional grain stuffing using quinoa, butternut squash, pecans, and lots of fall herbs.

Aquafaba Cornbread​​

This classic cornbread is gluten-free and vegan, and incorporates aquafaba, (whipped chickpea brine), as an egg substitute. Gluten-free all-purpose flour substitutes for regular flour.

Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls​​

If you eat a gluten-free diet, you can still enjoy warm, buttery pull-apart rolls at Thanksgiving dinner. These rolls use a gluten-free almond flour blend in place of all-purpose flour.

Perfect Gluten-Free Gravy​​

Gravy is traditionally thickened with a roux, a mix of flour and fat. Here, sweet rice flour acts as a thickener to make a traditional gravy that has no gluten. ​

Paleo Pumpkin Pie​​

This pumpkin pie is completely grain-free and dairy-free, so almost anyone with a dietary restriction of some kind can enjoy it. Almond flour makes a paleo crust and blended cashews give the pie a creamy filling without dairy.

Vegan recipes:

Holiday Seitan Roast​​

Seitan, a chewy meat substitute made from wheat gluten, makes for a great turkey replacement at a Thanksgiving table. This seitan roast is glazed with a savory red wine sauce and is surrounded by vegetables.

Vegan Green Bean Casserole​​

Creamy soups used in traditional green bean casseroles often contain dairy. This vegan-friendly casserole uses pureed chickpeas to replace the cream-based soup and a crunchy hazelnut topping for a lighter and healthier dish. ​

Rosemary Garlic Biscuits​​

Biscuits are usually loaded with butter, but these biscuits are essentially fat-free, using mashed potatoes to bind the dough. They are the perfect accompaniment to vegan mushroom gravy.

Quinoa-Cranberry Stuffed Acorn Squash​​

Not all vegans are looking for a “meaty” main dish at their Thanksgiving tables. These stuffed squash halves are an elegant plant-based main dish that isn’t trying to imitate meat.

Healthier Pecan Pie​​

Pecan pie is very rich, so this recipe replaces the butter and eggs with heart-healthy flaxseed meal and nut butter. It is also free of corn syrup and refined sugar.