I am a vegetarian. This means I do not eat meat. While that limits a couple of my options for Thanksgiving dinner, I am not as limited as vegans this holiday season. Vegans do not eat animal products such as eggs or dairy.
I thought I would jump in here to share how vegans and friends or families of vegans can make their meals more vegan-friendly this Thanksgiving. This is not an extensive list, but I added some of the most necessary Thanksgiving food items.
- Tofu Turkey Roast
There are actually quite a few of these out in circulation before Thanksgiving. If you miss the taste of turkey or cannot decide what your main course should be, Tofu Turkey Roasts are amazing. I love the Gardein Turk’y Roast. My mom bought three of them for me this year, one for Thanksgiving, Christmas and for emergencies.
- Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Instead of using cow’s milk, use unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk. I have used oat milk and I cannot even tell the difference. For the butter, use vegan butter. I use Earth Balance vegan butter usually.
- Sweet Potato Casserole
This recipe is really easy because the only thing you need to switch out is the butter. Add vegan butter and vegans should be good!
- Green Bean Casserole
Make your own cream sauce! That may sound a bit hard but honestly, it is melting some vegan butter, whisking it with flour, and then pouring that over some milk. This mixture has to sit and thicken, and it’s a green light. Then you can make the green bean casserole just like your mother makes it.
Hopefully, this helps some people when planning their menus for next week.
HCXO