A delicious collection of the best healthy vegan christmas main dishes to satisfy whoever is at your table this holiday season!
Thanksgiving and Halloween have passed and the snow has started falling (sadly) which means it’s time to start thinking about Christmas! Aside from family, friends and Christmas trees, if you’re anything like me your favourite part of the holidays is menu planning! Whether you’re a vegan yourself, have guests coming for dinner or just want to try something new, I have gathered 15 of the best vegan holiday main dishes for you to try. Sharing a feast is the best way to celebrate Christmas with your loved ones and it’s super important that you can accommodate everyone’s dietary habits. Holiday dishes typically feature meat as the star of the show, and often lots of butter but with a few simple modifications you can make some holiday favourites vegan while just as delicious! Try some of these recipes to make sure everyone you’re feeding this Christmas will be happy!
Vegan Christmas Main dishes
Vegan Wellington – Making Thyme for Health
Vegan Portobello Pot Roast- A Virtual Vegan
Bread Free Stuffing Balls – Oh She Glows
Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice and Caramelized Onions – Abbey’s Kitchen
The Best Vegan Gluten Free Mac ‘N’ Cheese – Minimalist Baker
Vegan Pot Pies – Jessica in the Kitchen
1 Hour Vegan Shepherd’s Pie – Minimalist Baker
Butternut Squash Vegan Risotto with Caramelized Onions – Abbey’s Kitchen
Butternut Squash Shells with Sage Cashew Cream – Abbey’s Kitchen
Baked Whole Roasted Cauliflower – Vegan Richa
Quinoa Salad Stuffed Acorn Squash – Love and Lemons
Roasted Fennel Tomato Soup – Abbey’s Kitchen
Sweet Potato Salad with Pomegranate, Pecans and Barley – Quite Good Food
Spiced Vegan Lentil Soup – Cookie and Kate
Vegan Portobello Mushroom Steaks – Easy Simple Vegan
Hopefully now you know that Christmas dinner doesn’t have to feature a plate of meat, and that not every dish needs to contain butter. Hopefully these recipes have given you some good ideas and you can start menu planning for the holidays! Abbey’s Kitchen would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays and we hope you share some great food with your loved ones.
Have you tried any of these vegan Christmas main dishes before?
What vegan dishes will you be serving up this holiday season?
Share them with me in the comments below!
Contribution By:
Abi Sims
Updated on July 21st, 2020
Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), regulated by the Ontario College of Dietitians. She is a mom, YouTuber, Blogger, award winning cookbook author, media coach specializing in food and nutrition influencers, and a frequent contributor to national publications like Healthline and on national broadcast TV shows.
Rehoboth says
Awesome post
Deborah says
These all look great. I’m especially interested in the roasted cauliflower. Think I’ll be giving that one a try. Thanks for sharing.
Abbey Sharp says
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks Deborah 🙂
Kelly says
Wow so many gorgeous options. Love that whole roasted cauliflower or mushroom steaks. I’ll take them all!
Abbey Sharp says
Right! Agreed
Deborah Brooks says
ooh the stuffed acorn squash looks amazing! Lots of great options here for vegans and non vegans
Abbey Sharp says
So yum!
GiGi Eats says
I am so curious as to what my husband and I will actually do on Christmas. It’s the day our baby is due and we are staying in LA – just us two. I want to treat it like the holiday but it’s so hard when there is no other family around, but who knows – the hospital may be where we travel to LOL!
Abbey Sharp says
So exciting though!! I’m sure it will be special, either way
Katie Uhran says
Too many to choose from…The mac and cheese and the lentil soup are calling my name!!! DELICIOUS!
Abbey Sharp says
Right!