Vegan Stuffing Recipe - Build Your Bite (2024)

This vegan stuffing is absolutely delicious and easy to make! A family favorite side dish for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

I have served this stuffing to family members who are meat eaters and everyone cannot believe how much flavor it has! I have had so many people ask me for the recipe, so here it is.

It is one of the most delicious vegetarian thanksgiving recipes I have ever made. It is not difficult to make, and the flavor is absolutely incredible!

How to make vegan stuffing for Thanksgiving

This delicious side dish starts off with a base of fresh garlic and onion, carrots, and celery. Fresh vegetables add great texture and flavor to the stuffing. Garlic and onion add a great base of flavor and I use so much of both every Thanksgiving.

Step 1: Add the carrots, onion and celery to a large skillet or dutch oven. Add in the vegan butter, salt and pepper, sage, thyme, oregano.

Step 2: Cook the stuffing vegetables around 10 minutes on medium high heat, until the vegetables start to soften, but are not mushy.

Step 3: Cut your bread into cubes, and place on a baking sheet. Dry roast the cubed bread in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes, until it starts to brown and crisp on the edges.

Check often towards the end to avoid burning. Toasting the bread before adding it to the stuffing keeps it from turning to total mush which is key for a stuffing that is not mushy.

Step 4: Once your bread is done roasting, add it to the skillet along with the vegetable stock. Pour in a little at a time and stir, then repeat.

Step 5: Transfer the stuffing to a large baking dish, then dot the top of the stuffing with vegan butter.

Bake the vegan stuffing for around 30 minutes or so, until the top of the stuffing is golden brown. Serve and enjoy!

This stuffing is also delicious reheated which is usually not the case for stuffing that I have had before.

Ever since I first created this recipe, I have made it every single year. I’ve made it for 9 years now and have no desire to even tweak the recipe.

I follow it exactly every year to guarantee it comes out perfect! The spices in this recipe are key and sage really is the star of the dish.

“Just made this recipe for Thanksgiving and it was amazing! Thank you so much, definitely my favorite part of the Thanksgiving feast.” – Chelsea

Last year I served Thanksgiving dinner to my family and everyone raved about the dishes!

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Yield: 10 servings

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

This simple and delicious vegan stuffing will be a hit with the whole family for the holidays!

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of bread (14-16 slices): you will need 12 cups of bread cubes
• 1 heart of celery, diced (about 5 stalks)
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 10 cloves of garlic, finely diced or minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons ground sage
• 1.5 teaspoons thyme
• 1.5 teaspoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons vegan butter
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups veggie stock
• 2 tablespoons vegan butter for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Cut the bread into cubes and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven until slightly crunchy, about 10-15 minutes
3. Combine the diced celery, onion, carrots, garlic, 2 tablespoons of vegan butter, salt, sage, thyme, oregano, and pepper in a large skillet.
4. Cook the veggies over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, around 10 minutes
5. Add the toasted bread cubes to the skillet with the vegetables and stir well, then pour in the veggie stock
6. Taste to adjust seasonings if necessary
7. Grease a 9 by 13 baking dish with vegan butter, then transfer the vegan stuffing mixture into the dish
8. Dot the top of the stuffing with 2 tablespoons of vegan butter, cut into small cubes
9. Bake the stuffing at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until desired texture (we prefer it more dry, but you could cook less for a more soft stuffing)

Notes

How to make this gluten free

To make this recipe gluten free, simply substitute a loaf of your favorite gluten free bread and make the rest of the recipe as written.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 231Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 653mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 7g

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