The Best Vegan Stuffing Recipe

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!

Vegan Stuffing

Joy Shull

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

4.50 from 102 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course Thanksgiving Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 loaf bread 14-16 slices or around 12 cups of bread cubes
• 1 heart of celery diced (aroud 5 stalks)
• 1 medium yellow onion diced
• 3 carrots peeled and diced
• 10 cloves 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

 

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
• Cut the bread into cubes and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven until slightly crunchy, about 10-15 minutes
• Combine the diced celery, onion, carrots, garlic, 2 tablespoons of vegan butter, salt, sage, thyme, oregano, and pepper in a large skillet.
• Cook the veggies over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, around 10 minutes
• Add the toasted bread cubes to the skillet with the vegetables and stir well, then pour in the veggie stock
• Taste to adjust seasonings if necessary
• Grease a 9 by 13 baking dish with vegan butter, then transfer the vegan stuffing mixture into the dish
• Dot the top of the stuffing with 2 tablespoons of vegan butter, cut into small cubes
• 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)

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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

Calories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 8gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.04gSodium: 910mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3437IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 3mg

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