17 Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes

A rimmed baking sheet with rows of Southern buttermilk biscuits.

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits1/17

"Spectacular." "Sinful." "Easy." "Airy." "Buttery." "Lofty." "Perfect." That's what folks are saying about these lovely buttermilk biscuits.

A white gratin dish filled with cheesy broccoli and topped with toasted breadcrumbs

Broccoli and Blue Cheese Gratin2/17

Ooooh baby! Broccoli blanketed with a creamy rich white sauce that takes its oomph from blue cheese and its hint of heat from cayenne.

A cake pan of golden brown cornbread with a slice removed

Cornbread3/17

An easy, foolproof, ever so slightly sweet corn bread that comes together as quickly as it disappears. Just watch it.

A cast-iron baking dish filled with fennel baked in cream on a wooden board.

Fennel Baked in Cream4/17

Fennel turns meltingly tender and oh so sweet when slowly, slowly, slowly braised in cream, cheese, and butter. One more reason to be enamored with the holidays.

Four halves of butternut brown butter winter squash on a rimmed baking sheet.

Brown Butter Winter Squash5/17

One taste and you'll forget all about that butter and brown sugar trick your mom taught you long ago. Promise.

A white plate of broccoli rabe with balsamic brown butter being poured on top

Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Brown Butter6/17

Think you don't like broccoli rabe? Think again. We defy you to try this butter-blasted kin to broccoli and not be converted.

Layers of pasta with mushrooms, spinach, and bechamel sauce between each layer

Three-Cheese Vegetarian Lasagna7/17

We suspect you've been looking for a lovely, elegant, knock-their-socks-off vegetarian dish that just happens to be fancy schmancy enough for Thanksgiving, yes? Look no further.

A pumpkin sweet potato pie in a brown pie dish with a fork resting inside and a linen napkin next to the pie dish.

Pumpkin Sweet Potato Pie8/17

This riff on the classic marshmallow sweet potato casserole of your childhood plunks the sweet staple squarely where it belongs. Dessert.

A decorative bowl filled with a sphere of goat cheese and a few olives, topped with a thyme sprig.

Goat Cheese with Olives, Lemon, and Thyme9/17

Words sort of elude us when we attempt to describe just how stunning and scrumptious we consider this dish. Just...wow.

A sheet pan with an onion thyme tart on it, covered with cooked onions, thyme on a puff pastry crust

Onion Thyme Tart10/17

"Delicate." "Flaky." "Perfect." "I could not stop eating it!" That's what folks are saying about this hors d'oeuvre that's a cinch to make—and devour.

A slice of drunken pumpkin bourbon tart on a white plate with a fork beside it and a mini pumpkin and leaves in the background.

Drunken Pumpkin Bourbon Tart11/17

Drunken pumpkin? Punken drumkin? Drumpin punkdrunk? This innocuous seeming slice boasts just a tad more tipsy-inducing personality than your typical pumpkin pie.

A slab of pumpkin seven layer bars cut into ten pieces on a wooden board.

Pumpkin Spice Seven Layer Bars12/17

We'd be happy to tuck into these layers of messy goodness any time, any place. Thanksgiving or Fourth of July, makes no difference to us. Or anyone we know who's experienced them.

Two bowls of celery root soup with caramelized onions on a wooden table.

Celery Root Soup with Caramelized Apples13/17

Behold, an exquisitely simple, sophisticated soup with a subtle celery root flavor that's certain to make you swoon.

A square pan filled with pumpkin lasagna, covered with melted cheese.

Pumpkin Lasagna14/17

A lovely labor of love, this lasagna buries fresh pumpkin pasta beneath a quartet of cheeses--mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fontina, and Parmigiano. Might wanna loosen that belt.

Sage brown butter with a crispy sage leaf in a small glass.

Sage Brown Butter15/17

If you've yet to heat butter 'till it turns nutty brown then dribble it over any and every thing, you've yet to live. Here, let us show you how.

Spiced maple pecan pie, with only two pieces remaining, in a metal pie plate on a kitchen towel.

Spiced Maple Pecan Pie with Star Anise16/17

Here's a nifty little trick. Reduce maple syrup until sticky, infuse it with spice, and rely on it to impart its ridiculously intense essence to pecan pie.

Chestnut pasta with wild mushrooms and Brussels sprouts on a white plate garnished with sage leaves.

Chestnut Pasta, Wild Mushrooms, and Brussels Sprouts17/17

This eminently easy-to-assemble jumble of autumn veggies and pasta just sorta screams elegance, don't you agree?