Name: The Best Vegan Stuffing Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 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 1/2 teaspoons salt; 3 tablespoons ground sage; 1.5 teaspoons dried thyme; 1.5 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 tablespoons vegan butter; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups veggie stock; 2 tablespoons vegan butter for topping

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

The best vegan stuffing

This easy vegan stuffing recipe is the perfect addition to your holiday table. A family favorite that is sure to impress anyone who tries it!

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!

I created this recipe in 2014 and we have made it every year since. It isn’t the holidays without this recipe on my table!

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⭐️Review⭐️

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

Ingredients You Need

Bread: you will need around 1 loaf of bread.
Vegetables: Fresh veggies are the star of this stuffing and you will need celery, onion, carrots, fresh garlic.
Seasonings: Salt, Pepper, Sage, Thyme, Oregano
Vegan Butter: I like using earth balance brand. If you are not vegan, regular butter can be used.
Vegetable stock

How to make vegan stuffing

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. Add in the vegan butter, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, and oregano.

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

Step 3: Cut your bread into cubes, and place them on a baking sheet. Dry roast the cubed bread in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes, or until it starts to brown and crisp on the edges. We just want to do this long enough to dry out the bread without burning it.

Check on the bread cubes 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 with texture to it!

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.

adding vegan butter and spices to the vegetables

Recipe Tip

If your skillet is not large enough to add the bread cubes to the vegetables, use a large mixing bowl instead to combine it all together with the vegetable stock.

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

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

Can I Make This Gluten Free?

Yes! To make your stuffing gluten free, all you have to do is use a gluten free bread. I have used this recipe with millet bread and it worked well. All of the other ingredients are naturally gluten free.

Prepping Ahead

Every year I try to prep ahead as much as I can for Thanksgiving before the big day. Here are the 3 things that I do the day before. This saves so much time once I’m ready to make the stuffing!

Dice the veggies: Chop up the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots and place them all together in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator.
Cut the bread into cubes: Place into zip loc bags or an airtight container until you are ready to bake it.
Measure out the spices: measure out all the spices ahead of time and place them in a small bag or container ready to go.

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 10 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.

Storing Leftovers

Storing: Leftover vegan stuffing can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Reheating: Microwave or warm leftovers in the oven at 350 degrees until heated through.

More Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Vegetarian Gravy Recipe (use vegan butter to make it vegan)
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumble(use vegan butter and milk to make it vegan)
Cranberry Blueberry Crisp
Skillet Corn (use vegan butter)
Vegan Apple Crisp

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.