From classic stuffed roasts to squash and cauliflower, these 13 vegan Thanksgiving mains offer options for different menus, kitchens and guest lists.
Vegan Thanksgiving mains now span a wider range than the familiar stuffed wheat-and-tofu roast. Shoppers can choose a centerpiece sized for a crowd, a soy-free option, or a turkey-shaped showpiece; cooks with more time can build dinner around stuffed squash, roasted cauliflower or seasoned vegetables. The practical choice depends on the table: how many people need feeding, which ingredients to avoid, and whether the centerpiece should mimic meat or stand on its own.
Tofurky’s Holiday Roast, first produced commercially in 1995, helped establish the category. The range has since grown, even as some seasonal products come and go. Trader Joe's Breaded Turkeyless Stuffed Roast, for example, is not returning this year. The options below include prepared products for a lower-effort meal and recipes for cooks who want to make the main themselves.
Prepared roasts can make serving a mixed group simpler, particularly when the box includes stuffing or gravy. Homemade dishes offer more control over the ingredients and presentation, though they generally ask more of the cook. Here are eight store-bought or preorder options, followed by five recipes with different approaches to the holiday centerpiece.
Tofurky
1Tofurky’s classic roast pairs a savory main with stuffing
Tofurky has been making plant-based foods since its founding in 1979, and its signature Holiday Roast has been in commercial production since 1995. The roast combines wheat and tofu for a firm, chewy texture, with wild rice and breadcrumb stuffing at its center. For hosts who want to keep the meal planning compact, the company’s Plant-Based Holiday Feast bundles the roast with stuffing, gravy and a vegan brownie. There’s also a seasonal Ham Roast with Amber Ale Glaze for a different flavor profile.
Gardein
2 Gardein’s stuffed roast is sized for eight
Gardein’s traditional Turk'y Roast is designed for a larger gathering, with the brand estimating it serves eight. The centerpiece comes with cranberry, wild rice and kale stuffing, plus homestyle gravy. That built-in serving capacity and included sauce make it a useful pick for hosts looking to plan the main dish and one accompaniment together.
Field Roast
3Field Roast offers three distinct holiday roasts
Field Roast’s lineup covers several different flavor directions. The Celebration Roast brings sage, garlic and bread stuffing together with porcini mushroom gravy. Its Sage and Garlic roast adds butternut squash, onions and lentils. For a more elaborate presentation, the Hazelnut and Cranberry Plant-Based Roast wraps hazelnut-infused vegan meat and rosemary, candied ginger and sausage stuffing in puff pastry.
The three options suit different menus, and the roasts freeze well, so choosing more than one is practical if you’re serving a larger group or want variety. The differences are substantial enough that the decision comes down to which flavors best fit the rest of dinner.
Vegetarian Plus
4Vegetarian Plus makes a turkey-shaped centerpiece
Vegetarian Plus’s Vegan Turkey is built for a table where appearance matters as much as the slice. Its golden exterior is designed to resemble a traditional roast turkey, while the box includes stuffing and gravy for serving. This product isn’t stocked at mainstream grocery stores; specialist sellers include Fake Meats and Vegan Essentials. Check availability with a retailer before planning the meal around it.
Big Mountain Foods
5Big Mountain Foods has a soy-free roast for six
Big Mountain Foods builds its plant-based roast around soy-free fava bean tofu and pea protein. The roast is sized for six and filled with vegetables, herbs and cranberries; mushroom gravy comes in the package. It may suit guests avoiding soy or gluten, though anyone managing an allergy should check the product’s current packaging for ingredient and cross-contact information. The roast is available at Whole Foods Markets across the country.
Purple Carrot
6Purple Carrot’s meal includes stuffing roasts and seasonal sides
Purple Carrot’s fully plant-based Thanksgiving menu is available for delivery between November 16 and November 23. Its Stuffing Roasts with Gravy combine cremini mushrooms, seitan and herbs. The menu also includes Cranberry Chipotle Relish, Lemon-Pecan Brussels Sprouts and Pumpkin-Cranberry Crisp, giving hosts a way to order several parts of the meal together.
The Herbivorous Butcher
7 The Herbivorous Butcher offers a 2.5-pound stuffed roast
The Herbivorous Butcher’s Stuffed Turkey Roast weighs 2.5 pounds and is sold by preorder through the company’s online collection. Its holiday offerings also include Maple Bacon, Cranberry Brie, White Cheddar Sauce and All-American Breakfast Sausage. For shoppers interested in a broader spread, the additional items make it possible to source more than the main from the same seller.
Juicy Marbles
8Juicy Marbles brings its whole-cut style to a turkey roast
Juicy Marbles, known for plant-based steaks and tenderloins, has introduced Granny’s Roast, a turkey-style centerpiece intended to resemble the texture of a whole cut. The company says it will be available for the 2026 holiday season and is taking preorders through its website.
Co-founder Luka Sinček connected the new product to the response to the company’s beef-style Whole-Cut Loin. “Our customers go crazy for our beef-style ‘Whole-Cut Loin’ during the holidays for this reason,” he said. “It gives them a realistic cut to satisfy their skeptical relatives, while bringing that ‘big meat energy’ we all want at the center of the table. So, once we cracked the ‘Gobble-ish’ flavor, we couldn’t wait to release it for the 2026 holiday season.”
Homemade vegan Thanksgiving roast recipes
For cooks who want a centerpiece made in their own kitchen, these five recipes take different routes. Some aim for a familiar savory roast, while others put vegetables at the center. The latter can make a satisfying meal without trying to reproduce the texture or appearance of meat.
9Stuffed squash layers rice, mushrooms and vegetables
This butternut squash roast takes a vegetable-forward approach to the centerpiece. The fork-tender squash is filled with wild rice, sautéed mushrooms, glazed onions, roasted red peppers and lightly wilted spinach, then served with cranberry-orange sauce. Its layered filling gives the dish a substantial look and texture, though it makes no attempt to pass as meat.
LIke a Vegan
10A cranberry-walnut stuffing gives this vegan roast a holiday profile
For a more traditional, meatier style, this recipe uses vegan beef grounds with herbs to form the roast, then pairs it with cranberry-walnut stuffing. It offers a familiar savory centerpiece while keeping the ingredients fully plant-based. This is the more direct choice for cooks who want a roast shaped around a meat substitute rather than a whole vegetable.
11Whole roasted cauliflower puts seasoning front and center
A whole cauliflower becomes the main event when roasted in garlicky, cheesy, herbed oil. This option is straightforward in concept and offers a contrast to the stuffed products and seitan-based recipes: the vegetable stays recognizable, with seasoning and roasting doing the work. It can stand alone as a centerpiece or join a table with several mains.
12Herbed vegetables and garlic mash make a simpler main
Red potatoes, baby carrots, portobello mushrooms and butternut squash form the core of this herbed vegetable roast, served with garlic mashed potatoes. It’s a less formal centerpiece than a carved roast, and the familiar vegetables make the plate easy to pair with classic Thanksgiving sides. For a host who would rather cook several well-seasoned components than shape one large main, this recipe keeps the plan simple.
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13Sweet basil squash brings autumn flavors to the table
Roasted sweet basil squash offers a seasonal centerpiece with buttery, autumnal flavors. Serve it alongside familiar holiday sides, or take the menu in another direction with wild rice and salad. Like the stuffed squash and cauliflower, it makes the vegetable itself the point of the meal. That range is the clearest sign of how much choice vegan hosts now have: dinner can echo a conventional roast, or take a distinct path built around produce.
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