Thanksgiving Vegetable Recipes & Vegetarian Entrées

2010 UPDATE
The latest collections of Thanksgiving vegetable recipes are now available!
This year, I've turned the tables a little, featuring

Favorite Recipes for Thanksgiving's Favorite Vegetables

and

Vegetarian Entrée Recipes for Thanksgiving.

For anyone hunting Thanksgiving vegetable ideas, welcome! These recipes were selected especially for Thanksgiving, so perfect and so delicious, there's real potential to upstage that ol' turkey and his dressing. The 2006 - 2008 collections of Thanksgiving vegetable recipes were hugely popular, especially what became 2006's famous World's Best Green Bean Casserole and 2007's surprise favorite, the low-carb Cauliflower Cream and my personal favorite in 2008, Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin.

The 2009 recipes look just as promising, only with a new focus, vegetarian Thanksgiving entrées, whether for vegetarian guests or an entire vegetarian Thanksgiving. Look for new recipes between now and Thanksgiving, recipes:

perfect for special dinners but not over the top
fresh fall vegetables prepped mostly or entirely in advance
easily multiplied for large gatherings and divided for small ones
and a little different around here, no skimping on butter and cream and cheese!

I love every single one of these Thanksgiving vegetable recipes and truly hope they inspire your own Thanksgiving gathering!

In 2009, I'm also featuring six completely different Thanksgiving menus over at Kitchen Parade, my food column. Whether you're planning a traditional Thanksgiving, a casual buffet, an entirely make-ahead Thanksgiving, a vegetarian Thanksgiving, even a lower-calorie Thanksgiving, there's a menu to inspire. I kicked off the series with a great basic recipe for Roast Turkey and then added my grandmother's sausage stuffing recipe and light 'n' fluffy homemade whole wheat rolls. Enjoy!

~ Alanna

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Vegetable Inspiration for Thanksgiving Tables

Beans Featured Recipes 2008 Make-Ahead Fresh Green Bean Casserole Green Beans with Browned Butter & Pine Nuts 2007 Slooow Country Green Beans 2006 World's Best Green Bean Casserole more ideas ~ Green Beans with Lemon & Pine Nuts ~ ~ Green Beans with Onion & Almonds ~ ~ Fresh Green Bean Salad with Asian Dressing ~	Beets Featured Recipe 2006 Beet Salad with Lemon & Olives more ideas ~ Those Pink Potatoes ~ ~ Red Onion Beets ~ ~ Harvard Beets ~	Brussels Sprouts Featured Recipes 2008 Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin 2007 Brussels Sprouts with Maple & Walnut Vinaigrette 2006 Brussels Sprouts with Apricot Glaze more ideas ~ Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta & Garlic ~ ~ Wine-Glazed Brussels Sprouts ~ ~ Lemony Creamy Brussels Sprouts & Celery ~
Cabbage Featured Recipe 2006 Smothered Cabbage more ideas ~ Alsatian Cabbage ~ ~ Swedish Red Cabbage ~ ~ Holy Slaw! ~	Carrots Featured Recipe 2006 Creamy Carrot Purée more ideas ~ Finnish Carrot Casserole ~ ~ Mashed Potatoes & Carrots ~ ~ Carrots Braised in Marsala ~	Cauliflower Featured Recipes 2008 Cauliflower Mac n Cheese 2007 Cauliflower Cream 2006 Creamy Cauliflower Gratin more ideas ~ Cauliflower Tomato Medley ~ ~ Cauliflower Cheddar Horseradish Gratin ~ ~ Cauliflower with Pancetta, Capers & Parmesan ~
Corn Featured Recipe 2008 Thanksgiving Succotash more ideas ~ Fresh Creamed Corn ~ ~ Marinated Vegetable Salad ~	Greens Featured Recipes 2007 Spinach Casserole 2006 Gratin of Greens more ideas ~ Spinach & Artichoke Gratin ~ ~ Orzo with Spinach ~ ~ Spinach Puffs ~	Potatoes Featured Recipes 2008 Perfect Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes (Party Potatoes) 2007 Twice-Baked Potatoes 2006 Mashed Potatoes with Vegetarian Apple Cider Ginger Sage Gravy more ideas ~ Potato & Poblano Pepper Gratin ~ ~ Fennel Mashed Potatoes ~ ~ Confetti Potato Salad ~
Pumpkin Featured Recipes 2008 Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Pumpkin Pecan Pie 2007 Honey Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Cake more ideas ~ Pumpkin Muffins ~ ~ Pumpkin Bars ~ ~ Pumpkin Truffles ~	Sweet Potatoes Featured Recipes 2008 Sweet Potato & Banana Purée 2007 Fresh Candied Yams Sweet Potato Casserole 2006 Maple Ginger Sweet Potatoes more ideas ~ Sweet Potato Puff ~ ~ Warm Sweet Potato Salad ~	Turnips Featured Recipes 2007 Leek & Root Vegetable Gratin 2006 Turnip Puff more ideas ~ Creamed Turnips ~ ~ Mashed Turnip & Apple ~ ~ Mashed Rutabagas & Apple ~
Winter Squash Featured Recipes 2009 Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple 2008 Mashed Butternut Squash & Sweet Potatoes with Citrus 2007 Butternut Mac 'n' Cheese 2006 Winter Squash Polenta more ideas ~ Squash Puff~ (my family's tradition) Delicata Squash with Hot Pepper Glaze ~ ~ Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Glaze ~	Vegetarian Entrées Featured Recipes 2009 Savory Bread Pudding with Butternut Squash, Chard & Cheddar Farro Risotto with Butternut Squash & Mushrooms Caramelized Onion Tart	Oddballs Featured Recipes 2007 Boozy Baked Celery 2006 Autumn Sunchoke Salad more ideas ~ Celeriac Rémoulade ~ ~ Spicy Thai Noodle Salad ~ ~ Easy Cheesy Zucchini ~

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About these Thanksgiving recipes
'Featured recipes' are ones published 2006 - 2009 especially for Thanksgiving.
'More ideas' are favorite vegetable recipes that pair well with traditional Thanksgiving foods.
Some recipes have been published in my food column Kitchen Parade, online at KitchenParade.com, where November is also all about Thanksgiving recipes. This year, how about making an American Apple Pie? Readers say that hands, down, the recipe for Flaky Tender Pie Crust makes the best pie crust, ever! Do check out all the tips for How to Make Flaky Tender Pie Crust, many will work with your own favorite recipe, too.

About A Veggie Venture
A Veggie Venture is the home of Veggie Evangelist Alanna Kellogg and is the year-round award-winning source of free vegetable recipes, quick, easy, and yes, delicious. If you're a newcomer and would like to see what it's like around here -- except in November when it's all Thanksgiving vegetables! -- start with your favorite vegetable in the Alphabet of Vegetables or dive into all the Weight Watchers vegetable recipes or all the low carb vegetable recipes.

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About the Thanksgiving photograph
Many thanks to inspiring photographer Marie Freeman, who photographed the autumn barn scene for this year's Thanksgiving image. Marie publishes at Blue Ridge blog -- if you love Appalachia, love country scenes, love a happy dog, then do check it out!

Here at A Veggie Venture, vegetables are the real stars of the Thanksgiving table. So watch for new Thanksgiving recipes all November long, new additions to my collection of Thanksgiving vegetable recipes. Whether it's 2006's famous World's Best Green Bean Casserole or 2007's favorite Cauliflower Cream or a brand-new recipe which catches your fancy, this year, move vegetables to your center stage.
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