With Thanksgiving in a few weeks, our minds go straight to perfectly stuffed setian centerpieces, creamy mashed potatoes, and lush pumpkin pies. Less appealing is the thought of sweating in front of the stove for eight hours to impress our friends and family. If this is the year you’ve resolved to take a break from the kitchen and let the professionals do the work, we’ve got just the thing for you. Here are five impressive vegan Thanksgiving meals you can order ahead and instead spend your precious time looking for those trusty stretchy pants in the back of your closet.

 

Cinnamon Snail
Cinnamon Snail—New York’s favorite vegan food truck-turned-two-brick-and-mortars—is offering a delectable Thanksgiving dinner for its ninth year in a row. This year’s menu is finger-lickin’ good with individual meals ($23) that include Pecan Sage Crusted Seitan with Grilled Mushroom Gravy, Rosemary Coriander Roasted Root Vegetables, Roasted Lemon Dijon Marinated Kale, Parsnip Sage Bread Pudding, and Cranberry Orange Relish—with a gluten-free option available. Additional sides and appetizers can be ordered individually and include an aromatic parsnip sage bread pudding that we’ll be dreaming of until the big day arrives. Don’t forget to pick up a dozen of the Snail’s award-winning vegan doughnuts—this year with a holiday-themed twist in flavors such as Rum Roasted Chestnut and Pumpkin Cream—with your turkey-free feast. Oh, and they also have individual Pumpkin Chiffon Pie ($10). You’re making us hungry, Cinnamon Snail!

Veggie Grill
The popular West Coast chain is in the midst of a nationwide expansion (get ready, NYC!) but that’s not stopping the good people at Veggie Grill from crafting a delicious vegan feast for Thanksgiving. The meal ($74.95) serves four people and includes a traditional spread of a Stuffed Holiday Roast (filled with wild rice and cranberries), cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed yams, cauliflower-mashed potatoes, porcini gravy, and cranberry sauce. Pre-orders must be placed by November 17, and meals are available for in-store pick-up (at all locations) on November 21. We encourage you to grab an order of Veggie Grill’s tangy Buffalo wings while you wait.

Veestro
What’s better than having your Thanksgiving meal cooked for you? Having it cooked and then delivered to your door with zero effort on your part (other than clicking a button or two on the internet). Vegan meal delivery company Veestro is offering three entrées for the big day this year, each for $12.99. The Turk’y Scallopini comes with creamy mashed yams and crispy green beans topped with sliced almonds, while the Cauliflower Milanese is the perfect gluten-free option (it comes with the same sides). For more traditional fare, the Holiday Roast features acorn squash, vegan cream cheese, and roasted pepitas. Those with gluten-free requirements can try the Hearty Roasted Medley. The third dinner option, Herb Crusted Turk’y, features a porcini gravy, cornbread stuffing, and tangy cranberry sauce—and likely pairs well with a side of “hell, yeah!” Want pie with that? A luscious, pecan pie ($6.99) awaits online.

Urban Vegan Kitchen
New York City vegan entrepreneur Pamela Elizabeth owns a whopping eight vegan restaurants, and this year, she is serving Thanksgiving offerings at both fine-dining establishment Urban Vegan Kitchen (formerly Blossom on Carmine) in the West Village. Urban Vegan Kitchen offers a $65 prix fixe menu specially developed by Elizabeth herself. The menu includes a Butternut Squash Soup or Roasted Beet Salad option, a choice between four entrées (including a Classic Thanksgiving Plate with herbed seitan and Chickun & Waffles with maple syrup), and three dessert options (we’re looking at you, Apple Crumb Pie!). We’re already planning our perfect holiday outfit for this special Thanksgiving dinner.

The Herbivorous Butcher
Does not cooking at all on Thanksgiving feel a little like cheating? We say: who cares?! Kale and Aubry Walch—the brother-and-sister founders of the country’s premier vegan butcher shop The Herbivorous Butcher—have created a feast comprised of their housemade, animal-free meats and cheeses that require just a smidge of preparation for you kitchen whiz types. For $115, the butchers deliver (nationwide) a seitan-based Stuffed Turkey, maple sage breakfast sausage, bacon bits, everything cheese, and garlic pepper havarti, and recipes (emailed to you) for sweet potatoes, stuffing, and gravy that you can feel proud to prepare yourself. The feast feeds six to eight—or just you until Christmas. But hurry, the last day to order is November 11.

 

Anna Starostinetskaya is VegNews news editor and has a pair of stretchy pants for every occassion. 

Photo courtesy of Veggie Grill

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