When you’re planning your Thanksgiving dinner menu, make veggies shine in everything from the side dishes to the mains. Including vegetarian (and even vegan) favorites is sure to please everyone at the table. Fill your spread with classics like stuffing and corn, but also add in a few surprises, perhaps a kale casserole and these bubbly vegan spuds? Nutritional yeast, which is grown on molasses and then dried out, adds a nutty cheesiness (plus an extra helping of vitamin B12) to the hearty dish. Silken tofu and tender new potatoes add creaminess without dairy, and browned onions give the dish a deep savoriness.

This roasted cauliflower is filled with classic stuffing and makes for a holiday-worthy main. Even the turkey eaters are going to be jealous.

This recipe offers an entire vegetarian Thanksgiving meal in one dish: creamy butternut squash, crisp green beans, cornbread with savory herbs, cranberries and pecans, plus buttered carrots. It makes a beautiful centerpiece of the feast or a deluxe side. Save the extra squash you scoop from the middle before stuffing to make soup or for roasting. It’s a little work removing the flesh with a melon baller, but consider it prep for another meal.

Valerie’s green beans are extra crunchy (and extremely delicious) thanks to a topping of panko bread crumbs and chopped fried onions.

The natural umami of these mushrooms paired with a savory red wine sauce makes this dish a very steak-like experience with zero meat. King trumpet mushrooms get their name for a reason: They’re the largest in the oyster mushroom family, making them hefty enough for knife-and-fork eating. Scoring them with a crosshatch pattern before cooking helps the marinade penetrate and gives them a steakhouse appearance. Serve this dish as a main course or as a new side dish for your Thanksgiving table.

Tender kale and sweet butternut squash come together in this creamy casserole. We added a touch of nutmeg to enhance the squash's natural sugars, then a generous dose of salty Parmesan for balance. Serve alongside your favorite main for an equally beautiful and flavorful side dish.

Toss eggplant with walnut oil infused with fresh flat-leaf parsley, garlic and shallots, then roast to perfection in only 30 minutes.

Use a few vegan-friendly stand-ins for this can't-believe-it's-vegan pie. Unrefined coconut oil provides a flaky, buttery texture for the crust, and silken tofu lends creaminess to the filling.

Instead of marshmallows this year let the extra sweetness in this dish be the maple syrup and ginger snap cookie crumble. Yum!

This simple sheet-pan squash is a show-stopping side your family will love. It's easy and delicious — perfect for a big holiday dinner.

This vegetarian-friendly gravy uses ingredients with lots of umami. Shiitake mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and flavorful vegetables make it a gravy that everyone can enjoy.

We took inspiration from an important part of traditional beef Wellington, the duxelles (a paste of finely chopped mushrooms, shallots and herbs cooked in butter), and made a hearty filling for a satisfying, low-fat vegetarian version. Serve this impressive main course with the bright carrot sauce, which gets its creaminess from just a touch of cream cheese. (Don't be afraid to use full-fat cheeses — a little can go a long way!)

Valerie skips the sausage and stuffs her mushrooms with sauteed mushroom stems, minced onion, chopped garlic, fresh spinach, cherry tomatoes and more.

A classic comfort food goes vegan with special substitutions of diced potatoes, butternut squash and coconut milk. Guaranteed creamy and delicious!

Forget the faux meat. This cheesy lasagna, with its hearty sauce of tomatoes, onions and carrots layered with spinach and creamy ricotta cheese, is the perfect vegetarian main even meat eaters will love.

This simple, cheesy potato side dish is bound to become one you’ll make again and again — even if you’re not vegetarian. If you’re serving it for a holiday dinner, give it a pretty finish by topping it with a little fresh rosemary.

Herb-butter roasted cauliflower gets a golden puff pastry blanket — the perfect main dish for vegetarians (or anyone who loves cauliflower).

For a twist on mashed potatoes, Tyler adds parsnips to the mix. They bring a nice, nutty sweetness to the classic side dish.