These Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dishes Will Steal the Show

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Bake time: 30 minutes
Makes: About 8 servings

Here’s what you’ll need to make the various components of the dish:

Ingredients:

For mixture:
4 cups vegetable broth
1 cup unsweetened oat milk
6 Tbsp vegan butter, room temperature
⅛ cup liquid aminos
2 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp ground black pepper
4 Tbsp poultry seasoning
½ cup nutritional yeast
6 Tbsp cornstarch
2 cups fried onion pieces, Trader Joe’s recommended

For blanched green beans:
2 pounds Fresh Green Beans, tips removed
2 Tbsp sea salt

For Mushroom Duxelles:
4 Tbsp vegan butter
½ cup finely chopped shallot
4 tsp minced fresh garlic
2 lbs assorted mushrooms, finely chopped* (shiitake, white button, and cremini)
¼ tsp sea salt (Himalayan pink sea salt is preferred)
3 tsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
½ tsp ground pepper
1 Tbsp fresh finely chopped thyme (remove hard stems)
2 Tbsp of cooking sherry or dry white wine

Instructions:

For Mushroom Duxelles:
Place all ingredients except the wine in large sauté pan over medium-high heat for approximately 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, add wine, and let reduce for about 10 minutes until most moisture is cooked off. Remove from heat and let cool. Then, place the mushroom mixture in a food processor and pulse to a chunky paste. 

For mixture:
Place 2 cups of Mushroom Duxelles and all mixture ingredients except the green beans and sea salt in a Vitamix or blender and run on medium speed until creamy and fully incorporated. You can do it in batches if needed.

In large nonstick pan, let mixture simmer for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool. Then, pour mixture into a bowl and add 1 cup of fried onion pieces. Set aside.

For blanched green beans:
Cook green beans in a nonstick pan on medium heat for about 5 minutes or until bright green. Strain in a colander and run cool water to stop the cooking process. Add green beans to the mushroom-onion mixture, then gently toss. 

Assembly & baking:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place your mixture in large casserole dish or 9-inch baking pan, then top with the second cup of fried onion pieces, distributing the onions evenly. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Cover casserole dish and bake for about 20 minutes. Uncover and let brown for an additional 10 minutes. Enjoy!

To prepare ahead for later baking, follow all instructions except the baking time. Set in the desired baking dish, cover, and refrigerate until ready to bake.