Our Simple Whole Food Plant Based Thanksgiving Feast

Here’s what we made:
-Savory potato, chickpea & veggie hash (seasoned with classic Thanksgiving herbs) 
-Homemade applesauce 
-Fresh cranberry sauce 
-Roasted squash 
-Miso-maple peas & carrots 

Every dish is easy to make, perfect for two or four people — just double it for more guests. It’s comfort food that loves you back! 

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Ingredients for potato dish:
-4 potatoes, diced
-2 stalks celery, chopped
-4 carrots, diced
5 mushrooms, chopped
-1 onion, diced
-1 garlic, chopped
1cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 Tbsp poultry seasoning
-1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp celery salt
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp avocado oil(optional)

Instructions:
Chop all vegetables and drain and rinse chickpeas. Heat up frying pan and add oil if using oil. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and mushrooms and fry, stirring frequently, for roughly 5 min. Now add garlic and stir and fry for 1 minute more. Add chickpeas and spices, mix for 3 minutes more and it’s ready!

Applesauce:
-5 cups apples, peeled and chopped
-2 Tbsp cinnamon
1 cup water
-2 Tbsp maple syrup

Add apples, water and cinnamon to a pot on the stove on med-high heat and boil for roughly 10-15 min, stirring occasionally, until apples have cooked down. Once they are ready. add maple syrup. Stir in and enjoy!

Cranberries:
-3 medjool dates
-1 cup water
1 pound bag of cranberries
-2 Tbsp maple syrup
-Zest of 1 orange
-Juice from 1/2 orange

Add dates and 1/2 cup water to a small blender and mix well. Pour cranberries, other 1/2 cup of water and date paste/juice into a pot on medium heat for a small boil. Let simmer while they pop and stir time to time. Add orange zest and juice. Stir. Remove from heat once they’ve popped and softened and it’s jelly consistency(roughly 10-15min) taste and add desired amount of maple syrup. Mix well and enjoy!

Miso Maple Side dish:
Boil Carrots and add in frozen peas for the last 2 min. Strain and add 1 Tbsp Miso and 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup. Stir and enjoy!

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