It’s that time of year again and it’s so hard to believe. The summer totally flew by, doesn’t it always? I miss it already. Thanksgiving is definitely my favorite holiday. It’s all about family and food, with zero stress of gifts or money. Just the best. This vegan Thanksgiving meal is going to straight-up blow your socks off. It’s SO easy, SO yummy, and SO thanksgiving-ish.
Whether this is your first Thanksgiving as a vegan or you’re 10th Thanksgiving as a vegan, this meal NEEDS to be on your table. To tell you the truth this was on a whim, saw a picture in a magazine and wanted to try to replicate on my own with what I had. (Always a toss-up idea, right?)
Puff pastry is our best friend in this case. While this was cooking the first time I was laughing thinking maybe the puff pastry would actually swell so much it would take over my oven! I said maybe I should have used crescent rolls instead?! I got nervous – BUT the end result was solid Thanksgiving day MAGIC.
Funny background – I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed a couple weeks ago, recovery wasn’t fun and by the first week I was so sick of soup and soft mushy foods and craved something full of protein. I knew I had lentils and I saw the picture of this cute little “pocket” stuffed with this lentil mixture in a magazine and I wanted to try to recreate it. I figured puff pastry was soft, and lentils are always a great soft food option.
And while I was digging through my cabinets I found a BOX (I know…I know) of stuffing! Psyched! I said – we’re havin’ Thanksgiving early!!