A complete vegetarian meal for Thanksgiving or Christmas Holiday Dinner in less than 2 hours 30 minutes. Are you looking for a festive vegetarian meal this holiday season? Try our flavor-packed menu for a festive dinner that even meat eaters will love.
Meatless menu for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner
Make a simple yet delicious meal platter this Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have baked tofu with crispy crust as a main dish, an excellent vegetarian and vegan substitute for turkey or ham. We have mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and maple or honey-glazed carrots for side dishes and appetizers.
Follow the sequence in the video to optimize the cooking time. The meal is ready in less than 2 hours 30 minutes. This recipe easily serves a family of 6.
- First, rub the tofu and put it in the oven.
- Meanwhile, boil the potatoes and carrots.
- Cut the vegetables and roast once the tofu is out of the oven or you can bake tofu and vegetables at same time.
- Prepare the crust for tofu, optional, and bake.
- Meanwhile, make the garlic butter.
- Drain the potatoes and carrots.
- Make the mashed potatoes with garlic butter.
- Once done, make the maple or honey-glazed roasted carrots.
- Arrange everything in a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
- Serve as it is or with gravy of your choice, and enjoy.
You can also try our whole roasted cauliflower, green bean casserole, roasted garlic potatoes, etc.
Ingredients
Baked tofu, a main vegetarian dish:
You will need 3 blocks of tofu, oil, salt, and Italian seasoning. Mayo, black pepper, and bread crumbs with Italian seasoning are used for a crispy crust.
Side dishes
Roasted vegetables: zucchini, onions, and broccoli. You can even use potatoes, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, etc.
Garlic mashed potatoes: potato, pepper, salt, and fresh herbs.
Glazed carrots: carrot, pepper, honey, and dill leaves.
Garlic butter: Garlic cloves and butter.
Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.
Step-by-step instructions
Vegan Turkey (Baked Tofu)
- In a plate or cutting board, place 3 tofu blocks and drizzle oil, sprinkle salt and Italian seasoning and rub it on all sides.
- Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes of baking, flip the tofu and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer it to the wire rack and let it cool completely.
To make the crispy crust
- Add mayo, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, bread crumbs, and oil to a bowl and mix well for a crisp crust. Divide this mixture into three portions and spread it on tofu blocks.
- Bake this for 10 to 12 minutes at a preheated 400-degree oven.
Other preparations meanwhile
- Boil the potatoes in salted boiling water.
- After 5 minutes, add peeled carrots.
- Once they are cooked, drain and keep it aside.
- Separate the carrots, chop them into cubes, and keep them aside.
Roasted vegetables
- Add broccoli, onion, zucchini, oil, salt, paprika, and curry powder in a mixing bowl and toss well until combined.
- Add this to the baking tray and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees F or 200 degrees C.
- At this point, the vegetables will be crisp and partially baked.
Garlic butter
In a blender, add garlic cloves and blend for 5 seconds. Add butter and blend for a few seconds. Keep this aside.
Garlic mashed potatoes
In a bowl, add boiled potatoes, salt, pepper powder, fresh herbs, and 6 tablespoon garlic powder, and mash them using a masher to get the desired consistency.
For the glazed carrots
- In a pan, add 2 tablespoon oil and 2 tablespoon garlic butter.
- Add the chopped carrots and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add pepper powder and honey and saute it for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add dill leaves, mix well, and switch off the flame.
Complete meal
- On a greased baking pan, spread the mashed potatoes on one side and the partially roasted veggies on the other.
- Place the three roasted tofu blocks on top of this.
- Add honey-glazed carrots.
- Bake this for about 10 to 12 minutes at preheated 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F oven.
- The Holiday Meal is ready. Serve and enjoy.
Tips
- You can add 2 tablespoon of cream or Greek yogurt to make mashed potatoes creamy.
- Check out the video for plating ideas, and serve with your favorite gravy if desired.
- You can cut each tofu blocks into 4 to 6 slices while serving.
- You can even bake the tofu and vegetables together if you have two big trays in your oven.
- Feel free to use vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes, Brussel sprouts, etc.
More vegetarian holiday recipes
Recipe card
A Complete Vegetarian Meal for Thanksgiving & Christmas
A complete vegetarian meal for Thanksgiving or Christmas Holiday Dinner in less than 2 hours 30 minutes. Are you looking for a festive vegetarian meal this holiday season? Try our flavor-packed menu for a festive dinner that even meat eaters will love.
Equipment
- Baking pan
Ingredients
For the baked tofu
- 3 Tofu 200g blocks approx
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
The crust for tofu is optional
- 3 tablespoon Mayo
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ cup Bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon Oil
For roasted vegetables
- 1 Broccoli head cut into florets
- 2 Onion cut into eighths
- ½ Green zucchini cubed
- ½ Yellow zucchini cubed
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Paprika chile powder optional
- ½ teaspoon Pepper powder or curry powder optional
For garlic butter
- 15 to 20 Garlic cloves
- 8 tablespoon Butter
For the mashed potatoes
- 3 Potatoes large cubed
- ¾ teaspoon Black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 to 2 tablespoon Fresh herbs like mint dill, parsley
For glazed carrots
- 4 Carrots peeled
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- Pepper powder to taste
- 1 to 2 tablespoon Honey maple syrup adjust to taste
- 2 tablespoon Dill leaves
Instructions
Vegan turkey or ham (Baked Tofu)
- In a plate or cutting board, place 3 tofu blocks and drizzle oil, sprinkle salt and Italian seasoning and rub it on all sides.3 Tofu, 1 tablespoon Oil, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes of baking, flip the tofu and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer it to the wire rack and let it cool completely.
- For a crisp crust, add mayo, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, bread crumbs, and oil to a bowl and mix well. Divide this mixture into three portions and spread it on tofu blocks.3 tablespoon Mayo, ½ teaspoon Black pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ cup Bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon Oil
- Bake this for 10 to 12 minutes at a preheated 400-degree oven.
Other preparation meanwhile
- Boil the potatoes in salted boiling water.3 Potatoes
- After 5 minutes, add peeled carrots.4 Carrots
- Once they are cooked, drain and keep it aside.
- Separate the carrots, chop them into cubes, and keep them aside.
Roasted vegetables
- Add broccoli, onion, zucchini, oil, salt, paprika, and curry powder in a mixing bowl and toss well until combined.1 Broccoli, 2 Onion, ½ Green zucchini, ½ Yellow zucchini, 2 tablespoon Oil, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Paprika, ½ teaspoon Pepper powder or curry powder
- Add this to the baking tray and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees F or 200 degrees C.
- At this point, the vegetables will be crisp and partially baked.
Garlic butter
- In a blender, add garlic cloves and blend for 5 seconds. Add butter and blend for a few seconds. Keep this aside.15 to 20 Garlic cloves, 8 tablespoon Butter
Garlic mashed potatoes
- In a bowl, add boiled potatoes, salt, pepper powder, fresh herbs, and 6 tablespoon garlic powder, and mash them using a masher to get the desired consistency.¾ teaspoon Black pepper powder, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1 to 2 tablespoon Fresh herbs like mint
For the glazed carrots
- In a pan, add oil and 2 tablespoon garlic butter.1 tablespoon Oil
- Add the chopped carrots and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add pepper powder and honey and saute it for 1 to 2 minutes.Pepper powder, 1 to 2 tablespoon Honey
- Add dill leaves, mix well, and switch off the flame.2 tablespoon Dill leaves
Complete vegetarian meal
- On a greased baking pan, spread the mashed potatoes on one side and the partially roasted veggies on the other.
- Place the three roasted tofu blocks on top of this.
- Add honey-glazed carrots.
- Bake this for about 10 to 12 minutes at preheated 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F oven.
- The Holiday Meal is ready. Serve and enjoy.
Video
Notes
- You can add 2 tablespoon of cream or Greek yogurt to make mashed potatoes creamy.
- Check out the video for plating ideas, and serve with your favorite gravy if desired.
- You can cut each tofu blocks into 4 to 6 slices while serving.
- If you have two big trays in your oven, you can even bake the tofu and vegetables together.
- Feel free to use vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes, Brussel sprouts, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 644kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 25gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 960mgPotassium: 902mgFiber: 8gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1251IUVitamin C: 117mgCalcium: 371mgIron: 5mg
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Suman Tarway
I loved your recipe, Khushi!
This is super good, healthy, and sumptuous!
I am surely gonna make this meal, my daughter will be so happy 🙂
Lisa
A creative and helpful menu! Thank you!
Juyali
What a brilliant idea for a vegetarian recipe! Love everything about it.