A Complete Vegetarian Meal for Thanksgiving & Christmas

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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.

Prep Time2 30

Course: Dinner, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 644kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Baking pan
Bowl

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 tbsp Oil, ½ tsp Salt, 1 tbsp 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 tbsp Mayo, ½ tsp Black pepper powder, ¼ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Italian seasoning, ½ cup Bread crumbs, 1 tbsp 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 tbsp Oil, ½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Paprika, ½ tsp 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 tbsp 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 tsp Black pepper powder, ½ tsp Salt, 1 to 2 tbsp Fresh herbs like mint

For the glazed carrots

In a pan, add oil and 2 tablespoon garlic butter.
1 tbsp 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 tbsp Honey
Add dill leaves, mix well, and switch off the flame.
2 tbsp 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.

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