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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 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 6
Calories: 644kcal
Author: Kushi

Equipment

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: 644kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 960mg | Potassium: 902mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1251IU | Vitamin C: 117mg | Calcium: 371mg | Iron: 5mg