What vegetarian main dish are you serving for Thanksgiving?

[Anonymous]

Stuffed butternut squash, along the lines of this:

https://minimalistbaker.com/roasted-stuffed-butternut-squash/

And don't forget a veggie gravy for all those sides!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you eat crab, we’ve done a crab au gratin type dish that everyone enjoyed.

Please tell us more about this vegetarian crab.

[Anonymous]

I love love Fri Chik loaf. But need a huge can of Fri Chik.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you eat crab, we’ve done a crab au gratin type dish that everyone enjoyed.

Please tell us more about this vegetarian crab.

Not PP, but many people use Lion's Mane mushrooms for a vegetarian crab.

Of course that's not necessary if you are serving pescatarians.

[Anonymous]

Mashed potatoes, but only bcs I am allergic to dairy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been vegetarian for 41 years. There is no need for a "main" dish. All of the sides are what makes up your meal. Vegetarians don't eat a hunk of protein the way meat-eaters do. Maybe make some type of bean casserole and call it a main.

I disagree.

Vegetarians deserve as much thought for their meal as meat eaters. My eldest (now an adult) is a vegetarian since early childhood. When she hosts, there’s a clear main and complementary sides, just as you would plan for an omnivore’s meal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you eat crab, we’ve done a crab au gratin type dish that everyone enjoyed.

Please tell us more about this vegetarian crab.

Not PP, but many people use Lion's Mane mushrooms for a vegetarian crab.

Of course that's not necessary if you are serving pescatarians.

Hearts of palm makes a good sub for crab in crab cakes and crap soup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may not specifically NEED a vegetarian main, but it is kind of nice to have a special holiday centerpiece item. I love the mushroom Wellington from NYT. I don’t want to get accused of being a shill for the Times though…she has a great YouTube video walking you through the steps and the the filling can be made a day ahead. You just wrap it up in puff pastry and bake the day of.

https://youtu.be/0kTZUO2bSh8

I saw this too and may give it a try.

[Anonymous]

Baked butternut squash risotto with some roasted acorn squash and shallots.

[Anonymous]

Eggplant rollatini....I secretly love that my SIL is vegetarian so I have an excuse to make it because no one else here eats it and I love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You may not specifically NEED a vegetarian main, but it is kind of nice to have a special holiday centerpiece item. I love the mushroom Wellington from NYT. I don’t want to get accused of being a shill for the Times though…she has a great YouTube video walking you through the steps and the the filling can be made a day ahead. You just wrap it up in puff pastry and bake the day of.

https://youtu.be/0kTZUO2bSh8

I saw this too and may give it a try.

I am not vegetarian and would love to try this.

[Anonymous]

Trader Joe's turkeyless roast. We tried it last year and that and Field Roast are my favorite options in that genre. The quorn one posted upthread is tasty but less festive and there are a few minute at the start of cooking it that the film smells so weird I wouldn't want anything else in the oven with it...it does go away after a few minutes and start smelling good though. The tofurkey one tasted gross to me.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, mushroom wellington poster! That's now my plan. Cooking the mushrooms now, since I'm on the road all day tomorrow. Will assemble Thursday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe's turkeyless roast. We tried it last year and that and Field Roast are my favorite options in that genre. The quorn one posted upthread is tasty but less festive and there are a few minute at the start of cooking it that the film smells so weird I wouldn't want anything else in the oven with it...it does go away after a few minutes and start smelling good though. The tofurkey one tasted gross to me.

+1 on the TJ’s turkeyless roast. All of our sides are vegetarian, so the main is turkey and turkeyless roast.

That said, I am totally trying the mushroom Wellington for Christmas. It looks like a great vegetarian entree, and the meat eaters in my family may even enjoy it along with the prime rib.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, mushroom wellington poster! That's now my plan. Cooking the mushrooms now, since I'm on the road all day tomorrow. Will assemble Thursday.

Please tell us how it goes. I just made stuffed mushroom caps (with shrimp) and they looked lovely but were rather tasteless.