What can i make for christmas dinner instead of meat?

I'm vegetarian and sick of having just roasted vegies for dinner on christmas,iv'e seen some soy chickens at a place in the city but the thing is i'm moving to a town before christmas so i can't buy one! is there any thing i can make?

Try some of these: http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/yule.html
Rolled dumplings using that mock chicken or turkey broth.

tofu....takes on the flavor of whatever you cook. u can use that or.. make a dish out of portabella mushrooms..and marinated.. artichoke hearts. ingredients..mix red onion..green peppers ..red peppers and yellow/orange ...peppers ...and get some ginger root and other seasonings.such as cilantro.. cut up peppers and onions... put in some ginger and stir fry with olive oil, set aside. cut up mushrooms.. and put in wok with marinated artichokes.. make sure you drain..off some of water. AS it cooks. then add the mixture you set aside... put on low to medium to heat covered. get angel hair pasta..and parmasean cheese. cook pasta..and drain.. grate parmasean on a plate of drizzled olive oil... put pasta on top and then put the cooked mushrooms etc on top.and grate more parmesean if you want. get italian bread. becuz you are vegan you can omit the cheese..she says/ she is on phone with me now... at an airport waiting for a plane..so this is a very special recipe. lol i am trying to hear over airport noise,. good luck

www.vegweb.com has some nice recipes for holidays. You're sure to find one that looks good. Robin Robertson's "The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook" also has really hearty recipes that would be suitable for a holiday dinner.

Pasta.... tons of vegetarian recipes on the web

Make either meatless lasagna or Greek Moussaka!

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I had a wonderful Vegan thanksgiving with Bryanna's recipes. I made a seitan roulade - I stuffed mine with wild rice, cranberries and walnuts. Here are the recipes. Enjoy, and Namaste!

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Bean casserole

I'd say a good bean soup with bread, seasonal nuts, or some sauteed veggies over a reasted accorn squash.

make a pasta dish, like spegetti or lasagna or alfredo...thats always good!

try beef (not soy beef) but beef or turkey are the best(god put them here for a reason so im eat them untell i die)

See if you have a Trader Joe's or a Whole Foods within driving distance of your home; it'd be great if you could purchase a Tofurky roast (it's very similiar in appearance and texture to turkey, and tastes very good)... you could just pop it into a baking dish with diced potatoes and onions and bake it, and glaze it 10 minutes before it's time to take it out of the oven. You can also order Tofurky online... that's a very quick and easy solution.

How about one of these?

Cabbage Rolls

15 large green cabbage leaves
录 cup white vinegar
7陆 oz package of Spanish-style rice mix
15 oz stewed tomatoes with juice
2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion, diced
1 medium red or yellow bell pepper, diced
2陆 oz vegetarian ham or pepperoni, diced
10 oz tomato soup
陆 cup water

Place cabbage in pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, add vinegar, cover, and simmer until slightly softened, about 5-7 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, prepare Spanish rice according to package directions, using the stewed tomatoes. Set aside.

Heat oil in frying pan over medium-high heat; add onion, pepper, and ham; and saut茅 for 5 minutes. Add to Spanish rice.

Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking dish.

Lay out a cabbage leaf, place a large scoop of the mixture inside, roll up leaf, and place in dish, seam-side down. Repeat with remaining cabbage and mixture.

Combine tomato soup and water, pour over cabbage rolls, cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake until cabbage is tender, about 1陆 hours.


Vegetarian Moussaka

1陆 pounds eggplant (1 medium), sliced into 录-in rounds
several teaspoons salt
1 batch mashed potatoes
1 batch bread crumbs
1 cup b茅chamel sauce
陆 pound zucchini (2 small)
5 Tablespoon olive oil
black pepper
2 teaspoon thyme, minced
1 cup onion, finely chopped (1 medium)
2 large portobello mushrooms
陆 pound seitan
4 cloves garlic, minced
1陆 teaspoon cumin
录 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large or 8 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Arrange a single layer of eggplant rounds on baking sheet. Sprinkle each slice with salt, turn, and repeat. Let sit for 30 minutes. (While waiting, you can prepare the mashed potatoes, bread crumbs, and b茅chamel sauce.)
Meanwhile, slice the zucchini into 录-in slices. Arrange in single layer on another baking sheet.

Rinse eggplant briefly and pat dry, rinse and dry the baking sheet, then lay out eggplant rounds again.

Preheat oven to 375.

Combine 1 T olive oil with pepper and 1 t thyme. Brush this mixture over both sides of eggplant and zucchini, then bake both trays of veggies until softened, about 20 minutes. On two plates, make a stack of eggplant and another of zucchini and set aside.

Heat 2 T oil in frying pan, add onions, and saut茅 over medium-low heat until soft, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, briefly rinse the portobellos and pat dry. De-stem, cut into pieces, place in food processor along with seitan, and grind. Add to onions, increase heat to medium, and fry, stirring occasionally, until pan is dry, about 10 minutes. Add 3 cloves garlic, cumin, cinnamon, and tomatoes and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until fairly dry, about 15 minutes. Stir in salt and 1 t lemon and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350. Combine bread crumbs with remaining garlic clove, t thyme, and 2 T olive oil.

Arrange half of the eggplant in the baking dish, followed by half of the seitan-mushrooms, then half the mashed potatoes. Continue with remaining eggplant, then zucchini, then seitan-mushrooms, then mashed potatoes. Pour on the b茅chamel, then top with bread crumbs.

Bake until golden brown and not jiggly, about 30 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

Hmmm....

Salad with apples and walnuts

acorn squash stuffed with wild rice, hazelnuts and dried cranberries

potato latkas

Pirogies

Pumpkin stuffed with vegetable stew

Roasted red and green Bell Peppers stuffed with soy ground and tomato

Vegetarian Shepard's Pie

I hope these help!
Feel free to email me for more recipes.

have you ever been to an indian restaurant or something? you should try some of those