Meatless Main Dishes for Thanksgiving
It's called Turkey Day not Other Non-Turkey Stuff Day for a reason. Vegetarians are usually stuck piling on the sides on Thanksgiving, which isn't the worst thing in the world, but they could use some entrees with a little more heft. This photo of squash stuffed with orzo in a sage brown butter sauce from our Seriously Meatless man Michael Natkin is a great example of a turkey alternative—and we're not talking the turkey-flavored proteins. Here are some others, and feel free to chime in with your ideas.
- Acorn Squash Lasagna with Béchamel Sauce
- Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage Sauce
- Blue Cheese, Pear, and Pecan Quiche
- Grafton Squash Casserole
- Pumpkin Orzo with Sage
- Spaghetti Squash with Ricotta, Sage, and Pine Nuts
- Spiced Pumpkin Bisque with Pumpernickel Soldiers
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5 Comments:
"Blue Cheese, Pear, and Pecan Quiche"?... "Spaghetti Squash with Ricotta, Sage, and Pine Nuts"?...... I'm swooning. YUM!
Brownie at 5:50PM on 11/06/09
I've made this mushroom pie recipe (originally in Bon Appetit, now mysteriously missing from the epicurious and Bon Appetit websites) for Thanksgiving a few times in a row, and it's a delicious alternative (for me, then a vegetarian), or substantial side, to turkey. I made it exactly as printed the first year, and substituted heavy cream for 3/4 of the cream cheese in following years (the cream cheese flavor was too prevalent for my taste). The sour cream crust is awesomely flaky, and the filling is rich and yummy, especially if you use a variety of wild mushrooms. Highly recommended!
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/15972/mushroom-pie.html
ChristineB at 12:18PM on 11/07/09
Meatless? The Chestnut, Pumpkin, and Farros Soup has pancetta. I often think that pancetta is candy, but it's still considered as meat to some people.......
brucey79 at 1:18PM on 11/07/09
@brucey79: Ha! Somehow I missed that. Or I was just trying to dupe you with a sneaky gateway meat.
Erin Zimmer at 5:52PM on 11/07/09
these all sound so lovely, but i know the times my neice and i have tried making a "fill-in" centerpiece dish for ourselves, it's usually mercilessly cast aside lest it suck up too much potato/green bean/pie space in the tummy!
punkrockmartha at 3:40AM on 11/08/09