I’m positive you’re questioning what I cooked up in Lauren’s Veggie Kitchen for Thanksgiving. Nicely, I got here up with one thing VERY particular this 12 months. In my humble opinion, it was the BEST Thanksgiving dinner I’ve EVER had. I made tofu roasted in my particular vegan gravy. I made a aspect of mashed potatoes with my particular garlic butter sauce. After which I made a aspect of stuffing from a recipe on one among my favourite meals blogs. My complete household raved about this dinner. It’s like a standard Thanksgiving dinner, however higher. And meatless.
Finest EVER Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner Elements
Tofu with Vegan Gravy
Tofu: A pack of tremendous agency or additional agency tofu.
Oil: I used three tablespoons of vegetable oil. You possibly can most likely additionally use canola oil or olive oil. No matter you have got readily available.
Flour or cornstarch: Add some flour or cornstarch to thicken the gravy. I used three tablespoons of flour.
Spices and herbs: Black pepper, rosemary, and thyme.
Soy sauce: Simply two tablespoons of soy sauce for additional taste and to darken the gravy.
Vegetable broth: I used two cups of vegetable broth for a really thick gravy. In order for you it a bit thinner, you would you two and a half or three cups.
Tofu with Vegan Gravy
- 1 pack tremendous agency tofu
- 3 tbsps oil (olive, canola, vegetable, and many others.)
- 3 tbsps flour or cornstarch
- 2 tbsps soy sauce
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
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Open the pack of tofu, rinse it, then slice into six slices. Place every slice on a baking sheet.
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Preheat the oven to 350 levels.
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Whisk oil and flour or cornstarch along with a fork. (In case you’re utilizing a GreenPan saucepan or different non-stick saucepan like me, you could wish to whisk this stuff in a bowl first, then add them to the pan.)
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Warmth the oil and flour over medium warmth.
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Add the soy sauce, vegetable broth, and spices, and stir with a spatula for about quarter-hour or so, adjusting the warmth as wanted, till you have got a pleasant, clean, thick gravy.
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Spoon a couple of tablespoon of gravy over each bit of tofu and unfold it with a knife.
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Roast the tofu within the oven for quarter-hour.
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Take the tofu out of the oven, flip it with a spatula, coat the opposite aspect with gravy, then roast for 15 extra minutes.
Mashed Potatoes with Garlic Butter Sauce
Potatoes: I used about half of a 3 lb bag, so roughly one and a half kilos of russet potatoes.
Oil: I used a mixture of olive oil and vegetable oil – about 4 tablespoons for coating the surface of the potatoes earlier than roasting them complete and one tablespoon to drizzle over them for roasting after I peeled the skins off and chopped them up a bit.
Salted butter or margarine: I used eight tablespoons of Sensible Stability margarine to soften for the bottom of the garlic butter sauce.
Garlic: Six cloves of contemporary garlic, minced.
Herbs: Dried sage, rosemary, and dill actually add one thing to the sauce. I simply used a fourth teaspoon of every, however WOW.
Mashed Potatoes with Garlic Butter Sauce
- 1 1/2 lbs russet potatoes
- 5 tbsps oil (corresponding to olive, canola, vegetable, and many others.)
- 8 tbsps salted butter
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp dried sage
- 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/4 tsp dried dill
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Rinse and scrub potatoes, then blot them dry.
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Place potatoes on baking sheet and drizzle 1/2 tbsp oil over every, then rub the oil over every potato.
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Preheat the oven to 450 levels and roast the potatoes complete for 20 minutes.
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Begin mincing the garlic cloves for the garlic butter sauce whereas the potatoes are roasting. Rinse them in a colander after mincing.
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Soften the salted butter in a saucepan over medium warmth.
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Add the garlic cloves, sage, rosemary, and dill, and stir over the warmth for about 5 minutes.
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Flip off the warmth and set the pan apart. Switch the sauce to a small container for storage if desired.
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As soon as the potatoes are finished, take them out of the oven and allow them to cool for about quarter-hour.
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Peel the skins off the potatoes utilizing your fingers or a spoon. Discard the skins.
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Chop the potatoes up with a knife or fork, drizzle a tablespoon of oil over them and roast them for 20 extra minutes.
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Take the potatoes out of the oven when they’re finished and begin mashing them with a fork.
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Serve about 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes with a tablespoon or two of the garlic butter sauce.
Finest Stuffing EVER
For the stuffing, I adopted this AMAZING recipe from Love and Lemons. It’s SO GOOD. Critically, my dad mentioned it’s the very best stuffing he’s ever had and I consider him. It’s so contemporary tasting, with wholesome, healthful elements and essentially the most fantastic assortment of contemporary herbs!
BEST EVER Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner – Dessert
Questioning what’s for dessert? This 12 months I made my particular Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Marshmallow Whipped Cream topping. I attempted a brand new method for the topping this 12 months. As a substitute of simply mixing complete mini marshmallows into the whipped cream, I heated 5 jumbo marshmallows within the microwave for 10 seconds every to soften them after which stirred them into the whipped cream. I found this tip from an article on The Kitchn explaining how they use this hack to stabilize the whipped cream. I feel it turned out properly, however I feel it may need been even simpler with marshmallow fluff as a substitute of melted marshmallows. Anyway, it’s a fantastic whipped cream hack in the event you’re .
