Vegetarian Christmas Recipes That Make The Most Delicious Meat-Free Dinners (2024)

A whole roasted cauliflower makes for a fantastic vegetarian main dish. This one is roasted around extra veggies and has a slightly sweet balsamic glaze over it. It's easy to throw together and will leave you feeling full, not heavy.

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Roasted courgette is basically a blank canvas for your favourite savoury flavours, so don't shy away from your faves.

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Forget cauliflower cheese, cheesy leeks is hands down the best cheesy roast dinner side, right? We've packed ours with four different types of cheese. You heard me right. Cheddar, Gruyere, Brie AND Parmesan to make the ultimate cheese concoction.

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Homemade stuffing couldn't be easier to make and always taste so much better than that stuff from a packet. A roast dinner without stuffing is a sin in our opinion!

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Sometimes we find ourselves with a bag of baby carrots and we aren't sure what to do with them. This is what we should do. Roasting baby carrots in a maple-balsamic glaze will turn everyone into a carrot lover!

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Greek yogurt gives this creamy favourite a lighter, tangy twist.

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Potatoes Au Gratin is a creamy decadent dish that no matter how hard we try, we can never give it up. This version made with cauliflower let's us have the decadence without the guilt.

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This low-carb cauliflower stuffing proves that you don’t necessarily need bread to make an amazing stuffing. However, if the group your feeding on Christmas Day is gluten-free or following a low-carb special diet, this is the only stuffing recipe you’ll need. Plus, it’s assembled entirely on the stovetop, which bodes extremely well for your oven space (more time for turkey and pie!).

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Looking for a low-carb side that NEEDS to be on your Christmas dinner table?

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A little lighter than your average gratin.

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Here's the easy, cheesy way to switch up your sweet potato casserole.

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Oh cheesy tree, oh cheesy tree!

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Is there anything better than a perfectly roasted potato? The test kitchen can devour a large pan of them like it's nothing and feel no shame.

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The hardest part of making these Brussels sprouts is leaving them alone. If you want that nice golden caramelisation, you gotta let those little guys cook undisturbed. You will be rewarded with sprouts that are both tender and crisp all at once. It's a game-changer!

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Roast potatoes are one of the greatest food groups anyway, but adding Marmite into the mix and you've got yourself an absolute umami winner.

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Whether you love it or hate it, Marmite Sprouts are super tasty. That rich umami flavour, paired with cheese galore, it's the ultimate roast dinner side dish, or a meal for one if you're that way inclined.

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Technically, gravy is a mixture of meat drippings, flour, and stock. Here, you’ll basically make vegetable drippings by sautéing umami-rich mushrooms and sweet-yet-spicy onion in olive oil.

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The Delish kitchen is on a mission to get people more enthusiastic about beetroot! Not only are they naturally gorgeous, they're also full of the good stuff like potassium, iron, and fibre. They also couldn't be easier to prepare

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Roasting is one of the best ways to bring out the delicious nutty flavours in Brussels sprouts—plus it's SO easy. All you really need to do is toss them with olive oil, spread them on a baking tray, and let them hang out in the oven for a half an hour. The result is delicious veggies that might even outshine your main course.

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Our biggest piece of advice: Don't overcrowd the pan.

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