my friend is coming for Christmas dinner but he is a vegetarian.So what can i cook for him as the main course?

Answer 1

Fancy stuffed pastas - like butternut squash ravioli. When I was a vegetarian I got manicotti for every holiday meal and it got boring fast. Make sure that you have lots of sides he and everyone else can eat - it makes it less like he's 'separate' then.

Answer 2

There's nothing worse when you're a veggie for people to make a big deal about it and cook some weird mushroom bake! Christmas is about tradition. Just cook your traditional Christmas dinner but while you have turkey cook a quorn roast ( NOT TOFU) for your friend. They often come with stuffing but only at this time of year for some reason. Otherwise sage and onion is fine (check the ingredients) Bisto is vegetarian and vegetables definitely are. Whatever you do don't make a fuss or your friend won't feel like coming back
happy Christmas

Answer 3

Okay- are you cooking for a vegetarian or a vegan? You need to know this in order to prepare a meal for him. Try Morningstar Farms, their sausage isn't sausage. It's just a blend of vegetables and herbs. Also, they have a wide variety of other organic meat-substitutes. Eggplant, Falafel, Tofu, etc. Cook some eggplant or falafel just like you would a hamburger and put it between burger buns and you have a (very tasty!) veggie burger. Or use tofu and beans instead of meat and eggs with a salad. Make sure that you have a veggie or a nut tray, too! Same nutrition- but without any meat. Good luck and happy cooking!

Answer 4

If he accepted the invitation he has probably been in this situation before. But to be on the safe side ask!! I'm sure you would both feel bad if you went to all the trouble to make a nut roast and found out he is allergic to nuts, as well. Unless he is a total jerk he will not expect everyone else to give up their traditional main dish for him. There are always tons of veggie side dishes and this is what he is probably used to. Just add a nut roast, or whatever dish he has suggested to the table. Holidays can sometimes be stressful enough without singling out someones differences at the table.

Answer 5

First read: Dealing with Vegetarians (http://www.theveggietable.com/articles/dealingwithveggies.html)

Secondly, just ask him what he'd like to eat at a non-veggie holiday gathering. And then make at least one protein-rich main course alternative for him and everyone else to enjoy too (so he won't have to feel singled out as the only non-meat eater). There are so many good veg recipes out there, whatever you do just don't buy that prefab tofurky thing, it's not only gross, but it shows how little energy you put into pleasing this particular guest. The secret is to make plenty of options, so NO ONE attending has to absolutely forced to tackle that turkey or handle the ham (again)!

Answer 6

Most Super Walmarts and even some regular grociery stores sell Morning Star Farms products that are Meat replacements made of soy beans.
Also can order some from link below.
Potato Dumplings

10 medium potatoes
5 eggs
1 tbs salt
Enough flour to stick it all together.

Peel and boil potatoes till almost done but not quite (should still be firm in the middle). Grate the potatoes. Mix all the ingredients together. Knead into balls. Boil big pan of water. Place balls in water exactly fourteen minutes, no more, no less. Remove from water and place in a bowl with a small plate upside down on the bottom of it. Eat immediately. Left-overs are good diced up and fried in butter till lightly browned.

Answer 7

He will probably be very happy as long as all the side dishes are vegetarian (be careful of chicken broth, use vegetable broth instead!) <--that can make all the difference in the world between a veg dish and a meat dish.

I would put a beautiful plate of nice cheese's on the table with the main meal for him (and others too, so he doesn't feel in the spotlight). That could be his protein.

Sweet potato casserole with pecans, Green bean casserole (omit bacon bits), mashed garlic potatoes, two salads *try to have a Greek salad it is very hearty!* and also a couscous salad with roasted veggies inside. Put a few bowls of hummus or babaganoush on the table as well.

Gosh there are so many wonderful vegetarian dishes!

Enjoy!

Answer 8

Christmas dinner does not have to be a repeat of Thanksgiving Dinner so ditch the turkey and ham and cook a meatless entree with salad and a meat side for people who might want meat. Lasagna with salad, bread and Italian sausage and/or meatballs on the side with extra sauce perhaps. I've done this before and meat eaters and vegetarians alike left satisfied. Hmmnnnn might try this menu again this year...and desserts of course.

Answer 9

I am a vegetarian, and I think that since vegetarianism is different for different people, the best thing to do would be to ask him what type of food he would prefer. That way, you can still surprise him (you don't have to ask him exactly what he wants), but you can make him something you know he will like. For example, I would not personally want any sort of tofu/mock turkey or meat, because I don't usually eat it, and don't need to have anything meat-like for Christmas. But other vegetarians might have it every Christmas. So ya, just ask him what type of main dish he would like. If he has no idea, I like the idea someone wrote of some sort of veggie pot-pie. Delicious and filling!

Answer 10

I do not make a big fuss about things when people invite me over. I am just appreciative of the time with my familiy and friends. It seems that they worry about it more than necessary to me. But, I think that it shows great love and concern. The best thing to do is to ask what the preference is. There are places to buy vegetarian meat substitutes. You do have to see that there is no animal base products if the friend is a vegan. My preference is that my friends do not fuss because I would rather just not have the meat substitute unless I make my own secondary to all the added salt. I am not a vegan either-so that I am able to eat the things prepared that do not have what I do not eat. I do not like to tell others of my preference if they do not know, because I do not like the follow up questions of some who think that it is a personal attack against them and others who feel bad because they do not think they are providing adequate nutrition for me.
This is a joke that may help ease your problem.
I was visiting my family in Illinois and they were questioning what I ate since I did not eat meat. One of my sisters said "You know she is eating something-look at her". I am not over weight, but I am not emanciated. They all had a laugh :-).
I hope this has helped some. Good luck o.k.
Arene

Answer 11

Creamy mushroom Puff

A third of a cup/60g/2oz of vegan margarine

4 tablespoons of plain white flour

1 onion

4 cloves of garlic, crushed or very finely chopped (this can be reduced or left out if desired)

3 cups of mushrooms, sliced

half a litre/500ml of soya milk

1 glass of white wine (or stock)

handful of chopped parsley

salt and pepper to taste

approx. 500g/18oz of frozen puff pastry (this even comes ready-rolled now for extra laziness!!!)

Melt the margarine and cook the onion and garlic in it for a few minutes and then add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a couple of minutes more. Add the flour and stir well. Gradually add the soya milk stirring all the time and then the wine and keep stirring on a low heat until the sauce thickens. Once thick remove from the heat and add your seasoning and the parsley. Allow to cool slightly while you prepare the pastry. Roll out into 2 wide rectangular shapes reserving some pastry for decoration. Place one sheet of pastry on a greased baking tray. Heap the slightly cooled sauce onto it leaving a space round the edges. Place the top sheet on and seal up the edges with some soya milk or water (fold over if needed). Make some small slits on the top of the puff and let your artistic side shine with the reserved pastry! I usually make holly leaves to place on the top but do whatever you like. Glaze with soya milk and then bake in a medium hot oven for about half an hour or until the pastry seems cooked (no soggy bits and nicely puffed up!)

Nice served with gravy, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegan sausages, cranberry sauce and vegetables of your choice - a feast