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    Home » Recipes by Meal Type » Vegetarian Dinner Recipes

    Dec 5, 2018 · Modified: Jul 14, 2022 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 36 Comments

    50 Vegetarian Christmas Dinner Recipes

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    A bumper collection of 50 delicious vegetarian Christmas dinner ideas, that can all be served alongside your favourite roast potatoes, vegetable side dishes, and gravy!

    It can sometimes be a bit tricky to come up with a vegetarian Christmas dinner idea that's (first and foremost) delicious, and that's special enough for The Big Day. I often end up going for a 'fake meat' product, which I enjoy, but it's not that exciting. If you feel like getting more creative on Christmas Day, here are 50 of my favourite vegetarian Christmas dinner ideas!

    When I ask about vegetarian Christmases, I often hear people suggesting things like tomatoey pasta - which is delicious and all, but in my opinion, that's not Christmas dinner. You can't have roast potatoes and gravy alongside tomatoey pasta (though if you do, you're kind of my hero). So I've made a special effort to make sure that all of the following recipes will go perfectly with the usual roast potatoes, roasted vegetables and (copious amounts of) gravy and bread sauce - there's no need to stick out like a sore thumb alongside the meat-eaters, and you can still have all the trimmings!

    So here goes - let me know which of these vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes is your favourite and whether you're planning on making any of them this year!

    (by the way, I've marked on which recipes are explicitly vegan, but keep in mind that lots of the other ones could also be made vegan with just one or two really easy substitutions!)

    Lentil-based recipes

    Goat's cheese and potato lentil gratin (pictured above)
    Cheese and onion lentil rolls
    Spinach and ricotta lentil slice
    Mini cheesy lentil loaves


    Creamy lentil and aubergine stack (pictured above)
    Cheesy potato and lentil pie
    Cheesy lentil slice
    Cheesy pumpkin lentil pot pies

    Bean-based recipes

    Carrot and white bean veggie cutlets (pictured above)
    Chestnut and chickpea roast
    Smoked cheese and bean vegetarian sausages
    Vegetarian 'fishcakes'

    Cheesy bean roast (pictured above)
    Mushroom and kidney bean koftas [vegan]
    Cheesy carrot nut roast
    Bean and vegetable crumble with cheesy pesto topping
    Cheesy chickpea cake

    Mushroom-based recipes

    Mushroom stroganoff pie (pictured above)
    Mushroom and gruyere tart
    Mini mushroom picnic pies
    Mushroom and chestnut pie

    Cheesy garlic mushroom cake (pictured above)
    Mushroom and walnut stew with cheesy cobbler topping
    Kale and mushroom savoury baklava
    Mushroom and brie stuffed Yorkshire puddings

    Vegetable-based recipes

    Vegetable toad in the hole (pictured above)
    Very veggie oat bars
    Cheesy aubergine stacks
    Herby risotto stuffed peppers
    Pesto crusted aubergine [vegan]

    Vegetable cobbler (pictured above)
    Pesto and ricotta aubergine parcels
    Caprese stuffed aubergines
    Stuffed aubergines with spinach rice and halloumi

    Pastry-based recipes

    Roasted veggie en croute (pictured above)
    Cheese and onion plait
    Spanakopita pot pie
    Smoked cheddar, walnut and broccoli tarts

    Creamy vegetable and halloumi pie (pictured above)
    Vegetarian haggis and mushroom wellington [vegan]
    Easy mushroom and goat's cheese wellingtons
    Homity pie bites

    Thai butternut squash filo spirals [vegan] (pictured above)
    Roasted aubergine and ricotta tart
    Cauliflower cheese tart
    Easy 5 ingredient pesto tomato tart

    Other recipes

    Honey and mustard sticky sausages (pictured above)
    Sage and onion homemade seitan roast [vegan]
    Homemade cheese and onion crisp bakes
    Leek and feta croquettes

    ...and that's it! I hope I've inspired your vegetarian Christmas dinner this year with plenty of ideas!

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    1. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

      December 24, 2015 at 3:23 pm

      Your MS paint wreath is 10x better than how I can actually draw so kudos to you! :) This is my first veggie Christmas so I was looking for some new ideas. I'm about to head to the grocery store... thank you

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        January 01, 2016 at 6:23 pm

        Haha thanks! Hope you managed to create an awesome vegetarian Christmas dinner :D

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    2. Robert says

      September 17, 2015 at 11:14 am

      Thanks a lot for the yummy and delicious recipe. This would be the perfect dinner for Christmas.

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    3. Erik says

      December 21, 2014 at 3:24 pm

      Hi - I have to tell you that my nine year old daughter and I made your veggie pot pie pasties for our father-daughter Christmas eve dinner this year, and it was a big hit. Pasties are simple and unassuming, but the flavors of your recipe are wonderful and with our side dishes, filled out a marvelous dinner for the two of us. My daughter recently declared that she is vegetarian and I'm a happy to say we're off to a great start changing our menus. Thank you!

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        December 21, 2014 at 8:47 pm

        Thanks Erik, so glad you both enjoyed them and that you're so supportive of your daughter's new diet! :)

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    4. Green Koala says

      November 06, 2014 at 6:13 pm

      Love these recipes! Have been a vegetarian for 8 years, and each Christmas I find myself looking for recipes or alternatives to meat only to find side dishes. Although nice, I was always craving a hearty, vegetarian main meal I could enjoy along with the sides. With this list I don't need to look anywhere else. So many choices to satisfy my large Christmas appetite :) Thankyou!

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        November 06, 2014 at 6:17 pm

        Thanks so much for your message, glad you found the post useful! :)

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