Serve a Feast That Everyone Can Enjoy with These Hearty Vegetarian Christmas Dinner Ideas

Whether your Christmas dinner this year is going to be a big festive event, or a more intimate meal with just close family members (before snuggling up with a Hallmark movie) you'll want to make sure that everyone at the table has plenty to eat—and that all of the dishes are delicious. That can feel extra difficult if one or more of your folks are meat-free. A side salad and a scoop of mashed potatoes just won't cut it. Not to worry! Here, we've put together a list of more than three dozen of our favorite celebratory holiday dishes—all of which either are meat-free or could be made vegetarian with a few simple swaps. From hearty fall and winter salads to rice pilafs and onion pies to roasted squash and rich, crispy hasselback potatoes, these recipes will help you assemble a Christmas dinner menu full of hearty foods that will please both the meat and meatless eaters around the table, ensuring everyone stays satisfied.

When it comes to greens, we've got plenty of Christmas salads on this list that are extra hearty and delicious, packed with things like crispy Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, marinated mushrooms, and more, making them much more like main dishes than simply sides to a meat-based protein. We've also packed this list full of appetizers and desserts, because it's just not Christmas without plenty of festive treats before and after the big meal.