The average person consumes a whopping 6,000 calories for Christmas dinner. That’s about 2 pounds worth of calories in a single meal. If you’re not keen to gain weight you will pledge to lose a week later, here are a couple of great recipes to try out this Christmas. They still have a terrific flavor, but far fewer calories.
These sides are a perfect complement to our Vegan Holiday Turkey Roast. Enjoy!
Ingredients
| Quantity | Unit | Name | Link | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUFFING: | ||||
| 1 | package | bread cubes (about 12 slices worth) | ||
| 5 | tablespoons | vegan butter | ||
| ½ | onion, diced | |||
| 2 | stalks | celery, diced | ||
| 5 | cloves | garlic, minced (less if preferred) | ||
| 2 | cups | vegetable broth | ||
| 1½ | tablespoon | McKay's Chick'n seasoning (or alternative) | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | sage | ||
| ½ | teaspoon | thyme | ||
| GRAVY | ||||
| ⅓ | cup | vegan butter | ||
| ⅓ | cup | flour | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | McKay's beef seasoning (or alternative) | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | salt | ||
| ½ | teaspoon | onion powder | ||
| ¼ | teaspoon | garlic powder | ||
| 1 | cup | water | ||
| 1 | cup | soy milk (plain) |
Instructions
- STUFFING:
- Melt the vegan butter in a pot on medium heat. Add onions, celery, and garlic to the pot and saute until the vegetables are tender and the onions are clear.
- In a bowl, whisk the vegetable broth, chicken seasoning, sage and thyme together. Pour this mixture into the pot and bring the entire mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the bread cubes to the mixture and mix until they are all well coated.
- After that, turn off the burner and cover the mixture for 5-10 minutes.
- Fluff the stuffing with a fork and serve.
- GRAVY:
- Starting with a pan on medium-low heat, melt the vegan butter and add the flour while stirring constantly with a whisk to avoid clumps.
- Add one cup of water and one cup of soy milk and bring to a boil. Continue stirring the gravy constantly with the whisk.
- While waiting for the gravy to come to a boil, add in all of the dry ingredients and continue stirring.
- As the mixture heats it will start to thicken. Once it comes to a boil it should be the consistency of gravy. At this point discontinue heating and serve.
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