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30 Best Christmas Side Dishes

Our best Christmas side dishes! From fresh vegetable sides to crowd-pleasing casseroles, they'll all be hits on your holiday dinner table.

...dishes are the highlight of your holiday dinner too. Our Top 5 Christmas Side Dishes Scalloped Potatoes These scalloped potatoes are one of our most popular Christmas side dishes! Baked...

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Miso Butter

This 2-ingredient miso butter is rich, nutty, and packed with umami flavor. It instantly upgrades baked potatoes, roasted vegetables, pasta, and more!

...roasted asparagus, turnips, or steamed broccoli. Serve a knob on a baked sweet potato or regular baked potato. Top it onto a dish of polenta or grits. Stir a spoonful...

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Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Cubes of challah are baked in a richly spiced pumpkin custard to make this dairy-free bread pudding. Perfect for fall gatherings on cool nights.

...reaching for more and more pieces of this sweet potato bread. We didn’t buy any… it’s the sort of thing that’s best eaten in the store because it’s far too...

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Pumpkin Hummus Quesadillas

Spiced pumpkin hummus is a delicious vegan filling in these fall quesadillas! Load them with guacamole, greens & if not vegan, cheese! Weeknight-friendly.

...a few days and slather on sandwiches or eat with chips or toasted pita. Notes *You can use canned pumpkin, fresh pumpkin, butternut squash or sweet potato mash. (Cook the...

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Autumn Farmhouse Salad

Sweet potatoes, apples & greens fill out this hearty autumn salad. With sweet, salty, crunchy & nutty elements, it's a perfect side dish or meal on its own.

...of this post. Fall Salad Recipe Ingredients This delicious salad recipe is sweet, salty, crunchy, nutty… Here’s what makes it so darn good: Roasted sweet potatoes, for toasty flavor and...

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Buttercup Squash Crumble Bars

The ultimate fall dessert - these crumbly, creamy butternut squash bars are topped with chocolate and coconut. (Plus a video!!)

...and even mashed sweet potato. (I’ve made this one a lot lately if you couldn’t tell). These bars are made with a walnut crust. The squash is smoothly mashed with...

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Vegetarian Taco Recipes

Amazing Vegetarian (and some vegan) Taco and recipes in time for Cinco de Mayo. Lots of Black Bean, Sweet Potato, Migas, and Veggie Ceviche

...our favorite taco recipes that you should definitely make for your own veggie fiesta: Sambal Salsa & Black Bean Tacos Miso Maple Sweet Potato Tacos / Mango Habanero Black Bean...

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Best Vegan Chili

In this vegan chili recipe, butternut squash, chipotles & poblanos make a delicious sweet & smoky flavor combination. It's quick, easy & so darn good.

...two cups. If you don’t have squash, sweet potato would work well in its place. Along with the butternut squash, I used poblanos in this vegan chili recipe. If you...

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Pumpkin Avocado Tostadas

Pumpkin Avocado Tostadas are a fun fall snack or weeknight dinner! Topped with chile pumpkin spread, sliced avocado & lime. Healthy, vegan & gluten-free.

...into wedges coarse sea salt your favorite tomatillo salsa, optional hot sauce, optional ancho chile pumpkin spread: (this makes extra) 1 cup roasted pumpkin or sweet potato mash 1 tablespoon...

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Healthy Vegan Dinner Recipes

11 of our favorite plant-based dinner options. They're healthy, filling and vegan - most can also be made gluten-free.

...in our house. I hope you love them too! Pictured above: Spicy Sweet Potato Avocado Tostadas (if you don’t have cherry tomatoes, use jarred salsa instead) Millet Cakes with Carrots...

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I'm Jeanine Donofrio, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author and recipe developer. I share fresh, delicious vegetarian recipes that celebrate seasonal ingredients and flavors.

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