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45 Festive Vegan Christmas Main Course Recipes

Have you started looking for recipes for your vegan Christmas menu? Today I’m sharing my ultimate collection of 45 show-stopping vegan main course recipes for Christmas dinner that will help even vegan newbies to plan epic plant-based holiday meals. From traditional to edgy, from easy to complex, these vegan Christmas main dishes will make holiday recipe planning a breeze!

Vegan Christmas main dish recipes
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Note: this list originally included 21 vegan Christmas main course recipe ideas, but I’ve since expanded it to 45 recipes. If you came here from Pinterest pins saying “21 Recipes”, you’re in the right place!

I originally wanted to put together a list with vegan recipes for every course of a traditional Christmas dinner – think appetizers, sides, sauces, desserts, etc. But then I thought that I already had a lot of those in my post with 80+ plant based Thanksgiving dinner recipes.

So I decided to zero in on the main course instead. After all, the centerpiece of every holiday dinner gets the most attention, and when we go vegan, replacing the traditional glazed ham or beef Wellington on our new vegan Christmas menu can get puzzling.

Thankfully, the vegan community has come up with lots of recipes for vegan entrees that are perfect for a memorable Christmas dinner. And in today’s post, you’ll see lots of great vegan main course ideas that will surely get you inspired.

These vegan Christmas recipes have been created by a variety of food bloggers from all over the blogosphere (including yours truly). While not all of these bloggers are 100% vegan, all of the recipes below are vegan.

More holiday recipe roundups from the blog:

For some sweet post-Christmas-dinner deliciousness, try my yummy vegan Christmas cookies.

On to the vegan Christmas dinner deliciousness!

45 Vegan Christmas Dinner Main Course Recipes

Question for you: Which of these vegan Christmas dinner main course ideas do you like best?

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Alina Zavatsky - Vegan Runner Eats
Alina Zavatsky is a vegan of 11+ years, a passionate blogger, a YouTuber, and a mom. She helps new vegans and their families navigate a vegan diet and lifestyle in a sustainable and enjoyable way. This fall, she will be releasing a new vegan meal planning app designed to make following a vegan diet a breeze for everyone.

Sharon B

Wednesday 25th of December 2019

Thanks to your post, I made a Shepard’s Pie for a Christmas Eve dinner Party, and it was a hit! Even the meat lovers said it was delish. ??

Alina Zavatsky - Vegan Runner Eats

Monday 30th of December 2019

That's wonderful, Sharon!