Holidays are full of festivities and food celebrations - St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef, Easter Ham, Thanksgiving Turkey, Christmas Goose -  but what about those guests who are vegetarian?

Inspired several years ago by an NPR story, here's to the vegetarians and veggie lovers out there this holiday season - the Vegetarian Turducken!

Ingredients:

  • 1 Large Butternut Squash*
  • 1 Eggplant*
  • 1 King Oyster Mushroom*
  • 4 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Small Shallot
  • 1/4 Cup of Parmesan
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 Cup of Bread Crumbs
  • 4 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
  • 3 Springs of Fresh Rosemary
  • 4 Sprigs of Fresh Oregano
  • 4 Fresh Sage Leaves
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 5 Tablespoons Butter (melted)
  • Pepper to taste

Tools:

  • Study Spoon
  • Butchers Twine

*NOTE: When you're picking out your butternut, eggplant and mushroom make sure that they're all smaller than the proceeding vegetable so that they'll be able to fit together in your veggie turducken. In other words, your eggplant should be small enough to fit inside of your butternut squash, and your mushroom should be smaller than your eggplant both in size and diameter. You can also switch out veggies too! Try sweet potato, zucchini, or squash.

(Source: Instructables)

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