@Dutchess_III
“1. Green bean casserole
2. Mashed potatoes
3. Home made bread
4. Homemade stuffing…there is no meat in the stuffing, but I cook it inside the turkey. For a vegetarian friend I guess I’d just pour some veggie broth in some stuffing and bake it. That’s no big deal. It doesn’t taste nearly as good though.
5…....
Well, I only have 4 sides. Wouldn’t that be enough? Especially the mashed potatoes and bread. That would fill me up.
I haven’t read all of the responses here, because there are so many. But my first reaction was, “I wouldn’t want to serve a vegetarian only sides.” Mainly because I’ve had vegetarian friends complain that their relatives do this.
My second reaction was that a lot of people here seem very happy to be served only sides, so I guess there are different feelings about this among vegetarians (hardly surprising).
But then I read your list of sides… and I know I would be uncomfortable serving only four dishes which a vegetarian can eat if three of those four are all starchy foods. I would do a more substantial vegetable dish, so that they can at least have a more balanced meal. Potatoes and bread are filling, but they don’t make a good meal together on their own.
But the bottom line is, you should probably tell your vegetarian guests what you plan to serve, and perhaps ask them whether this would constitute a Thanksgiving meal for them.