I have a vegetarian coming for Thanksgiving dinner.

[Chan790]

16. If you can find a kosher grocery.

It's easy...most Kosher approved stuffing mixes.

The instructions will specify if they're for oven-cooking or stove-top...but usually there are directions for both. They cannot contain meat or animal-fat and be Kosher as the instructions on the package call for butter which is dairy. (Where it gets tricky is that a few contain schmaltz (chicken fat) or dehydrated stock and specify margarine-only. These ones will usually have big colorful text on the front that they can be cooked in-poultry as most cannot.) Butter and meat equals not kosher. You can also substitute olive oil for the melted butter to be healthier, but be aware this usually doesn't make stuffing vegan as many bread products contain dairy or eggs or dough conditioners from animals.

Follow directions and add soysage or other nice additives (I sometimes pan-fry or roast cubed potatoes. Any roasted root veggie would work, though yams get a bit mushy. Mushrooms are popular. Sliced roasted or fried button mushrooms or portobellos. Not canned, they'll make your stuffing taste funny.)

If you're looking for from scratch...I haven't tried this but it comes highly recommended. http://www.mrswheelbarrow.com/2010/11/my-favorite-stuffing-homemade-challah/

There's also this article from CNN full of other ideas written by one of my favorite vegan chefs, a superstar of the vegan culinary world, Isa Chandra Moskowitz. http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/11/20/vegan-holiday-recipes/