By ALISON LADMAN

If you really want the vegetarians at your Thanksgiving table to give thanks, start by not serving them a roasted faux meat. We admit, there can be a time and place for not-meats, but Thanksgiving isn't one of them.

Recipe included with this story: Thanksgiving Eggplant Strata.

Instead, consider making a hearty vegetable dish that can serve as the main course for non-meat eaters, while doubling as a delicious side for the carnivores. And for that role, we offer this deliciously creamy strata that marries layers of roasted eggplant, delicata squash and red cabbage with a rich bechamel sauce. Think of it as a white sauce lasagna crossed with ratatouille.

And to help you out as you struggle to get all the various dishes on the table, this strata is easily prepped the day before. On Thanksgiving, just pop it in the oven for about 35 minutes and it's ready.

-- Alison Ladman, The Associated Press

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Thanksgiving vegetarian recipe: Eggplant Strata that's worth giving thanks for