How To Make A Plant-Based Meal Possible At Outback Steakhouse - Tasting Table

"Eating vegetarian or vegan is rarely easy at any chain restaurant, and building a plant-based meal at Outback Steakhouse is just as difficult as you'd expect. The Outback Steakhouse menu completely lacks vegetarian entrees of any kind, with even the few pasta dishes being loaded with shrimp and steak. Unfortunately, if you are eating plant-based all the time, or just trying to for a while, there is always the chance your family or a group of meat-eating friends will drag you there, and you'll have to make do."

"The best way to eat plant-based at Outback is mixing and matching appetizers and sides, but even there your options are limited. You can't share Outback's signature Bloomin' Onion, because fried items at the steakhouse are made with beef tallow. That also means the "Sydney Shrooms" fried mushrooms are out, as are any french fry dishes, and even the chain's mozzarella stick stand-in "Mozzarella Boomerangs." Thankfully, there is the spinach dip with chips, which isn't vegan but at least doesn't contain any meat as a mix-in or topping."

"Outback's few plant-based and meat-free options are mostly limited to sides J. Michael Jones/Getty Images Your best friends as a plant-based eater at Outback are going to the sides. Here you have asparagus, broccoli, mashed potatoes, a roasted sweet potato, and seasoned rice. You could also opt for a loaded baked potato and ask for no bacon. There are also several vegetarian side salads to choose from. The most satisfying would probably be the Blue Cheese Pecan Chopped Salad, which"

Eating vegetarian or vegan at Outback Steakhouse is difficult because the menu lacks vegetarian entrees and many pasta dishes include shrimp and steak. Plant-based diners often must mix appetizers and sides to form a meal, with limited satisfying choices. Fried menu items use beef tallow, eliminating the Bloomin' Onion, fried mushrooms, fries, and similar items. The spinach dip with chips is meat-free but not vegan or particularly healthy. Available sides include asparagus, broccoli, mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potato, seasoned rice, and baked potatoes without bacon, plus several vegetarian side salads.

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