Plant-Based Eating: Montana Style

I will admit that even in my head BBQs are synonymous with meat…so I had doubts about how great a plant-based BBQ could be. But I was absolutely proven wrong this past week in Montana!! I managed to have an amazing, 100% plant-based meal at…get this…an authentic western-style chuck wagon dinner! And a chuck wagon dinner is about as BBQ as a BBQ gets!

This dinner had it all…a true BBQ chef, picnic tables, campfires, an actual chuck wagon, a cowboy poet (yup! a real 5th generation cowboy who writes poetry about being a cowboy) and the roaring Blackfoot River as the backdrop. The chef was so accommodating and I absolutely had my mind blown by all the delicious plant-based foods you can make at a BBQ. I had so many options to eat and everything was amazing. Best meal of my trip by far.

I wanted to share this meal with all of you as inspiration for plant-based foods to make at your own BBQs! I know I will be making some of these at my own BBQs back home.

House salad, apple & fennel slaw, veggies & dipping sauce and a killer kale salad to start!One of the chefs busy at work while some of the veggies cook on the grill.
Grilled veggies included giant portobello mushrooms, asparagus, green peppers, zucchini and yellow summer squash. Another shot of the “kitchen”. 🙂Even the sourdough bread rolls were made in a cast iron skillet over the fire!My mom and dad taking in the beautiful river while we waited for dinner.My sister and I obviously had to dress the part in our plaid shirts. 😉And a final shot of my meal: house salad with raspberry dressing, apple & fennel slaw, kale salad, grilled portobello mushroom, green peppers, asparagus, zucchini, summer squash, vegetarian baked beans and a sourdough roll.

Yum!! Happy BBQing!