Nova made us this pan pizza which was really good. A somewhat thick crust that was light and airy and crispy on the bottom. Topped with sauce, veggies Gimme Lean sausage and Daiya mozzarella shred. Dough recipe from Jenny Can Cook.
Pan Pizza
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Bulgur Chili
Ingredients
First Cook Ingredients
1 cup pinto beans
1.5 cups water
Second Cook Ingredients
2 cups water
1 14.5 oz/411g can diced tomatoes with green chilis or jalapenos (or plain if you prefer)
3/4 cup bulgur
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke optional
1/2 teaspoon ancho or chipotle powder
Instructions
Add the beans and first 1.5 cups of water to your Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes and wait for the pressure to release naturally. Note: If your beans are old the may not cook thoroughly, you may need to cook them another 5 minutes.
Take the lid off and add all of the second cook ingredients. Cover, close the vent and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes and let the pressure release naturally.
Before serving add salt and pepper to taste. You can also adjust the spices at this point if you’d like it spicier or if you feel like the cumin dulled too much during cooking.
Vegan Pepperoni
I made pepperoni for our pizza using this recipe from the Minimalist Baker. Was pretty good.
Vegan Egg Omelette Like Thing
Wanted to make an omelette like egg substitute to put on a “sausage and egg” muffin this morning. Just made the following up on the fly…
Ingredients
7-8 oz tofu (half of a split pack. I used firm as that’s all I had.
1/4 cup chickpeas
1/4 cup aquafaba (maybe a little more)
Turmeric
Black salt
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Directions
Blend all ingredients in a blender or processor
Cook in a medium heat pan till firm and slightly brown then flip and cook till the other side is same.
Earth Grown Plant-Based Meatless Burgers
From Aldi’s. They were pretty good but… I’m not sure these are vegan despite claiming to be plant-based. It doesn’t state that they are vegan on the box like some of their other products do. I found the following on the Aldi’s website which makes no sense to me…
“Our Promise: All our Earth Grown products are free from animal products, including meat, poultry and seafood, and our vegan items are also free from substances produced by animals – such as eggs, dairy, honey, gelatin and lanolin.”
The possible offender on the ingredient list that I see is natural flavors. I assume there’s no legal definition of Plant-Based and companies can use it how they like.
I’m Possible Burger
Went to my parents house and we made veggie burgers from a recipe my Mother found at Plants 365.
I needed to bring our food processor as my Mother had just gotten rid of hers because she didn’t use it, Streets were a little snowy and icy but I made it to their house without incident.
Mushrooms, tempeh, oats, rice and beets the main ingredients. It mixed up well and was easy to work with. I may have used too much beets.
Pan fried them for several minutes on each side.
They browned up nicely. Taste was pretty good and texture slightly soft on the inside like so many other veggie burgers. All 3 of us gave them a thumbs up. Served them with oven fries.
Baked Ziti
Couldn’t find ziti noodles so this is actually Baked Penne Rigate. This made enough for 2 small casserole dishes.
Ingredients
Ziti (or similar) noodles
1 yellow onion diced
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
Diced mushrooms
Faux sausage crumbled
Faux cheese
Tofu Ricotta
For Tofu Ricotta
1/2 block extra firm tofu
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
Directions
Preheat oven to 375
In a sauce pan saute 1/2 of the diced onions
Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices to sauce pan and simmer for 20 or so minutes
Cook noodles according to package directions
In a skillet brown the sausage and mushrooms then set aside
For the Tofu Ricotta
in skillet on medium heat saute the remaining 1/2 diced onion
Crumble tofu and ad to skillet along with garlic powder, lemon juice and nutritional yeast
Cook for a couple minutes
Layer all ingredients except faux mozzarella in a casserole dish
Top with mozzarella
Bake covered for 15 minutes
Remove cover and bake for another 10 minutes
Taco Pizza
Salsa, Beyond Meat crumbles, spinach, kale, tomato, and onion topped with Follow Your Heart cheddar shreds on homemade crust.
Chick’n And Waffles
A chickenless patty along with oat waffles covered in maple syrup. The waffle recipe here.
Beyond Famous Star Burger
Yesterday we took a day trip to Enid, Ok which is where the nearest Carl’s Jr is located to try their new Beyond Famous Star Burger which is made with the Beyond Burger. We took our bikes with us and rode around exploring the town. We had planned to eat at Carl’s Jr for lunch but come across a Mexican restaurant and ate lunch their instead. Before returning home we stopped at Carl’s Jr and I had the burger. Was really good.
