Saturday, June 27, 2009

Vegan Pancakes


Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups soy milk
1 dash of cinnamon

Steps:

1.Lightly mix all ingredients in a fairly large bowl; leave 5-10 minutes to rise.

2. Cook medium to medium-high on an oiled skillet till golden, carefully breaking apart any large lumps with the spatula.

Serves: 4

Friday, June 26, 2009

Vegan Cheesy Steak and Potato Pot Pie


Ingredients:

2 frozen pie shells, preferably deep dish
3-4 small potatoes, cut into bite size chunks
1/2 bag frozen veggies of your choice (I used peas and carrots)
4 oz. MorningStar Steak Strips
Cheese Sauce (For the cheese sauce, I used the "Alfredo" recipe from the Vegan Chicken Alfredo entry, but replaced the vegan cheese with cheddar flavored vegan cheese.)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Let your pie shells thaw during preparation of the filling.

3. Cut potatoes into bite-size pieces, and boil for approx. 10-15 minutes, or until tender.

4. Cook veggies and steak strips either in microwave or stove, so that they're partially done, but not completely.

5. Prepare Cheese Sauce while the veggies and steak strips are cooking

6. Combine veggies, steak strips and cheese sauce and fill one pie crust with the mixture.

7. Remove the second pie crust from the tin and place it on top of the filled pot pie.

8. Use a fork to press the crusts together around the edges and seal it, then to punch a few holes on the top of the crust.

9. Bake in oven for about 30-40 minutes, until crust is golden brown.

Serves 4-5

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Vegan Chicken Alfredo


Ingredients:

Fettuccine noodles
2-4 oz. MorningStar Chicken Strips
Approx. 1/4 Block extra firm tofu, cubed into 1/2 in. pieces
Approx. 1/4 Cup vegan mozzarella cheese
1 Cup white sweet corn
1/3 Cup canola oil
1 1/4 Cup plain soy milk
1 tbs. Nutritional yeast

(Spices: Add for taste, usually about 1-2 tsp. each)
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Pepper
Salt
Paprika (a dash)

Steps:

1. Cook Fettuccine noodles

2. Blend together tofu, vegan mozzarella cheese, sweet corn, canola oil, nutritional yeast, spices, and 1/2 cup soy milk

3.Remove mixture from blender, and place in a saucepan on medium heat for 7-10 minutes

4. Gradually add remaining soy milk

5. Sauté MorningStar Chicken Strips in a separate pan until golden brown edges appear

6. Remove cheese sauce from heat and combine with Fettuccine noodles

7. Top with MorningStar Chicken Strips

Serves 2-3

Vegan Mac N' Cheese


Ingredients:

Macaroni noodles (or your favorite type)
Approx. 1/4 Block extra firm tofu, cubed into 1/2 in. pieces
Approx. 1/4 Cup vegan cheddar cheese
2 tbs. Soy sauce
1/3 Cup canola oil
1 1/4 Cup plain soy milk
1 tbs. Nutritional yeast

(Spices: Add for taste, usually about 1-2 tsp. each)
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Pepper
Salt
Paprika (a dash)

Steps:

1. Cook macaroni noodles

2. Blend together tofu, vegan cheddar cheese, soy sauce, canola oil, nutritional yeast, spices, and 1/2 cup soy milk

3.Remove mixture from blender, and place in a saucepan on medium heat for 5-7 minutes

4. Gradually add remaining soy milk

5. Remove cheese sauce from heat and combine with macaroni noodles

Serves 2-3


Friday, June 5, 2009

Vegan Beef Enchiladas



Ingredients:

6 Flour Tortillas (Or 12 Corn Tortillas)
12 Oz. Morning Star Meal Starters Recipe Crumbles
1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper, cubed
1 cup corn
1/4 cup chopped Pickled Jalapeño Pepper slices
1 Large can Green Chili Sauce
1/2 Block Shredded Vegan Gourmet Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese

Steps:

1. Grease 9 x 13 in. pan

2. (If using Corn Tortillas: soften tortillas)

3. Brown meat in lightly oiled pan

4. Add 1/2 Yellow Bell pepper, 1 cup of corn, and 1/4 cup chopped Pickled Jalapeño Pepper slices

5. Add 1/2 cup of Green Chili Sauce, handful of cheese to browning meat to moisten

6. Divide meat and roll into tortillas

7. Place tortillas in rows in pan

8. Pour remaining Green Chili Sauce into pan and add remaining cheese to top of enchiladas

9. Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes or until bubbling

Serves 5-7

Vegan French Toast Sticks



Ingredients:

1 Cup Vanilla Soy Milk
2-3 Tbs. Flour
2 Tsp. Sugar
Dash of cinnamon
Approx. 5 bread slices, cut into 1.5 (width) inch sticks
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla extract
(Powdered Sugar to taste)*

Steps:

1. Mix Soy milk, flour, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon

2. Grease pan using vegan butter

3. Dip bread sticks in soy milk mixture

4. Fry until golden brown

*(5. Optional: sprinkle powered sugar for taste)

Serves 1-2