Vegan Empanadas

Ingredients:

1/3 link soyrizo vegan Mexican sausage
1/4 white onion, diced
1/2 bell pepper, diced
1/2 jalapeno, diced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 package vegan beef crumbles
1 box refrigerated pie crust

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375.

1. In pan, sauté Beef crumbles, Soyrizo, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno in olive oil until onions and peppers are cooked, about 5-7 minutes.

2. While mixture cools, unroll both sheets of pie crust and use a large drinking glass to cut circles from crust.

3. Fill each circle with approx. 1 tbs of the Soyrizo mixture, folding in half each empanada and sealing seam with a fork.

4. Bake on a cookie sheet 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.

Serves: 4-6

Vegan Garlic Pull-Apart

Ingredients:

Bread:
1 1/2 cups warm water
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 packet yeast
1 tsp. sugar

Garlic Butter:
3 tbs vegan butter
1 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder
Dash of paprika, salt, pepper, turmeric

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375

2. Combine yeast, 1/2 cup warm water, and 1 tsp. sugar in large mixing bowl. Let sit until it begins to slightly bubble.

3. Begin adding flour and remaining water slowly, mix with a dough hook for approx. 5 minutes.

4. Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise in a warm place for approx. 1-1.5 hours.

5. Beat down, knead by hand a few times, and allow to rise for 30 min.

6. On a floured surface, roll dough into an approx. 27 inch tapered loaf

7. Score bread 11 times 3/4 of the way through (creating pull-apart pieces)

8. Combine softened butter and all spices

9. Coat bottom of an 8in. cake pan with 1/2 of the prepared garlic butter

10. Place bread in the buttered cake pan, connecting the two tapered ends of the loaf

11. Coat the top of the bread with the remaining garlic butter

12. Bake for 20 minutes or until top of the bread is golden brown

Serves: 5-8

Vegan Lasagna with Vodka Tomato Cheese Sauce

Ingredients:
Lasagna Noodles (Ready to Bake)
1/2 white onion (chopped)
1/2 Yellow Squash
1/4 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tbs vegan butter
1 cup vegan beef crumbles
1/2 cup vegan mozzarella

2 small tomatoes
1/4 cup vodka
"Mac 'N Cheese" cheese sauce ingredients

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Sauté onions, squash, carrots, beef crumbles and mushrooms in vegan butter until beef crumbles and mushrooms are browned, and squash and carrots are tender.

3. Coat the bottom of a 9x12 baking dish with oil and place first layer of noodles.

4.Puree tomatoes.

5. Combine tomatoes and vodka in a separate dish and bring to a low boil

6. Prepare Cheese Sauce

7. Combine tomato mixture and cheese sauce

8. Begin layering lasagna (noodles, filling, sauce, vegan cheese, repeat.)

9. Cover and bake for 15 minutes, or until noodles are tender

Serves: 5-8