Vege recipes for meat-lovers
Beef-Flavored
Stuffed Peppers with green beans and smashed potatoes
Feb 1st
Stuffed Peppers Ingredients
- 3 large green bell peppers
- 1 bag of sausage flavored crumble
- 1 bag of beef flavored crumbles
- 1 small white onion
- 1 tbsp of canned fire-roasted tomatoes (so get the smallest can possible, unless you really like these…then add more)
- 1/2 cup of ketchup or tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 3 or 4 tbsp plain breadcrumbs
- 1 packet of meatloaf seasoning
- Cheese — your choice, but shredded mexican mixture works well (cheddar + monterrey jack)
- Also…Cookie Sheet/Baking tray, Parchment Paper, Salt, Pepper
Stuffed Peppers Method (45 minutes)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Mix crumbles together, then cook in microwave until the mixture is warm all the way through (check bags for instructions and time). You don’t want to cook it fully, because this will go in the oven later.
- Cut up the onion and saute in a pan with a small amount of butter, until brown.
- Add onion to crumble mixture and mix through.
- Add the fire-roasted tomatoes (1 tbsp is normal, or more if you like this flavor) to the crumble and mix through.
- Add half a cup of ketchup or tomato sauce, your choice, mix through.
- Add 2 tbsp of milk & 3 or 4 tbsp of breadcrumbs.
- Mix the milk and breadcrumbs through to bind everything together, so keep an eye on this as you’re mixing to see if you need more (or less).
- Add and mix 1 packet of meatloaf seasoning.
- Cut the peppers in half, remove seeds and stems (you should have 4 pepper halves now, ready to be filled).
- Add the crumble mixture to the pepper halves till they are barely overfilled (just over the level of the half).
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, put the peppers on it, and place into the oven.
- Cook until the peppers brown/crisp a little on top, which should take about 10 minutes.
- Then add the cheese on top…not too much…and cook again until browned/melted to your liking.
- This will only take a couple of minutes, so stay close.
Green Beans Method (10 minutes)
- 2 cups of green beans (or enough for however many people you’re cooking for)
- Cut ends off green beans and place into a microwave -safe bowl
- Add 1 tbsp of butter, 1 or 2 tbsp of honey, 3 tbsp of water to the bowl
- Cook in microwave on high for 2 minutes (or longer depending on your liking and microwave’s power)
Potato Method (30 minutes)
- 3 russet potatoes, cut and boiled in water until they are soft, which will take around 15 minutes after the water starts boiling
- Take a fork, and see if you can mash one of the pieces easily…that’s when you know they’re done.
- Strain the water off, place potatoes into a bowl that you can mash in
- Add some milk, a little at a time, and mash through with the potatoes. Add milk until you get the potatos to your liking. Remember, you can always add more, but you can’t take it out. Our suggestion is to start with 1/4 cup of milk, and then add from there if you’d like.
- Add 1 tbsp of butter and mix through as well.
- Add salt and pepper to taste
Meatless Meatloaf
Jan 20th
Ingredients
- 1 large shallot
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 green pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 x 12oz package of vege-crumble
- 1 x 12oz package of sausage-flavored crumble
- 2 eggs
- 4oz tomato sauce (with Basil, Oregano and Garlic for extra mmmmm)
- Ketchup
- 2 tbsp milk
- 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 x packet of meatload seasoning
- Non-stick baking spray
- 8″ x 4″ x 4″ baking pan (for making the loaf)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Dice the green pepper, shallot into tiny pieces
- In a small frying pan, saute the pepper, shallot with the butter on med/high heat until pieces are slightly browned
- At about 5 minutes into the sauteing, add the garlic powder, then cook for another 5 minutes (that should be enough time to brown the pieces)
- While the pepper and shallot are cooking, mix the vege-crumble and sausage crumble in a microwaveable-safe bowl. Heat this in the microwave for 4-6 minutes.
- Add two eggs to the crumble mixture with the tomato sauce and milk. Mix very well.
- Add the breadcrumbs to the mixture, and mix well again.
- Now add the sauteed vegetables, and meatloaf seasoning and mix throughout.
- Spray the baking pan with the non-stick spray, then pour/spread the mixture into the pan. It should fill almost to the top of a 8x4x4 pan.
- Smooth the top of the mixture…this will help make a crust on the top.
- Place into the oven for 20-25 minutes, depending on how crusty you like the top to be. You could always broil at the very end if you’re brave enough.
- Remove from the oven when you’re happy with it, cut into 1″ slices, add ketchup.
These meatloaf slices go really well on sandwich rolls, potato rolls, or just plain without bread. Salt and Pepper to taste as always…but this one is probably good without any extra seasonings.
Remember, experiment with the veges you add, the flavors you mix in, and you’ll be easily able to make this meatloaf your own.
Enjoy!
Faux Sausage Breakfast Bites
Jan 3rd
Ingredients
- Biscuit mix (jiffy or bisquick works well)
- Any extra ingredients called for by your biscuit mix
- Cheddar cheese
- Morning Star meatless sausage crumble, or meatless crumble (beef version)
Method
- Preheat oven according to biscuit recipe
- Follow directions to make one batch of biscuits from your mix
- Defrost about half a bag of the meatless crumble (sausage works better than the beef variety)
- After meat is defrosted, add to biscuit mix
- Add about 1 cup or 1 1/2 cup of cheese. Mix well.
- Take spoonfuls of mixture and place onto cookie sheet (make them the size according to the biscuit mix)
- Bake (usually at 400-450 degrees) for about 10-15 minutes
For added deliciousness, split the cooked biscuits and add egg, or a slice of cheese. Ketchup also goes nicely..
Fake Philly Cheesesteaks (or Chicken Philly)
Jan 3rd
Ingredients
- Soy Steak Strips OR Vege Burger Patties OR vege-chicken patties
- Large Green Pepper
- Large White Onion
- Hoagie Rolls
- Velveeta Cheese
- Worchestershire sauce
Method
- Cut pepper and onion into long thin pieces
- First, warm up the fake meat in the microwave, about half of the required cook time (according to box instructions)
- Warm olive oil/spray in frying pan on medium heat
- If using chicken or burger patties, cut into strips. If using steak strips, leave as is
- Put pepper, onion, fake meat into frying pan (when pan is heated up)
- Splash in some worchestershire sauce (to taste)
- Put hoagie rolls in microwave to warm, or in oven if you prefer a crusty roll (instead of soft)
- Cook until onions and peppers are soft, and fake meat is 98% done
- some of the fake meat may crumble or clump together. This is totally okay.
- add velveeta for a few minutes until melted fully
- remove from pan, put desired amount onto rolls
- add ketchup if you want, salt and pepper to taste…serve with sweet potato chips, fries, whatever you want…
Baked Beefy Spaghetti
Jan 3rd
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 can (28 ozs.) tomatoes with liquid (cut up)
- 1 can (4 ozs.) mushroom stems and pieces (drained)
- 1 can (2 ¼ ozs.) sliced ripe olives (drained)
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 pound veggie crumble, browned and drained (optional)
- 12 ounces spaghetti cooked and drained
- 1 can (10 ¾ ozs.) condensed cream of mushroom soup (undiluted)
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a large skillet, sauté onion and green pepper in butter until tender.
- Add tomatoes, mushrooms, olives and oregano.
- Add cooked veggie crumble (soy) if desired.
- Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Place half of the spaghetti in a greased 13” x 9” baking dish.
- Top with half of the vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese.
- Repeat layers.
- Mix the soup and water until smooth; pour over casserole.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through.
Mini Cheezy Pumpernickel Pizza Bites
Jan 3rd
Ingredients
- Soy/Vege Meat Crumble (morning star brand recommended)
- Mini-loaf of pre-sliced Pumpernickel bread (each piece are about 2 or 3 inch squares)
- Block of Velveeta Cheese
- Ketchup or BBQ sauce
Method
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Defrost the vege crumble in the microwave
- Microwave method (quicker): Add any spices/seasonings, add small blocks of velveeta to the container, and then cook the vege crumble in the according to instructions on package. Judge when to add the cheese according to how long you have to cook it (depends on how much you’re making).
- Pan Method: add the vege crumble to the pan on medium heat. Gradually add in velveeta cheese in chunks, slowly mixing it into the meat mixture. You can decide how ‘cheesy’ you want it as you go. The cheese should melt slowly enough for you to be able to taste test as you go.
- While it is cooking, lay out your pumpernickel bread slices on an un-greased baking sheet
- When the meat mixture is ready, put a 1.5 to 2 teaspoons of cooked vege crumble on each piece of bread.
- Slide the baking sheet into the oven for 5-10 minutes at the most. You are only trying to get the bottom of each piece of bread a little crispy, and the tops of the meat/cheese mix a little crunchy. You do not want the meat mixture to get tough. The meat is cooked already, so you can taste test as you go as well.
- Remove from oven when ready, and serve with sides of ketchup or bbq sauce depending on your preference.
Faux Cheeseburger Quesadillas
Jan 2nd
Ingredients
- Veggie Crumble
- Shredded Monterrey Jack and Cheddar Cheese
- 2-4 tbsp BBQ sauce
- McCormick’s Hamburger Seasoning
- Medium Flour Tortillas
- OPTIONAL: Finely chopped white onion
- OPTIONAL: Substitute the kind of cheese that comes pre-made with taco seasoning on it…it really kicks things up a notch!
Method
- In small frying pan, add chopped onions with a little non-stick spray on medium heat. You want to cook the onions a little, but not too much. If you like your onions crispy, just put them on low heat until you’re ready to assemble your quesadilla.
- Heat veggie crumble in microwave until defrosted, according to directions on package
- Add BBQ sauce (as much as you like), and hamburger seasoning, then mix well
- Turn large frying pan on to medium/low heat, add a little non-stick spray
- Return to heat in Microwave until fully cooked (should only take a couple of extra minutes)
- Put flour tortilla in pan, pushing it around to coat in a little oil
- To one side of the tortilla, add cheese, then burger crumble, then onions, then a little more cheese on top
- Let it cook until the cheese barely begins to melt, then fold the tortilla over on itself, closing it up.
- Let it cook a little longer, then flip over, being careful not to overcook one side. You want the outside of the tortilla to be crispy, but not burned.
- Repeat process for as many quesadillas as you want to cook.
Serve with more BBQ sauce, or some sour cream/guacamole usually tastes good too.
Margherita Flatbread Pizza with Faux Sausage
Jan 2nd
Ingredients
- 2 x flatbread, 6×10 inch pieces, rosemary & peppercorn variety (or your choice)
- 8oz mozzarella cheese
- 1 package of Fresh Basil (0.6oz)
- Pizza Sauce (enough to cover the flatbread pieces)
- 2 x Fake Sausage circles (Morning Star Brand)
- 1 tsp Sausage seasoning
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Put sausage in microwave until it is cooked according to directions on package
- Chop basil, not too finely, removing the stems completely
- Cut mozzarella into large circular slices
- Cover flat bread with pizza sauce
- Remove sausage from oven, and chop/crumble up into smallish chunks
- Assemble pizza by putting basil on first, then mozzarella, then sausage.
- Sprinkle sausage seasoning on top of pizza
- Put in oven for 15 minutes, checking around 10. Depending on your oven, you’ll want to make sure the base crisps up without the top burning. You do not want your cheese to brown on top. If you’re worried about cooking too much, turn to 300 degrees, and until bottom crisps up, then turn to broil for 2 minutes.
Easy Cheezy Faux Cheeseburger Pizza
Jan 2nd
Ingredients
- Pizza Crust (pillsbury works well)
- 8oz (1 package) grated cheddar cheese
- 1 small onion (diced, sliced, chopped whatever you want)
- 1 package vege Crumble by Morning Star (or some version of soy burger crumble)
- 2 tsp sausage seasoning
- 1 packet McCormick’s Grill Mates Hamburger Seasoning (meatloaf seasoning can substitute if you can’t find the hamburger flavor)
- Sweet Barbeque Sauce (this will be your base, so enough to cover base of pizza crust)
- 2 tbsp Ketchup
- OPTIONAL: Bacos, Fake Bacon Bits, peppers (but dont put so much on that it takes away from the burger-like taste)
- OPTIONAL: left overs from sloppy no’s or faux meatloaf work well on this meal
Method
- Preheat oven to temperature for pizza dough to be cooked
- Take pizza dough, roll it out on cutting board with flour or corn meal to keep it from sticking
- Put burger crumble in microwave for a couple of minutes to defrost. You don’t want to cook it much at all, as this will happen in the oven. Just enough so that you can separate it and it is not frozen at all anymore.
- Combine ketchup, spices and burger crumble, then microwave for 1 minute.
- Put as much BBQ sauce as you want on your base of the pizza. Remember, more BBQ sauce means more hot liquid when you bite into the slice, so be careful how much you pile on there. Try putting some on the outside of the crust too, so some cheese will stick to it and make it all delicious.
- Put thin covering of cheddar cheese on the pizza base. Yes…put the cheese on first.
- Put burger crumble mixture onto pizza base…as much as you want.
- Put onions onto pizza
- Cover with thin sprinkling (or as much as you want) of cheddar cheese. The less you put on, the better the underneath will cook in the oven. IE: dont put so much cheese on that the cheese burns before the crumble and top of the pizza base cooks properly.
- Put pizza(s) in oven and cook according to instructions for crust.
Sloppy Noe’s
Jan 2nd
Ingredients
- 12 Ounces of Soy/Veggie Crumble
- 1 packet Sloppy Joe seasoning
- Small can of Tomato Paste
- 1 cup water
- Tsp of Season-All
- 1/2 tsp of Soul Food Seasoning
- Tsp of Hamburger Seasoning
- Pinch of Chipotle Chili Pepper Powder
- 6 Pita Pocket halves, or 5-6 buns
Method
- Defrost crumble in microwave (usually 3-4 minutes at most)
- Add tomato paste and water to crumble
- Mix thoroughly until good consistency is reached (ask yourself…do you like smooth sloppy no’s or chunky?)
- Add all seasonings and mix again. You can leave the chilli powder till after cooking if you’re worried about too much heat
- Return to microwave and cook until done. This usually takes 7 minutes or so, depending on the amount you’re cooking…and how powerful your microwave is.
- While the crumble is in the microwave, cut your Pita Pockets or buns in halves.
- Once the crumble is cooked, place the buns or pita pockets in the microwave for 45 seconds, or just enough to loosen them up. You don’t want the pita pockets to tear while eating…but then again, they aren’t called Sloppy No’s for nothing.
- Add crumble to the pita pockets or buns (did you remember to add your chili powder) and serve.