I adore sautéd greens. Add mushrooms, a protein and some sweet and spicy depth of flavor and you’ve created the perfect quick meal for me. This round, I’ve used hemp tofu (Tempt brand) for the protein, swiss chard for the greens and mushrooms, onion and tomatoes for added color, texture and flavor.
Bright green fusilli pasta made from peas (yes gluten free and full of protein pasta, yay!), mixed with speckled lima beans, mushrooms, broccoli, red bell pepper, and some grilled asparagus and corn to add an extra smokey depth of flavor. Topped with tons of fresh herbs, a little veggies stock and some Sriracha for an added kick! Feel good about chowing down on this hearty and healthy, colorful bowl of happiness!
This dish is not at all what I originally planned for, but the resulting dish is fabulous and has opened up my eyes to a new way to dress pasta. Welcome to cooking with Aliengyrl, you never know what you’re going to get, but I guarantee it will be healthy and delicious!
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Yep, it’s Sunday. A day of rest (for many of us) that affords us the ability to relax and take a little time to do some food prepping for the coming week. Why not make things a little easier on ourselves to eat this coming week and feel amazing about the vitamins going in, while not having to worry about the preservative weird add-in and fat inadvertently coming along for the ride?
Today I made, speckled lima beans, ready to top salads and pasta, or pile into a wrap or a bowl for a scrumptious lunch or weeknight supper. I also grilled up a ton of veg to stack onto sandwiches and dress up tacos, wraps, and salads. Continue reading “Sunday Funday Prep Those Veggies Day”
Who doesn’t love TACO NIGHT?!!! These tacos mix “vegan ground”, homemade black beans, bell pepper, mushrooms, tomato, garlic, and fresh oregano. The tacos take about 10 minutes to make and everyone will be running back to the kitchen to “Eat them up, YUM!”
These were created with homemade black beans (recipe below), but you can easily open a can of your favorite beans for tacos.
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Quinoa, olives, lemon, parsley, garlic, onion and more of your favorites all thrown together in a delightfully easy and delicious vegan zen bowl. Whip it up in 20 mins, flavor it however you like best. It is as versatile as it is satisfying.
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