Thursday, March 15, 2012

Vegan Mexican Dinner

Ingredients
2 oz Egg-free Texturized Vegetable Protein/Ground Meat Substitute – add spices if desired
2 cup raw Yellow Onion, Red Bell Pepper, Poblano Pepper, and Mushrooms
4 oz can Green Chilies
Pam cooking spray or I teaspoon Olive Oil (chili pepper flavored oil also works well)
½ cup Salsa
2 cloves Garlic
½ to I teaspoon Sea Salt
8 oz Lettuce leaves (Romaine, Green Leaf)
1/4 tsp Cumin
dash ground Red or Cayenne Pepper (amount to your preference)
Juice from ½  lg Lime
Optional
Veggie options-  Add Carrot or fresh Baby Spinach as part of the 2 cups of raw vegetables
               Add 1 jalapeno
Protein option - ¾ cup beans with 1 oz. meatless taco crumbles for less spicy beans.
Grain option - Add 1 oz. corn tortilla for grain, using less lettuce.
Maintenance option - Add 1/8 Avocado to Burritos, which adds 1 additional fat
Directions
Vegetable preparation - Clean & rinse veggies, removing seeds from all Peppers except Jalapeno if you want an extra spicy dish. Cut the Onion, Bell Pepper, and Poblano Pepper into thin fajita-style strips. Finely chop the Jalapeno Pepper and mince the Garlic cloves. Slice the Mushrooms into ¼ inch pieces. Optional veggies - Cut Carrot into slices, Spinach should be coarsely chopped.
In a nonstick sprayed or oiled pan over medium heat, sauté the Onion, Bell Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Mushroom, Carrot (if used), garlic, and jalapeno with juice from ¼ Lime.  Simmer uncovered until most of the water from the veggies has been reduced, stirring often.  Add Salt, Cumin, ground Red Pepper, canned Green Chilies and Spinach (if used).
Reduce heat and add remaining Lime.  Veggies are done when very tender and almost all of the water from them has been cooked out. (Veggies cook down to 2 cups.)
Protein preparation(when using protein option above:: Make the Spicy meatless beans by combining the Veggie Refried Beans, Meatless Crumbles, and desired spices and heat.
Final Assembly: Make "burritos" by placing Spicy Meatless Beans and Fajita Veggies in Lettuce Leaves and rolling up.  This works best one-at-a-time or lettuce will wilt. Add Salsa if desired.
Makes 1 serving
Abstinent Measuring
1 serving = Meal counts as 1 protein, 3 veggies, ½ c condiment, and 1 fat if oil is used.
*contribution from Area II Cookbook 2004

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