Easy Cheezy Faux BBQ Cheeseburger Pizza

At a Glance

• Feeds 3-4 people
• Difficulty: Medium
• Time: 25-30 minutes

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.

Holy Moley Guacamole

At a Glance

• Feeds 2-4
• Difficulty: Easy
• Time: 5 mins or less

Ingredients

• 4 small tomatoes (chopped)
  
• 3 avocados (diced)
  
• 1 small red onion (diced)
  
• 1 handful of fresh cilantro (diced)
  
• 1/2 cup of sour cream
• 2 tsp salt (more or less to taste)
• OPTIONAL: chilli powder
  

Method

• Clean hands....soap....purell...whatever you want to do...just have clean hands (and fingernails)
  
• Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl
• With your clean hands, mash all ingredients together, squeezing avocados and tomatoes so they mix into a "dip" consistency.
• If you like more chunky guacamole, don't mix so much, and maybe use less sour cream.
• If you like a more smooth consistency, add more sour cream and really dig in to mash all the chunks of tomato and avocado down into a paste. You may also want to peel the tomatoes too.
• Add chili powder to give some heat
  
• Serve with tortilla chips
  

Vegetable Fajitas

Recipe at a glance

• Difficulty: Medium
• Feeds: 2-3
• Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4-6 medium sized flour tortillas
  
• 1 small white onion (sliced)
• 1 red pepper (sliced)
• 1 yellow pepper (sliced)
• 2 portabello mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 chopped tomatoes (could use small can of tomatoes)
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 2 tsp Seasoning Salt
• 1 tsp Chilli Powder (more or less depending on your preference for heat)
• 1 handful of fresh diced cilantro
  
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/4 cup of water
  
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• OPTIONAL: spanish rice, shredded lettuce, grated cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa

Method

• Heat olive oil in large frying pan on medium-high heat
• add onions, cook for a few minutes
  
• add peppers, mushrooms, spices to pan
  
• add water to pan, mix all ingredients well to distribute spices and seasoning
• lower heat and cook for about 5 minutes on medium heat
• add tomatoes and cook for just a few minutes until tomatoes are warm
• while tomatoes are cooking, wrap tortillas in wet paper towel, and microwave on high for 2 minutes
• Remove pan from heat, remove tortillas from microwave
• Add vegetable mix to each tortilla...do not overfill
• top with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa...your choice
  

Salad with Buffalo Chicken Bites

At a Glance

• Time: 5 mins microwave method, 20 mins oven method
• Difficulty: Easier than easy.
• Feeds: 2 hungry people

Ingredients

• 1 Bag of Romaine & Iceberg Lettuce (with carrots etc if you want
• 1 box of Morning Star Buffalo Chicken Bites (18 individual pieces)
• Croutons of your choice
• Grated cheese of your choice (we like coarsely grated parmesan)
• Ranch dressing
  
• Salt and Pepper to taste
  

Method

• Cook chicken bites according to package (16-18 minutes in 375 degree oven, or 4-5 mins in microwave). Oven method is preferred for crunchiness
• Dump bag of salad onto two plates evenly
• Add chicken bites to top of salad, salt and pepper to taste
• Add small amount of cheese to top quickly, so it will slightly melt on the chicken bites
• Add ranch dressing & croutons
  
• Serve and enjoy

Creamy Pesto Ravioli

Recipe at a Glance

• Difficulty: Easy to Medium
• Feeds: 4 hungry people
• Time: 20 minutes (including prep time)
  

Ingredients

Ravioli

• 1 package of 4 cheese ravioli or portabello ravioli (you pick the brand)
• 1 small white onion (chopped)
  
• 1 tbsp pine nuts
• 2 tsp capers
• garlic to taste
• 1 tsp olive oil
  

Sauce

• 8oz can diced tomatoes with basil & oregano (Hunts makes a good one)
  
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tbsp flour (any kind will do)
• 1.5 cups Milk
• 1 packet pesto seasoning (we use Simply Organic Pesto Seasoning, but any pre-made pesto will work)

Optional Sides

• Garlic Bread / Texas Toast
• Caesar Salad
  
• Red Table Wine
  

Method

1. Put water onto boil and cook ravioli per instructions on package (add salt to water to speed things up)
   
2. It takes about 10 minutes to make the sauce, so time it depending on your ravioli cook time.
   
3. Combine and warm the butter, olive oil and flour in another sauce pan
4. 1 minute after butter melts, add milk
5. Warm mixture for a couple of minutes, then add pesto seasoning and tomatoes
   
6. If you prefer your sauce to be thicker, cook longer. If you prefer a lighter sauce, add more milk
7. Turn to lowest heat possible, and leave to simmer
8. In another pan, saute the chopped onion, pine nuts, capers, and garlic with a little olive oil
9. Layer ravioli on plate, then add sauce, then add saute mix
10. Pair with red table wine, garlic bread/texas toast and a caesar salad

Leftovers?

• When reheating in microwave, add a little water to the container to keep the pasta from drying out.
• Add additional vegetables to the mix, serve cold, and enjoy a pasta salad.