Fake Philly Cheesesteaks (or Chicken Philly)

At a Glance

• Feeds: 2-3
• Time: 15 minutes
• Difficulty: Easy

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...
  

Strawberry Vinegarette Salad

At a Glance:

• Feeds: as many as you want (this recipe based on 4 servings)
• Difficulty: Medium
• Time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients

• Baby arugala & romaine lettuce
• strawberries
• goat's cheese
• olive oil
• red wine
• candied walnuts
• balsamic glace vinegar (thicker than regular balsamic vinegar dressing)...(these are also available in pre-flavored varieties, like raspberry, strawberry etc if you prefer)
  

Method

• Chop lettuce into bite size pieces, mix together well
• slice strawberries thinly
• top the lettuce with strawberries, crumble goat's cheese on top
• add walnuts if desired
• add dressing, salt and pepper to taste
  

Dressing Method (this will make enough for several salads)

• in bowl, add 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar glace, 1/2 cup of olive oil
• add splash of wine (or more if you prefer)
• Mix well, and quickly drizzle on top of salad before it seperates
  

Super Simple Bruschetta

At a Glance

• Feeds 2-3 people
• Difficulty: Easy
• Time: 10-15 minutes
  

Ingredients:

• Fresh baked loaf of bread
• Organic tomato sauce (canned)
• Italian Seasoning
• Basil
• Garlic Salt
• 1/4 white onion
• 1/2 large tomato
• mozzarella cheese (grated)
• parmesan cheese (grated)
• butter
• red wine
• garlic salt
• olive oil
  

Method

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
  
• Cut tomato into large chunks
• dice onion
• sautee onion with butter in pan
• mix italian seasoning, basil, garlic salt, splash of wine into the tomato sauce in a bowl (excess of this is great on pasta)
• brush the bottoms of the bread with olive oil (if you have an olive oil with basil, this is good too)
• put desired amount of sauce mixture, then onions, then tomatos, then cheeses on top (unbrushed side) of bread
• bake at 400 degrees until cheese melts and turns golden brown. This should take around 5-10 minutes at most
• Remove from oven and enjoy!
  

Baked Spaghetti

At a Glance

• Feeds: 12
• Difficulty: Medium/Hard
• Time: 1 hour

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 ground beef, 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

At a Glance

• Feeds: as many people as you want
• Difficulty: Easy/Medium
• Time: 15-20 minutes

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.
  

Wonton Salad, with Faux Chicken Patties

At a Glance

• Feeds 4 hungry people
• Difficulty: Medium
• Time: 20-25 minutes
  

Salad Ingredients

• 1 head shredded iceberg lettuce
  
• 2 stalks of chopped green onions
  
• 4 faux chicken patties
  
• ½ pkg. of wontons (just pick-up a bag of already cooked wontons from a Chinese Restaurant)
• ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds

Dressing Ingredients

• ¼ cup vegetable oil or olive oil
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. Accent seasoning
  

Method

• In frying pan, add all dressing ingredients.
• Heat on low-medium until all sugar is melted. When dressing is proper consistency, remove from heat. It should be room temperature when you add it to the top of the salad. Put in fridge to speed up process if you want. While it is cooling, you can do the rest of the recipe, which should time it just about right.
  
• Put chicken patties in oven (preferred) or microwave to cook according to directions on package. It's best for these to be crispy for this salad, which is why the oven method is preferred.
• In big mixing bowl, add lettuce, onion and almonds. Mix well.
• Break up the wontons into manageable, bite size pieces, then add wontons to mixing bowl too. Mix well again.
• When chicken patties are cooked, cut them into long strips.
  
• If you're serving the whole recipe, add the dressing to the mixing bowl, and mix well. If just making a small batch now, add salad to plate, drizzle dressing on top.
• Add chicken strips to top of salad.
• Eat!
  

Faux Cheeseburger Quesadilla

At a Glance

• Feeds: 2 people
• Difficulty: Easy
• Time: 15 minutes
  

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.