Saturday, January 3, 2015

Vegan Tortilla Casserole

Vegan Tortilla Casserole


Ingredients: 

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 
1/2 cup chopped onion (1/4 onion)
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic (2 cloves)
2 tablespoons brown rice flour
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup low sodium vegetable stock
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup organic canned black beans, rinsed and drained (I used kidney)
1 Tofurkey Italian sausage
Tortilla chips
3 baby bell peppers, chopped
shredded Dayia Cheese
chopped green onions to sprinkle on top
 
 
Preparation:
 
1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and brown rice flour; cook 2 minutes. Gradually add almond milk and veggie stock, stirring constantly; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in cumin, coriander, salt and pepper.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Bottom Layer: Spread of the saucepan mixture over bottom of a broiler-safe casserole dish. Layer beans, 1/2 sausage and crushed chips Middle Layer: Sprinkle cheese, remaining 1/2 of sausage, 1/2 bell peppers, and chips Top Layer: Spread remaining saucepan mixture. Sprinkle cheese, remaining peppers, green onions and Nutritional Yeast (optional).
4. Bake for 30 minutes.
5. Dig in!

Peace out


4 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh! That sounds really delicious. I'm putting together some recipies to share on my blog too. I'm gonna have to try this out though.

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    1. I give it a 7/10...it was good and for the most part pretty healthy, but the prep time was a little lengthy. When I make it again, I'll make a double batch so I have left-overs.

      I look forward to checking out your recipes. Hope your workouts are going well

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  2. Wow, I'm impressed!

    You're sticking to your resolutions!!!

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