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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

SLOPPY JOES

This was an easy and a tasty conversion of an old favorite.  My daughter Kelley introduced me to Yves brand of meat substitutes, and every one that I have tried have been great.  http://www.yvesveggie.com/
The down side is that I can't find them locally and have to travel to Whole Foods over an hour away.  But I went to Whole Food a few weeks ago, and loaded up....their products can also be frozen until you use them.  As I've said before I am not a fan of fake meat product, which is why I started making my own seitan, but I have to say that Yves has made me a fan. While up north at Kelley's we had the meatless beef strips.  We sauteed them with onions and peppers and piled them onto a crusty bun and it was delicious.  Check out the web site and find what you like and see if your Whole Foods stocks them.......or ask the manager to stock the ones that appeal to you. This morning I saw that they are also offering Asian Ground Round Lettuce Wraps...I have to find some of those! That was my favorite menu item at P.F. Changs.

This recipe packs 11g of protein with just the Yves meat substitute, let alone the other ingredients. (1/4 of my personal daily requirement.)

  • 1 pkg of Yves Meatless Ground Round (or the one designed for tacos)
  • 1/2 cup of chopped onions
  • 1/2 cup of green peppers (I used red and yellow since  hubby doesn't like green peppers)
  • 1  7 1/2 ox can of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 TBl of quick-cooking oats
  • 1 tsp of chili powder
  • 1 -2 tsp of Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp of garlic salt
  • dash of hot pettper sauce (optional)
  • whole wheat hamburger buns split
  • ****my husband also likes baked beans in his sloppy joes, so these would be considered optional.

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