Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 1 lg. tomato
• lettuce (about 1/2 of the head. Oh, iceberg is better in this dish because its crispier.)
• 1/2 red onion, diced finely
• about 1 1/2 cups of tofu cheese
• about half a bag of tortilla chips, crushed
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 1 small jar of catillina or french dressing
• 1 can of pinto beans, rinsed
• 1 can of black beans, rinsed
• 1 can of kidney beans, rinsed

Directions:

Chop up all ingredients and put them into a med. size bowl.
Pour in all of the jar of dressing and toss.
Basically, this is a really GOOD meal that everyone so far has enjoyed.
Also, you can add all sorts of stuff if you had more time.

Enjoy!

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 5 min.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 8 oz. Great Northern Beans
• 1 8 oz. can peas
• 2 tablespoons non-hydrogenated vegan margarine
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1. cup water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Bring water to a boil. Add rice and margarine; stir, boiling for 1
minute. Add beans and peas and boil for one minute more. Season to taste.
Simmer until water is absorbed.

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 25 min

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 4 smallish potatoes, peeled
• 1/2 large onion
• 1 carrot, peeled
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt and pepper
• (optional: veg. broth)

Directions:

Cut potatoes and carrot into 1-inch cubes, more than cover
with water in a saucepan (some veg. broth is also good), and
bring to a boil.

Saute onion in oil until brown.

When potatoes are soft, dump out most of the cooking water
except for the last couple of inches, and dump in the
onions. Set aside a few chunks of potatoes and some of the
onions, then blend the big pot of potatoes and onions with a
hand-held blender or mixer, or use a food processor or
blender, being very careful not to splash! Add water, veg.
broth, or soy milk as needed for desired soup-like
consistency. Mash the set-aside potatoes a little, then add
them and the onions back to the big pot and stir. Add salt
and pepper to taste.

Serves: 4 or so

Preparation time: about 25 min.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• One Vidalia or other sweet onion
• Two Kaiser rolls
• 1/2 cup Barbeque Sauce (homemade stuff is always better)

Directions:

Slice onion and seperate into rings.
Saute onion in a few tbsp. of water or vegetable broth.
When the onions are soft and limp and about 1/2 c. of BBQ sauce.
Scoop this onto your kaiser and serve them up.

This is not only vegetarian but low fat too.

Nutrional Info: low fat, tastes great.

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• 6-8 cloves garlic (minced or pressed)
• 8 cups tomato juice
• fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon paprika

Directions:

in olive oil, sautee pressed garlic for about 1 minute… do
not brown… add paprika stirring constantly, sautee for
about 1 more minute.

add tomato juice and simmer. garnish with fresh chopped
parsley.

For variation, add beans or pasta to make main dish.
For spicier, add v-8 instead of tomato juice.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: 10 min.