Posts Tagged "Tomato"

Kidney-Kale Soup

Posted by: topChefin Soup
21
Jun

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 1-2 cloves of garlic, pressed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 1-1/2 cups frozen corn
  • 1 can kidney beans, drained
  • 2 cans (15 oz) of vegetable broth
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes in sauce
  • 1-2 cans of water from broth can
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 bunch of kale, stems removed and chopped

Directions:

I just threw this together one day after perusing other kale recipes.

Saut� onions, carrot & red pepper in olive oil till almost
soft, than add the garlic and saut� till the other veggies
are soft. Add beans, corn, broth, tomatoes, 1 can of water
and bay leaves and simmer for 30 minutes, adding additional
water as needed. Add kale and cook till kale is wilted.
Remove bay leaves before serving. This is really good with
cornbread.

Serves: 4-5

Preparation time: 20 min

Beans and Rice Curry

Posted by: topChefin Quick
21
Jun

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 2 or 3 cup cooked rice
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon curry paste (powder would work)
  • optional: diced green onions, bell peppers, or something else colorful

Directions:

1. Open cans
2. Put ingredients into container
3. Mix

Tasty at room temperature or heated up. Good for lunch, or
as a stuffing for enchiladas.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Hearty Delicious Spaghetti Sauce

Posted by: topChefin Misc
21
Jun

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 2 bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 portabello mushrooms, chopped
  • oregano, italian seasoning, bay leaves
  • 28oz can organic crushed tomatoes
  • 14oz can organic chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup of water
  • salt
  • frozen vegetarian meatballs
  • vegan parmesan cheese (1 part nutritional yeast flakes, 1 part sesame seeds, salt to
  • taste)

Directions:

Saute onion, mushrooms and bell pepper in some water until
soft (about 5 mins).
Add the fresh or dried herbs to taste, saute another 5 mins
Add the crushed and chopped tomatoes, stir
Add 1 cup of water, simmer for 1 hr
Add the veggie meatballs and salt, simmer for 10 mins
Serve with noodles and sprinkle with vegan parmesan.

Nutritional info for one serving: 60 calories, 1 gram of
fat, 9.75 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of protein, 4
grams of fiber

Serves: 8

Preparation time: 1.5 hrs

Quick Crunchy Bahji

Posted by: topChefin Ethnic
21
Jun

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 1/4 lb. cauliflower
  • 1/4 lb green beans
  • 1/4 lb red and green bell peppers
  • 3-4 dried red chillis, broken roughly
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/4 lb carrots
  • 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoon grated ginger root
  • 3-4 plump garlic cloves (chopped or crushed)
  • 1 green chil, chopped
  • 2-3 tablespoon cilantro leaves

Directions:

Cut cauliflower into small flowerretts. trim Greenbeans and cut into 3-4
pieces. Cut red and green bell peppers into small squares. Peel and dice
carrots. Pam a pan, add chilis, breaking them in the pan, and the cumin seed.
As they sizzle, add tumeric, quickly add all the vegies, mix and simmer
2 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, and green chilis and stir to blend. Lower
heat, cover pan tightly and steam cook vegies 12-15 minutes. Add cilantro
leaves and serve.

Serves:

African Bean Soup

Posted by: topChefin Ethnic
21
Jun

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 2-3 mediam onions
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 200 gr mushrooms
  • 2 cups kidney beans (soak in water overnight – cooked in water – the water is used later)
  • 1-1 1/2 pk. creamed of coconut
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 2 cans tomatoes
  • 4 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 2 large broccoli heads
  • curry
  • pepper and vegetable salt
  • grated coconut

Directions:

Onions, bell peppers and mushrooms are sautéed in a large frying pan. Set aside.

Put next 6 ingredients in a pan and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the Curry, salt
and pepper. Then add onion, bell pepper and mushroom mixture. Put grated coconut over and
serve with vegan bread.

Serves: 4-6

Preparation time: 30 minutes