Showing posts with label tomato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tomato. Show all posts

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Quick & Easy Vegetarian Spag Bog

Ingredients
Pasta - whatever you have in the cupboard
Jar of pasta sauce - whatever you have in the cupboard (I used Raguletto Sicilian Mushroom)
Tin of Sanitarium Vegetarian Casserole Mince
Herbs & spices to blend with your pasta sauce (I used basil, parsley, salt & pepper)
 
Directions
1) Cook pasta
2) While pasta is cooking mix your pasta sauce and casserole mince
3) Add herbs & spices
4) Heat sauce mixture
5) Serve up & top with cheese to taste
6) Eat & Enjoy!

This took me 15 minutes and truly tasted like a good quality spaghetti bolognaise. The trick is to add herbs to the pasta sauce so you get the taste you enjoy.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Lentil & Tomato Pasta Sauce


Ingredients
oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
100g dried lentils, cooked and drained
2 cans chopped tomatos
1 sachet salt reduced tomato paste
1.5 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp chili flakes
salt & pepper to taste

Directions
1)  Heat Oil & saute garlic
2)  Add all ingredients and simmer till heated through
3)  Serve over pasta
4)  Eat & Enjoy!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Mexican Lentils


Ingredients
oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tin Sanitarium Veggie Delight Casserole Mince (could substitute with real mince or other TVP)
1/2 cup dried red lentils, cooked & drained (substitute with a can of lentils drained)
1 can chopped tomatos
1 sachet tomato paste
1.5 tsp cumin seeds, ground
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp onion powder
1 tsp chilli flakes
1.5 tsp oregano
salt & pepper

Directions
1)  Heat oil in deep pan
2)  Saute garlic until starting to go clear
3) Add remaining ingredients and simmer until starts to thicken
4)  Eat & Enjoy!

Serving Suggestions
Use as burrito or taco filling
On nachos
In toasted wraps
On toast with cheese and avocado (pictured)
Serve over pasta as a bolognaise type sauce
Refrigerate and serve cold as a dip

Serves 4 - Nutritional Info per serve
Calories - 223
Fat - 5g
Protein - 21.2g
Carbs - 20.1g
Sodium - 588mg