casseroles!!

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alright folks...this is serious business.

let's pull those fave vegan casserole recipes out of the
cupboard! (😄)

Most good casseroles I know about contain cheese, so that
pretty much rules out posting anything. 🙁

-Rubystars

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alright folks...this is serious business.

let's pull those fave vegan casserole recipes out of the
cupboard! (😄)

Not >exactly< a casserole but yummy! Lends itself well to
substituions and experiementing with different spices.
🙂It's always a huge hit with my family, even the picky one
who hates all veggies except broccoli! LOL

1 block extra firm tofu pressed, frozen then thawed and cut
into large chunks 1 1/2 cups frozen or (fresh blanched)
green beans 1 sm/med sweet red pepper, sliced into thick
strips 1 sm/med green bell pepper, sliced into thick strips
1 lrg onion sliced into stips (less if it suits you of
course) 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (or stewed or what have
you) 1 14.5 oz can tomato sauce (the flavored ones work
really well in this dish) 1 cup thickly sliced mushrooms 1
cup black olives (optional)
1/2 cup chopped celery 2-3 cloves garlic crushed 2 bay
leaves 1 tsp italian seasoning dash paprika salt and
pepper to taste olive oil for sauteing

Heat some olive oil in a nonstick Dutch oven or deep skillet
over medium heat. Saute garlic, celery and onions (with a
dash of salt) until lightly carmelized. Add tofu and saute
lightly until all sides are slightly browned. Add peppers
cook lightly for 1-2 minutes. Gently stir in tomatoes,
sauce, green beans, seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper and
bay leaves. Cover tightly, reduce heat and simmer for 20-30
minutes. Add mushrooms and olives, simmer 5-10 more minutes.
Serve with whole wheat Farfelle (or your favorite) pasta and
fresh bread. Makes about six to eight servings.

Does a hot pot count ?
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alright folks...this is serious business.

let's pull those fave vegan casserole recipes out of the
cupboard! (😄)

Most good casseroles I know about contain cheese, so that
pretty much

rules

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out posting anything. 🙁

no good chilis or anything? cause i think that anything you
make in a big pot counts! (😄)

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alright folks...this is serious business.

let's pull those fave vegan casserole recipes out of the
cupboard! (😄)

Most good casseroles I know about contain cheese, so that
pretty much rules out posting anything. 🙁

-Rubystars

are casseroles something else in america? to me it's just a
load of vegetables in a dish of water left in the oven for
hours until it turns into a thick gloop. then put some
sliced taties on top and leave it for another hour. maybe a
few vegetable stock cubes in the water, or even a bit of
soya mince, but even when i ate cheese i never thought of
adding any to a casserole.

Rubystars said:

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alright folks...this is serious business. let's pull those
fave vegan casserole recipes out of the cupboard! (😄)

Most good casseroles I know about contain cheese, so that
pretty much rules out posting anything. 🙁

You can sub a low-fat or fat-free cheese or other similar
product. Try making a "cream gravy" out of a little oil,
whole wheat flour, favorite seasoning, and soy milk and use
that in place of cheese or other dairy.

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let's pull those fave vegan casserole recipes out of
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Most good casseroles I know about contain cheese, so
that pretty much

rules

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out posting anything. 🙁

no good chilis or anything? cause i think that anything
you make in a big pot counts! (😄)

I used to make a vegetarian chili that I thought was pretty
good. I kind of mixed different ingredients together and
came up with something edible.

1 small onion or 1/2 large onion 1 green bell pepper 4 ribs
celery 1 can of red beans 1 small can of mushroom pieces 3-5
sliced roma (plum) tomatoes 1 box Mori Nu firm or extra firm
tofu 2 Boca or other veggie burgers (optional) 1-2
tablespoons chili powder. Spaghetti sauce, tomato based.
Teriyaki sauce Cilantro (optional)

Cut tofu into very small pieces and sprinkle liberally with
teriyaki sauce and two tablespoons of chili powder. Mix the
pieces and sauce and powder together well with a spoon and
let it sit there for at least 15 minutes to marinate in the
fridge (overnight would be even better). If you don't want
to wait that long just do this to the tofu then chop all the
vegetables and when you're done doing that, it should be
marinated enough, but make sure it sits in the marinade for
at least 15 minutes.

Get 1 green bell pepper finely chopped (remove the white
ribs and seeds and top), 1 yellow onion finely chopped, 3-4
stalks celery finely chopped (pull off the strings and
scrape where the strings were with a knife in the sink with
some water running over it before chopping), 1 small can of
mushroom pieces (drained), 1 drained can of red beans, and
some sliced roma tomatoes.

You can also add some finely chopped cilantro at this point.

If you can find some vegan veggie burgers, it's also good to
add two of them chopped up into the mixture before you start
boiling. It adds to the meaty flavor, but they're not
necessary. I used to heat them up in the microwave a little
to make chopping them up easier.

Add all ingredients together into a pot and turn on the
flame. Only if necessary, add a *little* V8, canned crushed
tomatoes, or pasta sauce to give it a little liquid. Don't
add very much at all because most of the liquid is going to
come from the other foods and you'll have to boil most of it
off anyway.

Boil the food together, stirring frequently to prevent
scorching. Make sure that almost all the liquid is boiled
off or strained out before you serve the chili, because
otherwise you're going to end up with chili soup!

If you let it boil for about 15 minutes, it will taste and
look like chili.

-Rubystars

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let's pull those fave vegan casserole recipes out of
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Most good casseroles I know about contain cheese, so that
pretty much

rules

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out posting anything. 🙁

-Rubystars

are casseroles something else in america? to me it's just
a load of vegetables in a dish of water left in the oven
for hours until it turns into a thick gloop. then put some
sliced taties on top and leave it for another hour. maybe
a few vegetable stock cubes in the water, or even a bit of
soya mince, but even when i ate cheese i never thought of
adding any to a casserole.

A casserole in America usually involves meat, cheese, and
pasta with some vegetables thrown in. There are many
variations though, a lot of times the starch is something
other than pasta (like rice or potatoes) and meat (or
cheese) isn't always included.

Here are some sites with some typical recipes to kind of
show you what I mean: epicurious.come0Open ↗
4_winter/casseroles.html
allrecipes.com41.aspOpen ↗

-Rubystars

from merriam-webster online

Main Entry: cas·se·role Pronunciation: 'ka-s&-"rOl also
'ka-z&- Function: noun Etymology: French, saucepan, from
Middle French, diminutive of casse ladle, dripping pan,
from Old Provençal cassa, probably ultimately from Greek
kyathos ladle
1 : a dish in which food may be baked and served
2 : food cooked and served in a casserole
3 : a deep round usually porcelain dish with a handle used
for heating substances in the laboratory

So, I'd say anything you can bake in a casserole dish in an
oven (or laboratory as the case may be) can be called a
casserole. The possibilities are limitless!

I actually have a casserole cookbook from the 50's or the
60's and was going to give a fun recipe from it, but
alas, it must be packed away somewhere.... sigh, I may
never be cool....

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out posting anything. 🙁

-Rubystars

are casseroles something else in america? to me it's
just a load of vegetables in a dish of water left in the
oven for hours until it turns into a thick gloop. then
put some sliced taties on top and leave it for another
hour. maybe a few vegetable stock cubes in the water, or
even a bit of soya mince, but even when i ate cheese i
never thought of adding any to a casserole.

A casserole in America usually involves meat, cheese, and
pasta with some vegetables thrown in. There are many
variations though, a lot of times

the

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starch is something other than pasta (like rice or
potatoes) and meat (or cheese) isn't always included.

Here are some sites with some typical recipes to kind of
show you what I mean: epicurious.comepicurious.comOpen ↗
e04_winter/casseroles.html
allrecipes.com41.aspOpen ↗

-Rubystars