Guest guest Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Vegetarian Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli This recipe substitutes mushrooms for the ground meat in the Olive Garden's recipe. If you chop the mushrooms, the consistency is even more meat-like. If using salt-free tomatoes/kidney beans/northern beans and low salt V8, it is very low sodium, also. 1 lb. sliced mushrooms 1 small onion, diced (1 cup) 1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup) 3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup) 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced salt-free tomatoes 1 (15 ounce) can salt-free red kidney beans (with liquid) 1 (15 ounce) can salt-free great northern beans (with liquid) 2 (11 1/2 ounce) cans low salt V-8 juice 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon basil 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/2 lb whole grain elbow pasta 8 servings 1 hour 20 minutes 20 mins prep Water sautee mushrooms, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic for 10 minutes Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour About 50 minutes in to simmer, cook the pasta in 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of boiling water over high heat. Cook for 10 minutes until pasta is al dente, or slightly tough. Drain. Add the pasta to the large pot of soup. Simmer for 5-10 minutes and serve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 A vegan friend of mine who worked at a vegan cafe says that V8 isn't vegan-the "natural flavors" come from animal sources...Maryann <njitaliana Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:34:47 PM Vegetarian Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Vegetarian Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli This recipe substitutes mushrooms for the ground meat in the Olive Garden's recipe. If you chop the mushrooms, the consistency is even more meat-like. If using salt-free tomatoes/kidney beans/northern beans and low salt V8, it is very low sodium, also. 1 lb. sliced mushrooms 1 small onion, diced (1 cup) 1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup) 3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup) 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced salt-free tomatoes 1 (15 ounce) can salt-free red kidney beans (with liquid) 1 (15 ounce) can salt-free great northern beans (with liquid) 2 (11 1/2 ounce) cans low salt V-8 juice 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon basil 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/2 lb whole grain elbow pasta 8 servings 1 hour 20 minutes 20 mins prep Water sautee mushrooms, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic for 10 minutes Add remaining ingredients, except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour About 50 minutes in to simmer, cook the pasta in 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of boiling water over high heat. Cook for 10 minutes until pasta is al dente, or slightly tough. Drain. Add the pasta to the large pot of soup. Simmer for 5-10 minutes and serve. Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Feel free to substitute tomato juice. That should be easy enough. So, your friend works at a cafe, and is not a chemist who works at the V8 plant, and therefore has no proof of what is put into V8? I'm not sure I'd listen to that friend because I believe in finding out the facts instead of spreading rumors. So, what I did instead was to write to Campbell's (the makers of V8) to ask exactly what their flavorings are made of. In fact, I have a friend who is a chemist for Campbell's and I will ask him, too. I'll let you know when they tell me. And if it's true that animal sources are creating vegetable flavors, then you can substitute tomato juice. Maryann , Jenn Russell-Fenus <batmanusdmychina wrote: > > A vegan friend of mine who worked at a vegan cafe says that V8 isn't vegan-the " natural flavors " come from animal sources... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 > So, your friend works at a cafe, and is not a chemist who works at > the V8 plant, and therefore has no proof of what is put into V8? I'm > not sure I'd listen to that friend because I believe in finding out > the facts instead of spreading rumors. > > So, what I did instead was to write to Campbell's (the makers of V8) > to ask exactly what their flavorings are made of. Someone on one of the vegan message boards I go to did. Here was their response: " Unfortunately, we're not able to supply you with a definitive list of our vegetarian products. At this time, the following products are considered vegetarian: Campbell's Tomato Juice Pace Picante Sauce Pace Refried Beans Pace Thick & Chunky Salsa Prego Organic Pasta Sauce R & W Condensed Vegetarian Vegetable Soup Soup At Hand Classic Tomato Soup Swanson Organic Vegetable Broth Swanson Vegetable Broth V8 Juice V8 Splash Juice Product recipes change frequently and ingredients are periodically added and replaced which makes it difficult to maintain an updated list of products that either contain or lack a particular ingredient. " http://www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=736862#p736862 Sue in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 According to http://www.campbellsawayfromhome.com/details.aspx?code=498 V8 is definitely vegetarian, so we only have to worry about dairy, egg, or honey ingredients. V8 is also certified kosher (non-meat, non dairy). I realize that does not eliminate the possibility that it might have egg or honey derived ingredients, but it does eliminate the dairy possibility (just as it being vegetarian eliminates the possibility of fish ingredients). Any ingredient change in V8, due to the certification, would have to fit kosher laws. It is also listed on the vegetarian resource group as vegetarian (included in one of their recipes), but they do not say if it is vegan or not. Since all products with egg require an allergy warning, and that is not there, we can eliminate the egg possibility. Honey itself has an infant warning, but not all items with honey have such a warning. That is the one ingredient we have to worry about, but if it was honey, wouldn't they list it in the ingredients list as honey, not "natural flavoring?" Just my thoughts. The jury, imo, is still out. Aly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Alyza wrote: According to http://www.campbellsawayfromhome.com/details.aspx?code=498 V8 is definitely vegetarian, so we only have to worry about dairy, egg, or honey ingredients. V8 is also certified kosher (non-meat, non dairy). I realize that does not eliminate the possibility that it might have egg or honey derived ingredients, but it does eliminate the dairy possibility (just as it being vegetarian eliminates the possibility of fish ingredients). Any ingredient change in V8, due to the certification, would have to fit kosher laws. It is also listed on the vegetarian resource group as vegetarian (included in one of their recipes), but they do not say if it is vegan or not. Since all products with egg require an allergy warning, and that is not there, we can eliminate the egg possibility. Honey itself has an infant warning, but not all items with honey have such a warning. That is the one ingredient we have to worry about, but if it was honey, wouldn't they list it in the ingredients list as honey, not "natural flavoring?" Just my thoughts. The jury, imo, is still out. Aly Oh, just one caveat, this is the regular V8, not the low sodium variety. The low sodium variety is not certified kosher, so it could have issues with dairy in it. Aly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 (I sent this early yesterday, but it apparently got lost somewhere in cyberspace) After sending the message, I wrote to Campbell's asking for verification or denial. ==================================================================== I did a web search after reading Jenn Russell-Fenus' reply. I found many vegan and vegetarian recipes that list V-8 juice as one of the ingredients. What I found caused quite a bit of concern. I can't vouch for the sources (and perhaps the information within may bear more investigation), but here they are: http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/articles/productlabels.shtml http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html? article_id=f9ac0bdba978a3c9ec591eba49a294ad Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 thanks for such good work on v8. it is interesting tto read as i was hoping it would "clear" i use it as the base of gazpacho and as a drink with lemons or limes sliced into it to make it more alkaline.Alyza <alyzas Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 1:34:16 AMRe: Re: Vegetarian Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli Alyza wrote: According to http://www.campbell sawayfromhome. com/details. aspx?code= 498 V8 is definitely vegetarian, so we only have to worry about dairy, egg, or honey ingredients. V8 is also certified kosher (non-meat, non dairy). I realize that does not eliminate the possibility that it might have egg or honey derived ingredients, but it does eliminate the dairy possibility (just as it being vegetarian eliminates the possibility of fish ingredients) . Any ingredient change in V8, due to the certification, would have to fit kosher laws. It is also listed on the vegetarian resource group as vegetarian (included in one of their recipes), but they do not say if it is vegan or not. Since all products with egg require an allergy warning, and that is not there, we can eliminate the egg possibility. Honey itself has an infant warning, but not all items with honey have such a warning. That is the one ingredient we have to worry about, but if it was honey, wouldn't they list it in the ingredients list as honey, not "natural flavoring?" Just my thoughts. The jury, imo, is still out. Aly Oh, just one caveat, this is the regular V8, not the low sodium variety. The low sodium variety is not certified kosher, so it could have issues with dairy in it. Aly Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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