Fri-chik and cupcakes...

[Guest guest]

Well not together, that would be yucky

 

Anyway, two things from me today. First off, anyone have a decent recipe for

using Fri-chik? I've got a couple cans in the closet and want to use them up.

Only thing is we are on the South Beach diet, so something not fried, not a lot

of white flour, etc? Any ideas would be great! (I did look in the files, but

didn't see anything that said " cook me! cook me! " )

 

Second, I bought Vegan cupcakes take over the world, and have been reading it

before bed all week last week! Sunday I broke down and made some (Sunday the BF

and I have a veggie burger and salad at a local brew pub, and a hard apple

cider, our one splurge during the week that isn't SB, but now I'll be adding in

cupcakes once an a while). I didn''t try anything to wild and crazy out of the

book, just a chocolate cupcake with the chocolate butter cream frosting. Talk

about glorious!!!! We both went into a diabetic coma with blood sugars in the

800, I could feel it They were great, but having been on phase one for 1.5

months (with the one carb cheat on the weekend of course) the sweetness was

insane.

 

If you get the chance, check out the book, or her blog, I love them both!

 

Thanks,

 

Libby

[Guest guest]

Here are 5 of our favorite recipes that I use Fri-chik in Enjoy.JudyVegetable

Pot Pie

2 c.potatoes, diced small

1 1/2 c. carrots, diced small

1/2 small onion, chopped

1 16 oz Green Peas, frozen

1 c. gluten or Worthington Fri-Chik, chopped small

 

Cream Sauce

2 T. Unbleached All Purpose Flour

2 T. Oil

2 c. Soy Milk, unflavored

1 vegetable bullion cube or 3 T. vegetable stock

 

Steam potatoes, carrots, onion until tender in a small amount of water.

Drain. Add gluten or Fri-Chik and peas. Mix lightly and put into a Pam

sprayed Casserole Dish.

 

Combine Cream Sauce ingredients. Cook together on low to med. heat,

stirring constantly until thickened. Pour over the vegetables in the

casserole dish.

 

Pie Crust

2 c. pastry flour or unbleached white flour

1/4 c. wheat germ

1 t. salt

1/2 c. vegetable oil

1/2 c. boiling water

 

Mix salt and flour. Pour water and oil in all at once. Stir with a fork.

Roll between two pieces of wax paper. Remove top paper. Lay crust side

across the casserole dish with the Vegetable and cream sauce. Remove top

wax paper. Flute edges. Moisten fluted edges so crust will not shrink in

oven. Prick pastry to prevent puffing while baking.

 

Bake in hot oven, 425-450 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.

-----------Calico Fri-Chik Quiche

 

2 (9-inch) deep dish Ms. Smith's frozen pie shell or homemade

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated

1 cup Swiss or Parmesan cheese, grated

1 c. cooked spinach, squeezed dry

1 12.5 oz can Worthington Fri-Chik, diced (freeze the broth for soups or

gravies)

1 T. butter or Smart Balance Light

1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

2/3 cup Milk

1/2 cup sour cream(I use reduced fat)

4 eggs, beaten

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

 

TO PREPARE:

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

In a pie shell, layer chopped peppers, cheeses, spinach, and Fri-Chik.

 

In a saute pan, melt butter and saute onions until soft. Whisk in flour

thoroughly. Stir in the milk and simmer until thickened, about 3 to 5

minutes. Let cool.

 

In a large bowl, combine sour cream, eggs, nutmeg and parsley. Stir into

sauteed onion mixture.

 

Pour filling into pie crust. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until set.

 

SERVES: 6 - 8

----------------Chicken " Noodle Potato Soup

 

These measurements are flexible. I never measure when making this. This is

similar to

an Egg Drop soup too. This is comfort food for our family.

 

3 qt. water

6 potatoes diced(if I use Red potatoes, I don't peel them)

1 carrot, diced( I cut into matchsticks on my Mandoline)

3 stalks Celery, diced

1 onion, diced

12.5 oz can of Worthington Fri-Chik

4 T. Bill's Best Chic'nish Seasoning or McKay's Chicken like Seasoning

Salt to taste

8 oz. bag of thin(fine) Egg Noodles

2 eggs, mixed well

4 T. fresh Parley, chopped

 

Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Rinse the diced potatoes to remove

excess starch. Add the vegetables to the pot of boiling water. Drain the

broth in the can of Fri-Chick into the soup pot. Finely dice up the

Fri-chik. Add to pot along with salt, Bill's Best Chic'nish or McKay

Chicken-like seasoning. Simmer covered until the potatoes are tender, about

10 minutes. Add the fine egg noodles and well mixed eggs. Stir

immediately, so the eggs will be string like instead of clump. Add parley.

Cover and cook about 3 minutes longer. Serve.Fri-Chik and Rice Casserole

 

2 c. water

1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 c. Basamati Rice

 

Rinse the dry rice for a minute or so under running water. Add to the water

and salt. Cook 15 minutes uncovered. Remove from heat and fluff.

 

1 lg. onion diced

2 Tbsp. oil

 

Saute until tender

 

1 13 oz. can of Worthington Fri-Chik - http://tinyurl.com/fw3lk

 

1/2 c. Sour Cream

1 Tbsp Veganaise or Mayo

1/4 c. Blue Cheese Salad Dressing (optional)

1 c. Cheddar Cheese, shredded

1/2 of large can of Mushroom Soup

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp Celery Salt

 

Drain the Fri-Chik and dice. I freeze the broth to use later for soups or

gravy.

Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a sprayed 9 x 13 Casserole

Dish and bake at 425 degrees F. for 30 minutes or toasted on top and heated

thru.----------Fri-Chik Salad2 - 13 oz cans of Fri-chik3 oz. Cream Cheese1/3 c.

of Veganaise or Mayonaise1/2 t. lemon juice 1/4 c. Onion, finely chopped1/4 c.

Celery finely choppedPickle relish - OptionalDrain and squeeze the Fri-chik dry

with your hands, saving the broth. Freeze the broth in a zip-lock bag and use

later in soup or gravy. Grate the Fri-chik on a madoline or grater. You can

also chop very small if you prefer. Soften the cream cheese in the microwave

and then blend into the Veganaise well. Put the onions in a seperate bowl with

the onions and toss the lemon juice with it. Let setfor one minute. Put all of

the ingredients together in a bowl and blend well. Add more Veganaise if it is

dry. Serve with saltinecrackers or on some nice whole wheat bread for a

sandwich.

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Libby Mung

Monday, April 30, 2007 12:18 PM

Fri-chik - Libby

 

 

Well not together, that would be yucky

 

anyone have a decent recipe for using Fri-chik? I've got a couple cans in the

closet and want to use them up.

 

Libby

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the ideas!

 

I think I'll give the pot pie recipe a try, and just sub in my whole wheat

pastry flour and oat flour instead of the white flour. Oh, and sweet 'tatos for

the white. I'll let you guys know how it turns out. *crossing fingers for good

luck*

 

Libby

 

 

 

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