Guest guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 My criteria for dinners include easy, fast and cheap. Here are some that fit the bill: Squish Squash soup - Take box of butternut squash soup, add tofu nuggets and with wild rice blend. Wild rice blend takes a while in the rice maker, might have to make it the night before if you don't have too much time. I usually start the rice maker an hour before dinner time. My 5 year old LOVES it! And this is like a $7 or less dinner for all 5 of us! Another easy one is canned baked beans, canned corn, and tofu nuggets or rice. We also like Amy's pot pies over rice, too. A little more expensive, but definitely fast and easy! Boca burgers, corn and oven roasted potatoes is a pretty fast, inexpensive and easy one, too. I dice the potatoes, add some butter or oil, seasoning salt and then microwave 3 times at 3 minutes each, then put them on low broil while I finish the rest of dinner) Another one is pasta noodles and sauce, roasted veggie of choice (broccoli, cauliflower, asasparagus) and breaded tofu 'cutlets'. (super firm tofu dipped in bread crumbs, broiled for 10-15 minutes) To make tofu nuggets, start with super firm tofu, cut in cubes. Marinate (sometimes marinate for only 5 minutes or less!) with soy sauce (we use bragg liquid amino) some oil (we use toasted sesame), maybe bbq or A1 sauce, some gomasio or sesame seeds broil in oven for 10 minutes or so. This recipe is extremely flexible and delicious no matter how you make it! Hope this helps! ~ Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Here is a great fall-back recipe when you don't know what else to make. Great way to get veggies in kids. It's kind of like calzones but way easier (you use a tortilla). You can add vegan cheese (or reg if you use it). Leave out the hummus (but it's good mixed w/ sauce). Ann’s Baked Spinach Wraps 1 Ezekial tortilla (or other) Spread w/ hummus Sprinkle with chopped/shredded cilantro or basil, green onion, carrots Top with as much fresh spinach and/or arugula as will fit Sprinkle on some frozen corn and jarred salsa or pizza sauce Roll up tightly Toast for 10 minutes at 450 (400 for toaster ovens). Yum! On Jul 15, 2008, at 7:50 AM, Cindy K. wrote: > My criteria for dinners include easy, fast and cheap. Here are some > that fit the bill: > > Squish Squash soup - Take box of butternut squash soup, add tofu > nuggets and with wild rice blend. Wild rice blend takes a while in the > rice maker, might have to make it the night before if you don't have > too much time. I usually start the rice maker an hour before dinner > time. My 5 year old LOVES it! And this is like a $7 or less dinner for > all 5 of us! > > Another easy one is canned baked beans, canned corn, and tofu nuggets > or rice. > > We also like Amy's pot pies over rice, too. A little more expensive, > but definitely fast and easy! > > Boca burgers, corn and oven roasted potatoes is a pretty fast, > inexpensive and easy one, too. I dice the potatoes, add some butter or > oil, seasoning salt and then microwave 3 times at 3 minutes each, then > put them on low broil while I finish the rest of dinner) > > Another one is pasta noodles and sauce, roasted veggie of choice > (broccoli, cauliflower, asasparagus) and breaded tofu 'cutlets'. > (super > firm tofu dipped in bread crumbs, broiled for 10-15 minutes) > > To make tofu nuggets, start with super firm tofu, cut in cubes. > Marinate (sometimes marinate for only 5 minutes or less!) with soy > sauce (we use bragg liquid amino) some oil (we use toasted sesame), > maybe bbq or A1 sauce, some gomasio or sesame seeds broil in oven for > 10 minutes or so. This recipe is extremely flexible and delicious no > matter how you make it! > > Hope this helps! > > ~ Cindy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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