"Homemade Vegan,Cholesterol Free, Strict vegetarian Quick and Easy recipes. "

Favorite Quick and Easy Recipes:

Peanut Butter Sandwich Good ol PB and J

options

Add: Jam, agave nectar, celery, peanuts, raisins, grated carrot, banana, dried fruit, other nuts, crushed potato chips, chocolate chips, grated coconut,

Use a tortilla instead of bread... PB, banana... mmmmm Maybe chocolate chips, or bacos....

Basic Bean Burger

Mix refried beans with leftover rice. Form and fry!

Add a little chopped onion if possible

Tofu Egg salad sandwich

Mash silken tofu with a little mayo, and a little mustard.

Add options as desired, Chopped onion, pickle relish

Spaghetti and canned sauce

Ramen noodles work too anytime you want quick pasta! (Nissan brand, oriental flavor is vegan)

You can also find pre cooked pasta in Asian stores

Other easy pasta options:

Olive oil, and or vegi broth, basil, garlic salt, crumbled tofu. Sauted vegis, (zucchini, bell pepper, mushrooms, etc... ) diced tomatoes, splash of balsamic vinegar

Sundried tomatoes in oil, crumbled tofu, sauted mushrooms, black olives, garlic salt.

Oriental Pasta: Cooked vegis and soysauce... tofu

Soup noodles

Pour canned soup (vegi, lentil) over pasta, or cooked potatoes, or rice...

Vegan Ramen Spaghettios

Cook ramin noodles in canned tomato soup. Add pinch of oregano, garlic salt, and basil

Vegan Ramen mac n cheese

Prepare ramin noodles. Drain, add some vegan margarine (2 T), soy milk (1/2 Cup) (only use plain unsweetened with only soybeans and water on the label), nutritional yeast (1/3 C) Garlic salt and pepper.

Spicy peanut noodles

You dont have to measure exact, or even heat it, if you can't, but I included the full recipe cause it is so good.

Heat a little oil, add: 1 garlic, 1 T sesame seeds, shake of crushed red pepper. Saute a minute or so... lightly toast seeds. Add: 1/4 C peanut butter, 1/2 C water, 1/2 package of vegan ramin soup powder or vegi broth, 1 T lime juice, 1 T sugar, 1 T soy sauce... Taste, adjust for red pepper/sugar...
Mix into 1 package Cooked Ramen. Serve cold over lettuce, shredded cabbage, and bean sprouts, crushed peanuts. Or fry tofu, and serve hot perhaps over shredded raw cabbage...

Quick and easy Mexican

Bean Burrito

Canned Vegetarian refried beans on a flour tortilla, salsa

Alternative: Tortilla chips, Lots of lettuce for a salad.

Options: Lettuce, onions, vegan sour cream, tomatoes, vegi burger, Spanish rice.

Spanish Rice

Cooked rice mix in Salsa

Creamy Mexican Dip

Mix Can of refried beans with taco sauce, or salsa.

Black beans and onions: saute onions and mix with a can of drained black beans

Options: add any of the following ingredients.

Chunky Mexican Dip Great with chips or add lettuce for a salad.

Can or 2 of black beans,Can of corn,Salsa or (chopped onions, bell peppers, tomatoes), Black olives, Splash of lime juice or vinegar, Spoon of oil, Small spoon of chili powder or hot sauce for spicier. Salt and pepper

Baked Potato

Poke a few holes in large russet potato, microwave 5 minutes, or until it is soft.

Top with cooked vegis, canned vegi chili, canned soup, nutritional yeast, gravy, bacos,

Quick sushi

Wrap rice inside a nori seaweed sheet. Dip in wasabe or hot mustard sauce,(dry mustard with a little water) and or soy sauce. Add avocado, shredded carrots or other vegis if desired

Hummus: Bread spread or vegi dip

Mash (or blender/process) Canned chickpeas, garlic salt, scoop tahini (1/4 C), splash lemon juice (3 T).

Options: add sweet pickle relish, black olives

Use any bean, different spices, celery, onions, real garlic, cumin

Easy Rice and vegis

Saute' chopped vegis, onions, carrots, cabbage, zucchini, mushrooms, whatever, in a little oil for a couple minutes. Add broth or soysauce if desired.

Serve over rice

Easy Fried Rice

Saute' very small diced vegis, onions, carrots, cabbage, zucchini, mushrooms whatever, in a little oil for a couple minutes.

Add leftover cooked rice. Stir until heated through.

Sprinkle with a little soy sauce, a spoon of vegi broth powder, and a tiny bit of molasses.

Easy Pizza:

Use Vegan English muffin, or french bread, or vegan hamburger bun for crust. Toast lightly. Add sauce and toppings of choice. Broil until warm.

 

Easy Soup

Chop small and Saute' any vegis, (onion, carrots, celery, broccoli, cabbage)) add water, garlic, salt, broth powder.

Options: Add pasta, spices, Plain soymilk (only soybeans and water on label), tomato juice…

Easy creamy Tomato Soup from juice

Mix together, 1 T flour, pinch sugar, 1 C plain unsweetened soy milk (only soybeans and water on label) Heat and stir until thickens. (8 minutes) Slowly add 2 C tomato juice, Heat and eat. Season with salt and pepper, dash of oregano, basil, garlic, broth powder...

Easy potato onion soup

• 1 med. potato. Diced.
• 1 med onion Chopped
• 1 small carrot. Chopped
• 2 C water
• 1 t garlic.
• 1 t onion powder
• ½ salt
• salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer 20 minutes
• Puree/blender smooth or leave chunky

Easy Bean and tomato soup.

• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 can red kidney beans
• 1 ½ C water
• 2 t vegi broth
• 1 t garlic.
• 1 t onion powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes

Easy croutons

• Just make toast
• Spread with margarine
• (optional to put back into toaster under very light)
• Sprinkle with garlic salt and/or herbs too, if desired.
• Slice into cubes

Tofu Scramble Plain or with vegis

Saute' chopped onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, in a little oil until cooked, about 5 minutes. Crumble soft silken tofu into pan. Sprinkle with a scoop of nutritional yeast (2 T) and a spoon of broth powder. Eat when heated.

Options: Any vegis, broccoli, tomatoes, etc... add bacos leave out vegis if you want.

EASY Salads:

Easy Pasta salad:

Pour italian dressing over precooked pasta. Add chopped vegetables such as: Tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, Black olives, green olives, water chestnuts, cucumbers, add cubed tofu and/or vegan italian sausage. Chill.

Marinated Vegis:

Use vegis from above, plus cubed tofu, and italian dressing. Chill well. Great appetizer...

 

Waldorf Salad

Chop equal amounts celery, apples, grapes, add some walnuts,and vegan mayo...

Broccoli Salad:

Mix raw broccoli, with vegan mayo, a little sugar, sunflower seeds, raisins, and bacos.

Cole Slaw.

Shred cabbage and carrots. Mix in a dollop of vegan mayo, a little sugar, dash of vinegar.

Options: add apple, pineapple, other fruit, raisins, nuts

Easy Corn Salad

• Mix:
• 1 can drained corn,
• 1 can drained red beans
• , ½ chopped bell pepper,
• ½ small chopped onion,
• optional 1 stock celery
• Drizzle with Italian dressing.
• Chill.

Carrot Salad

• Mix Shredded carrots with a little Agave and lemon juice to taste
• (Optional: Add raisins or apples)
• Chill.

Sliced Relish Garnish

• Thinly slice tomatoes, cucumbers, onion rings,
• Arrange on serving plate
• Drizzle with Italian dressing chill and chill.
• Optional: Add thinly sliced tofu for more of an appitizer

Broccoli Salad:

• Cut up Broccoli,
• add cherry tomatoes,
• fresh mushrooms,
• sliced water chestnuts,
• Black olives,
• Drizzle with Italian dressing.
• Chill overnight.
• Optional: Add fresh herbs, such as basil

Green bean salad

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil
• Add:
• 1 # fresh beans
• Blanch 5 minutes.
• Remove and rinse.
• Toss with:
• 1 thinly sliced red onion
• and any salad dressing.
• Chill.

Easy SALAD DRESSINGS:

• 1 part Balsamic vinegar, or other vinegar, and 2 parts olive oil. To taste.
• Quick French: Mix vegan mayo with a little ketchup
• Vinegrette: 3/4 C oil, 1/4 C vinegar, 1 t basil, 1/4 t thyme, 1 garlic, salt and pepper.Other optional ingredients: A little mustard, agave nector, oregano, parsley, dill... ketchup, onion...

Quick and Easy vegetable toppers

• salad dressings
• lemon juice
• fresh herbs
• nutritional yeast
• Crushed crackers
• Cream sauce
• Cheesy sauce
• Pesto

Curried potatoes

• Saute’ in 2 T oil
• 2 diced potatoes
• 1 small chopped onion
• (Optional: add chopped vegis like, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots...)
• When lightly browned add:
• 1 T curry powder
• 1 t ginger
• ½ t salt
• 3 T soy sauce
• Heat through, about 5 more minutes.

Polenta

1 C water or broth, ¼ C cornmeal, dash salt. Microwave 3 minutes, stirring half way. Or stovetop

Eat right away, like cereal, with maple syrup, or jam... or sit until firm. Or slice and fry.

Good with chili. Or top with any pasta sauce.

BASICS/SAUCES/DIPS

Easy gravy

equal amounts of margarine (or oil) and flour in pan (2 T each), Heat and stir a minute or so. Add 1 C water, broth, or Plain unsweetened soymilk. Add a couple spoons of broth powder or Salt and pepper, garlic salt to taste. Heat until thickened.

Options: add a pinch of sage.

Easy Cream Sauce

equal amounts of margarine (or oil) and flour in pan (2 T each) Heat and stir a minute or so. Add Plain unsweetened soymilk. (1 C) (ONLY soybeans and water on label) Heat until thickened. Season with Salt and pepper

Easy dips

Great for vegan chicken or seitan or baked tofu...

• Hot mustard: Mix a little water into dry mustard powder.
• Sweet n sour: Ketchup, jam and vinegar
• Soy Dipping sauce: Mix soy sauce with lime juice, garlic, and ginger

Sesame Soy dressing

• 1 ½ T sugar
• 2 T soy sauce
• 2 T wine vinegar
• 3 T sesame oil