Quick Easy Delicious Summertime dinner

SLOPPY JOES

 These are the healthiest sloppy joes your family will ever eat, and they are not greasy.  This is a quick and easy summer time recipe. The pineapple gives them an Hawaiian flare.  Great served with pasta salad, recipe also listed below. 

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup onion finely chopped

1 cup of green pepper finely chopped

1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple (without sugar added)

1 12 ounce package LifeLight® ground soy

1 15 ounce can organic lentils

1 14 ounce can organic tomato sauce such as Muir Glen® or Field Day®

¼ cup organic soy sauce

¼ cup packed organic brown sugar

1 tablespoon vinegar

In a large pot, sauté onions and green pepper in olive oil until tender.  Add all other ingredients and simmer for about 15 minutes until heated through.  Serve on Rudi’s® hamburger buns.

MEDITERRIAN PASTA SALAD

12 ounce box of carrot, tomato, spinach pasta blend rotini

12 ounce organic balsamic vinegar salad dressing

2 cups cauliflower broken into bite size pieces

2 cups broccoli florets broken into bite size pieces

2 cups grape tomatoes

1 cup baby carrots

1 zucchini diced

½ cup black olives

1 teaspoon basil

Cook pasta blend per package directions al dente.  Rinse with cold water, drain well.  Put cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots into microwave safe dish.  Add about ¼ cup water.  Cook in the microwave for about 2 minutes—just until a little tender, but not fully cooked.  Drain well.  Mix all ingredients in a big bowl with pasta.  Mix in salad dressing. Chill for at least an hour before serving.

I would also add artichoke hearts to this, but you can basically add whatever vegetables you would like.

Quick and Easy Eggplant Parmesan

QUICK AND EASY EGGPLANT PARMESAN

 When you work late and need a quick and easy, but yet delicious meal, try this recipe.

2 boxes  Dominex® breaded eggplant slices

1- 26 oz. jar of marinara sauce (Muir Glen® or Field Day® are both vegan and organic)

1- 12 ounce box penne pasta 

1- 8 ounce bag of vegan mozzarella cheese  (Go Veggie® in the purple package,  Daiya® or Follow Your Heart® are just a few)

Basil

Parsley

Vegan Parmesan (Go Veggie®, Daiya®, or Follow Your Heart®)

 Preheat oven to 350°.  Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.  Place eggplant slices in single layer on the cookie sheet and bake in the oven until golden, turning once.  Meanwhile, cook the penne pasta al dente per package directions.  Heat the marinara sauce, adding the basil, parsley, and two tablespoons of the mozzarella cheese.  When the eggplant slices are golden, top each slice with 1 tablespoon of the mozzarella cheese.  Sprinkle with basil and parsley.  Return to oven until cheese is melted.  To serve, place penne on a plate, top with some of the marinara sauce, and one or two eggplant slices.  Sprinkle with parmesan cheese as desired and enjoy.

Quick and Easy vegan dinner and very delicious.  

You could use this same recipe to make a quick and easy chicken parmesan, by replacing the eggplant with Gardein® chicken patties.

Here are links to all the products mentioned in the recipe:

Dominex®  http://www.dominexeggplant.com/

Go Veggie® http://goveggiefoods.com/products

Daiya®  http://us.daiyafoods.com/

Follow Your Heart®  http://followyourheart.com/

Gardein®  http://gardein.com/