A faster version of the Chicken Chow Mein:
This is made stove top.

1 pound gardein chicken strips, diced

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 cups plus 1/2 cup water 

1/2 cup soy sauce 

1 T sugar 

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp ground ginger

Steam:

1 cup baby carrots, cut in halves 

1 cup fresh broccoli, cut in bite-size pieces

2 celery stalks, cut up

1 cup fresh zucchini, sliced

OR I have used frozen veggies when I didn't have fresh on hand

2 Tbsp flour to thicken

Serve over cooked rice and/or chow mein noodles

How to make it

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Cook vegetables in simmering water until crisp-tender.  Add 'chicken' and 1 1/2 cups water, the sugar and soy sauce. Mix until sugar is dissolved. After both chicken and vegetables are cooked, drain vegetables and transfer them to the chicken and soy sauce mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer. Take 1/2 cup water, add flour and stir until flour is dissolved. Add to the simmering chicken and vegetable mixture. Simmer and stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes. Serve over rice.

BPA free Peanut Butter-

Make your own:

Process or blend:
1 lb of oven roaster peanuts

1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoons agave 

 

Add slowly until smooth:
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil

More fun vegan recipes!!

For a seemingly simple recipe this was really good!

Cabbage Veggie Soup

Saute until soft in 4 tablespoons olive oil:

1 med onion
4 cloves finely minced garlic 

pinch of salt

 

Add and cook for 10 minutes:

2 cups chopped leeks, white part only OR ½ head of cabbage

2 stalks of celery, diced
3 medium carrots, peeled and chopped into rounds

2 large peeled and diced potatoes
2 cups fresh green beans, broken or cut into 3/4-inch pieces 

Add:
2 quarts (2- 32 ounce containers) vegetable broth
1 28 oz chopped tomatoes 

1 cup frozen or fresh corn

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup packed, chopped fresh parsley leaves

When all veggies are soft/cooked, serve.

Quick Blender Applesauce
Need applesauce for a recipe as an egg replacement and have
no applesauce in the house?

Blend:
1 organic apple, cut into slices peeled
3 T water
1 T sugar
1/8 t cinnamon