Life through Synecdoche ([info]parsprototo) wrote,
More cooking.  I eat A LOT these days, now that I'm running 4 days a week, so it seems like I'm always running out of food.  I made these TVP meetballs yesterday to re-stock the fridge with pre-made, protein-packed lunches and dinners.  I made my meetballs a little bigger than the recipe suggests (my yield was 16 instead of 20), and each one has 5g of delicious vegetable protein.  Also, I used 1/2 cup of oat flour (a generous 1/2 cup of rolled oats whizzed in the blender until flour-like) instead of the vital wheat gluten; they didn't stick together super well, but they held together well enough to fry--I just had to be gentle!  I served it with some brown rice that I stirred some spinach into until wilted, and then I added some jarred tomato sauce for just a little tomato-y flavor.



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[info]marci_ny

March 1 2010, 14:15:18 UTC 2 years ago

Those look really good! Is there a special brand of tvp you buy? I also love spinach cooked w/ rice!

[info]parsprototo

March 1 2010, 15:41:26 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks! They were tasty! I used Bob's Red Mill TVP and soaked it in water with a Rapunzel vegan vegetable boullion cube--wouldn't do it any other way!

[info]marci_ny

March 1 2010, 15:44:18 UTC 2 years ago

I love Bob's Red Mill products! Thanks - I'm going to buy that. Have you ever made chili w/ it? I've been dying for chili lately!

[info]parsprototo

March 1 2010, 16:06:04 UTC 2 years ago

I've never made chili with it, but I bet it would be perfect! I'm pretty sure it's what Hormel uses in their vegetarian chili. I'd add some to any bean chili. Yum!

[info]marci_ny

March 1 2010, 18:47:45 UTC 2 years ago

Oh good! Definitely gonna give it a try! :)
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