Any good recipes?

[recoveringrepublican]

Am trying to help out a wonderful local group here who feeds the homeless 2 times a week. They request only vegetarian and Vegan food. Any non-pasta (I notice they get a lot of pasta dishes), affordable, recipes that I can multiply to feed about 75 people? I checked out other online sources, but would rather get recommended recipes.

[Warpy]

1. Italian soups

like minestrone and pasta e fagioli are great. They're hearty and filling, supply loads of nutrients, are dirt cheap, and can be made vegan using a combination of Vegex (hydrolized yeast) and vegetable stock (available as salty cubes or unsalty paste) in place of the beef and/or chicken stock. Both soups contain a little pasta and beans to complete the protein and can be finished with tofu Parmesean. Add some donated or day old bread, and you've got a full meal that will stick with them.

Recipes are all over the net, so I won't list one here. Just make sure you use plenty of garlic. The secret to soups is using about 3 times as much veggies as you think you'll need.

[yewberry]

2. My favorite expandable salad:

2 cans whole black beans
2 cans corn (not creamed)
1 red pepper, chopped (yellow is fine, but not green)
about 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
couple of tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
couple of squirts of lemon juice
pinch or two kosher salt

Combine, adjust to taste. Best to allow to set for a few hours, and serve cold.

Vegan, delicious, good for you.

[recoveringrepublican]

3. Thanks!! Seems like something my kids would like also.

[AFSCME girl]

4. This sounds great

tofunut...thanks for sharing.

AFSCME girl :hi:

[AFSCME girl]

7. Hi Tofunut!

I made this tonight and it's excellent :9 Thanks again for posting this. :hi:

[yewberry]

8. Yay!

Somebody tried my salad!

I'm glad to hear you liked it--it's especially nice when the hot weather gets here.

[smbolisnch]

9. That does sound yummy :)

eom

[CrispyQ]

5. I think this would be easy to multiply:

Tofu Sloppy Joes

1 medium onion, diced
1 medium green pepper, diced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1 lb. tofu, crumbled
3 16 ounce cans of tomato sauce, or diced tomatoes

2 T nutritional yeast flakes
2 T soy sauce or Bragg's amino acids
2 T Dijon or yellow mustard
1 T molasses or sweetener
1 T apple cider vinegar
hot sauce to taste

Saute the onion, green pepper & garlic till tender. Add the crumbled tofu. According to taste, you can fry the tofu till browned or go ahead with the rest of the recipe.

Add the 3 cans of tomatoes & all the seasonings. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

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We love this stuff. I like to add mushrooms to it too. It's very good served over toast spread with Tofutti Cream Cheese, but also good over brown rice.

[Robeson]

6. Here's a whole thread on the veggie board here, that has nothing...

...but good Vegetarian/Vegan recipes....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=231&topic_id=497&mesg_id=497