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Veggie Personal Pizzas

Ingredients

• uncooked pizza dough or English muffins
• soy or dairy cheese
• pizza sauce
• toppings such as mock pepperoni or sausage slices, olives, mushrooms, and pineapple

Preparation

I'll leave the amounts up to you on this one, depending on the age and number of your children. Prepare a pizza dough the night before your party or gathering or, buy ready-made uncooked dough. Provide each child with a baseball sized amount. Kids can mold and shape the dough themselves into their own pizza crust. For a simpler alternative, use English Muffin halves as ready-to-go crusts. You can buy a can of pizza sauce ormake your own. For a healthier version, puree vegetable marinara to use as sauce. Depending on the age of your little guests, you can have kids squeeze pizza sauce onto their pizza from a plastic squeeze bottle or spread on from a bowl. Have kids assemble their own personal pizzas! Bake at 425 degrees for 10-15 minutes or, if using English muffins, bake 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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Mexican Seitan Fajitas

Ingredients

• 1 package seitan, about 1 pound, cut into strips
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika (optional)
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp olive oil

Preparation

Sautee onions and garlic in olive oil until onions are soft, about 3-5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and allow to cook, stirring frequently for 7-10 minutes, until seitan is thoroughly cooked. Wrap in flour tortillas and serve plain or with taco sauce, guacamole, cheese and sour cream and enjoy

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Louisiana Vegetarian Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 3 cups water
• 1 14 ounce can died tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups okra, sliced
• 1 zucchini, sliced
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp file powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• dash black pepper, to taste
• dash tabasco sauce, to taste
• 3 cups rice, pre-cooked

Preparation

Sautee the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic in olive oil over medim heat in a large saucepan or soup pot. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, except rice and bring to a low simmer. Cover partially, and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve generous portions of the gumbo over a bit of rice.

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Veggie Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups water
• 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 tsp. fennel seeds, crushed
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 15 oz. can butter beans, rinsed and drained
• 15 oz. can red beans, rinsed and drained

Preparation

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and fennel seed. Bring to a boil and add rice. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender, stirring frequently. Add beans and cover. Simmer 5-10 minutes longer or until well heated, stirring frequently. To freeze, cool casserole in refrigerator and ladle into plastic freezer containers. Seal and freeze. To reheat, place frozen jambalaya in saucepan and heat over very low heat, breaking up and stirring frequently, until hot. Serves 6-8