Delectables with Dan Presents: Cooking with Quorn!
Welcome back to another Delectables with Dan!
Today we'll be cooking with one of my favourite meatless brands! You have to be careful with this one, they may be labelled vegetarian, but you have to look for the ones that are labelled vegan as some of their vegetarian products contain egg. I don't even know how they can even be labelled vegetarian if they contain egg, because technically it's a form of meat...the early stages. Anyway, after making sure that I got the vegan chicken chunks that I was looking for, I wracked my brain trying to think of what kind of tasty dish I could make with them, then it hit me. Squash noodles, topped with the meatless chicken, tomato chunks and some nutritional yeast! (I love the nutritional yeast, sometimes I use a sprinkle of it rather than a vegan parmesan cheese, tastes better to me.) I just realise how often I use tomatoes in my dishes...do I have a tomato fetish or something? I dunno, they're cheap and filling, packed with a lot of nutrients and pair well with so many different things, that's probably why I put them in so many of my dishes.
Sometimes I'm in the mood for noodles, but I don't want carb-laden pasta, so I usually make some of my own veggie noodles. For this dish, I used yellow squash noodles that I made from scratch. You can find out to make those and other types of veggie noodles in the upcoming Delectables with Dan blog "Spiral Me, Daddy".You can use your favourite veggie noodles you've either hand made or bought in the frozen veg section of your local shops.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
2-3c fresh or frozen yellow squash noodles
1 teaspoon light salt
1 1/2c frozen Quron meatless chicken chunks
1 1/2c fresh tomato sauce*
1 tsp cilantro
2 tsp garlic salt
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/2 c. fresh green beans
4-5 fresh grape tomatoes, sliced
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh black pepper
1 clove minced garlic**
1-2 tsp Italian seasoning
*you can use jarred if you don't wish to make your own. Since I'm tired of typing out how to make marinara sauce for so many of my recipes, simply search it in the search bar of the blog or use any of your own recipes for it.
**If you do not have fresh garlic, simply use 1 teaspoon of garlic salt. If you do this disregard the one teaspoon of salt listed above for this part of the recipe.
Your noodles don't have to be defrosted before you put them in the pot to cook. Put in 2-3 cups of the vegetable noodles or more depending on how hungry you are and cover the noodles with water. Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. While the noodles are cooking you can prepare your "chicken" and your green bean-tomato side. Snip the tips off of the green beans and slice the tomatoes in half. Start by putting the green beans into a frying pan with olive oil. Let them cook on low-medium heat for about 10 minutes before adding the salt, minced garlic and grape tomatoes. Cook until beans and tomatoes have softened and add the Italian seasoning. Keep on low-heat or to keep warm while you make your "chicken." It's during this time you're going to want to heat your tomato sauce; you can do it on the cooktop or in the microwave; your choice, just make sure that it's hot when you go to pour it over your noodles.
If you don't want to do more dishes, you can use the same pan that you make the green beans and tomatoes in; just simply put them on a plate and set them in a place where you can keep them warm. Put the Quorn chicken into a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and the garlic salt. Cook until golden brown and soft. It won't take long for the vegetable noodles to cook; they take less time than pasta to cook. Remove from heat once noodles are soft and drain. Once you've drained your noodles plate them and add your chicken on top and cover with sauce. Add the green beans and tomatoes to your plate and finish off with a dinner roll of your choice; I went with whole grain brain with some melted vegan mozzarella. Usually, I pair a salad with this kind of a dish, but really, I just couldn't be arsed doing it. Top your noodles with the cilantro, it makes a great garnish and serve!
Sorry, it's taken me so long to get another blog up. Been doing through some things. I don't know if I can keep the focus up but I'm going to try. Might have some new things coming up, not really sure. I'm having some problems that kind of need my attention. Making this fresh and healthy little dishes for here are nice, I just don't always take pictures to add to the blog, that's part of the delay in that. Have a suggestion for me? Let me know! I've got like 5-6 Delectables in the works right now but I'm always looking for new suggestions! Mark your calendars, the Let Me Put Some Easter In Your Basket specials will be coming in a few weeks time!
Today we'll be cooking with one of my favourite meatless brands! You have to be careful with this one, they may be labelled vegetarian, but you have to look for the ones that are labelled vegan as some of their vegetarian products contain egg. I don't even know how they can even be labelled vegetarian if they contain egg, because technically it's a form of meat...the early stages. Anyway, after making sure that I got the vegan chicken chunks that I was looking for, I wracked my brain trying to think of what kind of tasty dish I could make with them, then it hit me. Squash noodles, topped with the meatless chicken, tomato chunks and some nutritional yeast! (I love the nutritional yeast, sometimes I use a sprinkle of it rather than a vegan parmesan cheese, tastes better to me.) I just realise how often I use tomatoes in my dishes...do I have a tomato fetish or something? I dunno, they're cheap and filling, packed with a lot of nutrients and pair well with so many different things, that's probably why I put them in so many of my dishes.
Sometimes I'm in the mood for noodles, but I don't want carb-laden pasta, so I usually make some of my own veggie noodles. For this dish, I used yellow squash noodles that I made from scratch. You can find out to make those and other types of veggie noodles in the upcoming Delectables with Dan blog "Spiral Me, Daddy".You can use your favourite veggie noodles you've either hand made or bought in the frozen veg section of your local shops.WHAT YOU WILL NEED
2-3c fresh or frozen yellow squash noodles
1 teaspoon light salt
1 1/2c frozen Quron meatless chicken chunks
1 1/2c fresh tomato sauce*
1 tsp cilantro
2 tsp garlic salt
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/2 c. fresh green beans
4-5 fresh grape tomatoes, sliced
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh black pepper
1 clove minced garlic**
1-2 tsp Italian seasoning
*you can use jarred if you don't wish to make your own. Since I'm tired of typing out how to make marinara sauce for so many of my recipes, simply search it in the search bar of the blog or use any of your own recipes for it.
**If you do not have fresh garlic, simply use 1 teaspoon of garlic salt. If you do this disregard the one teaspoon of salt listed above for this part of the recipe.
If you don't want to do more dishes, you can use the same pan that you make the green beans and tomatoes in; just simply put them on a plate and set them in a place where you can keep them warm. Put the Quorn chicken into a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and the garlic salt. Cook until golden brown and soft. It won't take long for the vegetable noodles to cook; they take less time than pasta to cook. Remove from heat once noodles are soft and drain. Once you've drained your noodles plate them and add your chicken on top and cover with sauce. Add the green beans and tomatoes to your plate and finish off with a dinner roll of your choice; I went with whole grain brain with some melted vegan mozzarella. Usually, I pair a salad with this kind of a dish, but really, I just couldn't be arsed doing it. Top your noodles with the cilantro, it makes a great garnish and serve!
Sorry, it's taken me so long to get another blog up. Been doing through some things. I don't know if I can keep the focus up but I'm going to try. Might have some new things coming up, not really sure. I'm having some problems that kind of need my attention. Making this fresh and healthy little dishes for here are nice, I just don't always take pictures to add to the blog, that's part of the delay in that. Have a suggestion for me? Let me know! I've got like 5-6 Delectables in the works right now but I'm always looking for new suggestions! Mark your calendars, the Let Me Put Some Easter In Your Basket specials will be coming in a few weeks time!
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