SUPERBOWL!!

So, to celebrate the Superbowl, I decided to make something appropriate. I found this recipe in The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet by Nava Atlas.

Soy Sloppy Joes

1.5 tbsp light olive oil

1 md onion, finely chopped

One 12- to 16-ounce package soy "crumbles" (see note)

One 16-ounce can or jar natural pizza sauce

Fresh burger buns (preferably whole-grain) as needed

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until golden.

2. Add the soy crumbles and saute over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the pizza sauce and cook until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.

3. Serve at once on buns, open faced or covered.

Note: Soy crumbles, marketed under two or more brand names including Green Giant and Morningstar Farms, are made of texturized soy protein. Look for this product in the frozen foods section of well-stocked supermarkets, as well as in natural foods stores.

Edit: This recipe cost me $7.10

This stuff was AWESOME. Even my meat-eating friends who came over to watch the commercials, I mean game, with me loved these. We agreed it probably needs some spice, so next time I think I'll be adding some salsa roja.

CHEATER METER!

If your cheater meter was going off it was the buns, not the sauce. I couldn't find buns without mono- or diglycerides. I was able to find pizza sauce and buns without high fructose corn syrup.

By the way, this year's Superbowl was crap. Last year's game was actually interesting, this one was just... boring. Oh, and best commercial? The Google commercial that was just searches telling the story of a relationship was amazing and brilliant.

That's all for now, so 'til next time eat well.