24 November 2007

Almost-Vegan Beef-a-Roni


I never acquired a taste for Chef Boyardee, but am always looking for new recipes, especially heart-healthy and easy meals. Tonight both kids were sick and fussy, so it was as good an evening as any to enjoy some comfort food. I got a recipe for a vegan version of beef macaroni online and decided to try it. In addition to onion and garlic, the recipe called for a bag of MorningStar faux ground beef crumbles, two cans of tomato soup and elbow macaroni.

It came out pretty good, though I cheated and added grated cheese to the cooked concoction, which really added a creamy, comforting flavor. I ate a bowl-and-a-half without guilt - the great thing about eating vegan dishes is that you can pig out without as much consequence!

1 comment:

Dad said...

I thought this dish was pretty good but Greg said it was "horrible!" Guess it's hard to beat the Chef (Boyardee, that is).