Potato and Spinach Dish

This is one of my vegetarian recipes that I've made. I've eaten this rarely, because the sausage had eggwhite powder in it. The sausage can be made from scratch, and Whole Foods sells a variety of vegan sausages.

This recipe can be cost effective. Although WinCo does not sell vegan margarine, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's happen to have them. The margarine at Whole foods is around $2.50 to $3.50 for Earth Balance. It's slightly cheaper at Trader Joe's. To keep costs to a minimum, this recipe can be made into an Indian Saag Aloo (w/ vegan ingredients). A few substitutions can be made, though. When I get the chance, I'll make an indian version of this recipe.

Ingredients:


5 medium size red potatoes, washed chopped into large bite sized pieces and boiled( Can use brown, they are less expensive)
1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 pack of vegan cream cheese
1 bag fresh spinach (frozen if necessary)
2 cups frozen peas
3 cups frozen broccoli
1 pack vegan sausage, preferably Italian (add to taste, can leave out. To keep costs down, these can be home made)
One half onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 bunch Parsley
Margarine
Olive oil
Salt/Pepper to taste
Italian seasoning

Method:

1. Drain your already boiled potatoes and set them aside. As a side note, you might not want to overcook the potatoes.

2.In a skillet on low to medium heat, combine 2 tablespoons each of olive oil and margarine.

3. In the skillet combine sliced vegetarian sausage. Heat until brown on both sides. Then add garlic and onions. Cook until garlic and onions are soft.

4. Add a table spoon of olive oil and garbanzo beans. Head until slightly toasted. Then add parsley.

5. Add vegetables (frozen peas, broccoli, spinach). Cover skillet with lid and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Stir from the bottom occassionally.

6. Add the boiled red potatoes. Add the margarine, cream cheese and olive oil.

7. Stir until all ingredients are completely mixed. Turn off the heat. Add salt, pepper and Italian seasonings. Make sure that cream cheese is melted into the ingredients before serving. Add more margarine to taste.



Of all the recipes I've created, this one is one of my favorites. One time I made this, I ate almost the whole skillet. Yeah, I'm greedy like that sometimes. The best way to also make this recipe is to make it your own. You don't even have to make it vegan or even vegetarian. I would suggest it, but you don't have to.



I'll have a picture of the recipe eventually.



Enjoy ; )