Chickpeas Stew

Ingredients: (2 servings)

Chickpeas (about 2 cups)

1 zucchini 

1 onion

1 potato
1 carrot

1 green pepper

3 tbs. tomato paste

3 cloves of garlic

1/2 tbs. minced ginger

sea salt

cilantro (optional)

cumin (optional)

1. Cook chickpeas first or use canned chickpeas.

2. Sautee onion, garlic, ginger and potato for 5 mins.

3. Add cooked chickpeas along with the liquid and the veggies to the sauteed onion mixture.

4. Cook 20 mins until veggies are tender.

5. Add tomato paste and cook for another 5 mins.

5. Season with salt, cilantro and cumin.

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) nutrition facts

Vegan Mac N Cheese

1. Cook some pasta and steam some veggies that you like. (eg. broccoli)

2. Mix the ingredients below in a large pan:

1/4  cup vegan butter (eg. the Earth Balance brand)

1/3 cup all purpose flour (eg. brown rice flour)

3 cups unsweetened nut milk (eg. almond milk)

1/2 cup nutritional yeast (eg. the Bragg brand)

2 table spoons tomato paste

2 tea spoons sea salt

1 tea spoon garlic powder

1 table spoon lemon juice

1 table spoon agave (optional)

Whisk them until creamy. Setting the pan over low heat may help you mix them faster.

3. Pour the "cheese" over the pasta and veggies. Enjoy!

A little more information about nutritional yeast. Click here.