Mud Soup

1 large chopped onion
16 oz vegetable broth
16 oz tomato sauce
1 small can chopped olives
1 can chopped green chilies
3 tsp. taco seasoning
½ tsp red pepper
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
½ tsp garlic powder
56 ounces refried beans

Sauté onion, dump everything in, heat up and eat.
Good with Baked Tortilla chips and Cashew Sour Cream

Chili

1 small onion chopped
2 tsp. roasted minced garlic minced
2 bay leaves
2 green bell peppers seeded and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 cup chopped mushrooms chopped
1 can of green chilies
1 can chopped olives
2 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can white beans, rinsed and drained
3 cups broth
2-28-ounce cans dice tomato, with juice
1-12-ounce can of tomato paste
2 cups frozen corn
1 apple, chopped
2 tbsp. chili powder
2 tsp. coriander
2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. blackstrap molasses
½ cup chopped fresh parsley

This recipe is for an 8 qt. pot.
Sauté the onion, garlic, bay leaves, green pepper, celery, carrots, and mushroom on medium; add water to keep it from burning. When onions are translucent add chilies, olives, beans, broth, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and corn. Bring to a simmer; add apple, and seasonings. Serve alone or with baked tortilla chips and cashew sour cream.

Vegetable Noodle Soup

Ingredients:
Stock
1 onion diced
2/3 cup cooking sherry
1½ tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. Lemon Pepper
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
4 bay leaves
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tsp. fresh rosemary chopped
3 quarts water
4 Tbsp. Low-Sodium Better than bullion
3 cups sliced carrots
3 cups sliced celery
3 cups sliced mushrooms
1 lb. corn
1 lb. pea
1 ½ cup original almond milk
6 cups Noodles

Saute onion in sherry with all seasonings, when translucent add water and bullion. Add celery, carrots, and mushrooms and cook for 15 minutes. Add noodles, peas and corn, cook til noodles are soft.

Potato Corn Chowder

Ingredient:
2 Leeks (chopped)
5 Stalks Celery (chopped)
3 Cups Boiling Water Broth
3 Cups Unsweetened Original Almond Milk
2 Tbsp. Low-Sodium Better Than Bullion
3 lbs. cubed red potato
1 lb. Mushrooms
1 lb. Corn
1 ½ cups raw Cashews boiled 20 mins.
Salt
Pepper
Poultry seasoning

Water Sauté leeks and celery until very soft. Add water, bullion, and puree in a high speed blender, return to pot. Puree cashews and almond milk add to pot. Cube Potatoes and boil separately until just barely soft, Slice mushrooms and sauté with salt, pepper medley, and poultry seasoning (over season them until they aren’t quite edible I promise you’ll thank me), add cooked potatoes, mushrooms, and corn to the pot simmer for 5 more minutes until corn is hot and serve.

I cook my potatoes separately because it give me a lot of control over finished texture, I want them very firm still so they don’t dissolve into the broth.

Mashed Potatoes

5 lbs Red potatoes
1/2 cup raw cashews
1 tsp white miso
1 tsp Himalayan pink salt
2 oz lemon juice
2 oz unsweetened original almond milk
Additional unsweetened original almond milk
Pepper Medley

Peel, cubed, and Boil potatoes til just soft, drain all water from potatoes.

Bring cashews to a boil cashews and let simmer for 20 minutes, drain and rinse cashews, place in blender twist jar and blend with salt, miso, lemon juice, 2 oz almond milk.

Mash cooked potatoes with cashew sauce, season with pepper to taste, add extra milk to consistency you prefer.

We often serve this with corn and/or peas.

Basil Vegetables

1 onion chopped
1 lb crimini mushrooms sliced
1 1/2 lbs carrots julienned
1/2 cup broth
1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
2 red bell peppers sliced
2 lbs broccoli florets

Water Saute starting with onions, then gradually adding other vegetables, broccoli is last and cooked just till hot, but still crisp and bright green.

Peanut Noodles

Sauce
¼ cup peanut butter
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
2 tsp. minced garlic

Garnish
Crushed peanuts
Sliced Green onions

12 oz whole grain linguini other pasta

We usually serve this with Basil Vegetables

Spaghetti Sauce

Water Sauté
1 lb. Sliced Crimini Mushrooms
2 Tbsp. Molasses

Add
1 can low-sodium black beans
1 qt. Classico Sweet Basil Spaghetti Sauce
1 can petite diced tomato
Stew about 15 minutes

Add
4 cups coarsely chopped fresh spinach and heat till wilted

Serve over whole grain pasta

Cashew Sour Cream

1.5 oz Raw Cashews
3 Tbsp. Unsweetened Original Almond Milk
1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
1/8 tsp. onion powder
1/8 tsp. pink salt

Boil Cashews for 30 mins.
Combine ingredients in high speed blender and blend til smooth.

Mushroom Green Bean Hash

2 lb Crimini Mushroom Cubed
1 lg. Onion
3 Cup Diced Celery
2 lb Frozen Green Bean
2 ounces Dried Apples
2.5 oz Craisins
Poultry seasoning
Salt
Pepper Medley

Water sauté onion, celery, mushrooms together, season to taste.
Add Frozen Green beans, Heat through, add apples and craisins,

Serve with Corn Bread Muffins.