Friday, March 6, 2015
Zucchini Stuffed Baked Potato A Simple And Delicious Vegan Entrée
Fresh ingredients for this simple vegan recipe.
Sauté vegetables in a Dutch oven.
Cut open baked potato and melt vegan buttery spread.
Its Zucchini Season Again!
Yes, theyre everywhere. You know what Im talking about. Zucchini!
Although I did not have my usual summer garden this year because we hadnt finished building our new raised bed vegetable gardens, I did manage to throw 3 zucchini plants in my flower bed. And now they are producing like crazy! So if youre also growing these vegetables, you are probably in desperate need of ways of using them up. Heres a quick sauté that you can serve on top of a baked potato as a healthful vegan entrée or just serve it as a side dish. It also can be mixed in with whole wheat pasta.
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Vegan Zucchini Stuffed Potatoes
[makes 2 entrée size servings]
2 medium baking potatoes
4 teaspoons vegan buttery spread
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
2 cups yellow zucchini, sliced
2 cups green zucchini, sliced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
1/2 cup water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Scrub potatoes and poke 6 small slits in each one with a knife. Bake potatoes until a fork easily penetrates the skin (about an hour).
Sauté onion in oil for a few minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute. Add peppers, zucchini and spices and stir for several minutes. Add water, cover and simmer until vegetables are fork tender (around 10 minutes). Stir occasionally. Set aside.
Place baked potatoes in two shallow bowls. Cut potatoes in half and cover with vegan buttery spread. Sprinkle the potatoes evenly with nutritional yeast then scoop the cooked vegetables over each potato. Serve immediately.
Per serving: 410.2 calories, 15 g fat, 3.7 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 14.3 g protein, 58.9 g carbohydrates and 10.9 g of fiber.
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