Another old recipe

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Hi:

I have another " old " recipe to share with you. this

one I created myself.

When I was a kid, I loved a casserole that my family

made that was pretty simple, it was cooked hamburger

on the bottom, green beans sprinkled with " soy sauce " ,

with cream of mushroom soup poured over the top and

baked, and part way through the baking, you'd throw on

some chow-mein noodles (the crispy ones) on top. Well

I created my own vegetarian version of this.... here

goes.

1 lb firm tofu

1/4 cup tamari sauce (use low sodium!)

2 Tbsp garlic powder

1 Tbsp onion powder

1 14.5 oz can green beans

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds

 

rinse and drain tofu. cut into fourths and press

between paper towels to squeeze more water out of it.

you want this to be as dry as possible. when the tofu

is dry, mash with a potato masher until it resembles

the crumbs that cooked hamburger makes.

oil a big skillet (i've never tried this with a

non-stick skillet, not sure it would work right) put

in mashed tofu, tamari sauce garlic powder, and onion

powder mix and cook until tofu is cooked completely

through/ " browned " . The idea is that the tofu is the

hamburger substitute, so it should have that

texture/consistency when done.

Grease a casserole dish. Layer the cooked tofu, then

the green beans,

then the cream of mushroom soup,(as is, not mixed with

h20)

bake at 350 for 20 minutes. top with sunflower seeds,

bake another 10-15 minutes until bubbly.

Serve over noodles or rice.

 

Please note the amount of tamari, garlic powder and

onion powder are approximate. I know I use at least

that much, but probably more....

 

hope you enjoy this.

Catherine

 

 

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