The Hungry Vegetarian Meatball Sub

    Generally, I like to keep things relatively healthy, but I think it's okay to have something like this every once in a while. I used to love getting the meatball sub from Subway when I was a kid, and I think this vegetarian version, is in fact, much better. The gouda is from Costco, and the peperoncinis from Target. Everything else is from Trader Joe's.

1.) 1 Multigrain Roll

2.) 6 Vegetarian Meatballs

3.) Sliced Black Olives

4.) 3 Chopped Peperoncinis

5.) Tomato Basil Marinara

6.) A 1 Inch Slice of Gouda

    I spread the marinara on the roll first, then placed the ingredients in. This sandwich is quite savory, and would fool a lot of meat eaters. Also, as is with keeping in tradition, it's cheap to make. See you next week, enjoy!

The Hungry Vegetarian Tuna Sandwich

    I've been told that this tastes identical to a normal tuna sandwich. It's incredibly fast to make, and is delicious. Everything except the Swiss Cheese is from Trader Joe's, but they have Swiss cheese there as well. Another great cheese to pair this with is smoked gouda. However, I also like to pair smoked gouda with everything. Here's the recipe below.

1. 1 Pack of Organic Baked Tofu (minced)

2. 2 Stalks of Organic Celery (minced)

3. 5 Bread and Butter Pickles (minced)

4. Organic Ezekiel Bread

5. Vegan Mayo

6. 2 Slices of an Organic Roma Tomato

7. 1 Slice of Swiss Cheese

8. Pepper

9. Mustard

    Mix the minced celery, tofu, and pickles with about three spoons of the vegan mayo. Add pepper in to the mix as you see fit. That's it for the tuna mix. Afterwards, just add the cheese, mustard and tomato on to the bread, and you have your sandwich. It's that simple.

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Enjoy!

The Hungry Vegetarian Purple Beast

    This week I'm deviating a little from the format. Usually I like to pick a recipe that's a little more aesthetically pleasing, but I wanted to share this smoothie with you guys. When I go to jiu jitsu, I don't like to eat a heavy meal before. This smoothie is perfect for wolfing down a lot of nutrients without that heavy, bloated feeling. Here are the ingredients.

1.  A Heaping Handful of Kale

2. A Handful of Spinach

3. Approx. 1 Cup of Mixed Berries

4. 1 Banana

5. 1 Apple

6. Approx. 4 or 5 Cilantro Stems

7. 1/2 Cup of Flaxseed Meal (OMEGA!)

8. 1 Keurig Coffee Cup of your choice

    For the Keurig Cup, I open the lid, and pour about 3/4 of the cup into the smoothie mix. To blend, I start with the greens, then the berries, and after that, you should be able to mix the remaining recipes collectively. Often, I'll mix chocolate protein powder as well, which is always good. This smoothie will really hold you over, and it's incredibly nutrient dense. Other than the Keurig coffee, everything is from Trader Joe's.

I'll see you guys next week, feel free to email me at thehungryvegetarianblog@gmail.com

Enjoy!

The Hungry Vegetarian Pizza

    The Hungry Vegetarian pizza can come in all shapes and sizes. My go to ingredients, are grilled mushrooms and zucchini. This time I decided to mix it up, but I will likely make the grilled mushroom and zucchini pizza for this blog in the future. For the crust, I just picked up a Boboli from Target. The mantra for most of my meals, is that they are affordable and timely. I've never spun dough in the air, and today wasn't the day to start. Below is the list of ingredients, but naturally, you can add and subtract the ingredients, according to your personal tastes. I like to use diced tomatoes instead of marinara, it makes the pizza a little lighter. For the cheese, I usually use provolone, but this time I tried swiss. Honestly, I would stick with the provolone. Here are the ingredients:

1.  1 Thin Crust Boboli

2.  7 Slices of Swiss Cheese (Use Provolone)

3.  Pepperoncinis (Diced)

4. 1 Small Can of Diced Olives

5.  1 Can of Diced Tomatoes

6.  1 Organic Roma Tomato (Chopped into Halves)

    If you want to add a protein, I'd recommend either veggie meatballs (Trader Joe's), or veggie Buffalo Chicken (Gardein, sold in many grocery stores). They don't sell Boboli crusts at Trader Joe's, but all of the other ingredients can be found there. I picked many of the ingredients for this pizza from Target, since I was already there picking up the crust. To make the pizza is simple. Place your ingredients on the crust, then add the cheese on top. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees, and cook the pizza for about ten minutes, then voila, it's done.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me at thehungryvegetarianblog@gmail.com. See sou next week, enjoy!

The Hungry Vegetarian Pineapple Fried Rice

          When I go to a Thai restaurant, I often go with the fried rice. I love pineapple fried rice, but generally, the dish comes with shrimp. This makes it expensive. As a vegetarian, I naturally ask to omit the shrimp, but they still charge the same price. This inspired me to make it myself. 

          Since time is often a factor when I'm cooking dinner, I kept an eye out for pineapple fried rice seasoning, so that I wouldn't have to mix the spices up myself. Like the spring rolls I made a couple of weeks ago, I found a pineapple fried rice paste at a local asian market. The rest, of course, is from Trader Joe's. Here's a list of the ingredients:

1.) 1 Packet of Pineapple Fried Rice Paste

2.) 3 Spears of Pineapple

3.) 1 Package of Organic Firm Tofu

4.) 1 Handful of Thompson's Organic Seedless Raisins

5.) Sliced Onion

6.) 1 Organic Roma Tomato

7.) 2 Packages of 10oz. Organic Brown Rice

    I'll often mix in Jalapeno juice, similar to the small cups they give in Thai restaurants. You can add cashew pieces as well, but I'm not a fan of it in fried rice. To make this dish, open the two packages of rice into a frying pan, with a little olive oil. Then mix in the seasoning packet, and stir for a couple of minutes. After that, I put in the rest of the ingredients, with a little pepper, and stir until the the pineapple fried rice paste has mixed through everything. The amount of ingredients I listed makes quite a bit of fried rice, enough to serve 3 or 4. 

    I hope everyone enjoys it, you can contact me with any questions or comments at thehungryvegetarianblog@gmail.com

See you next week!

The Hungry Vegetarian Hot Dogs

    I'm starting off February with my vegetarian hotdogs. I've given these to non-vegetarians before, and they were not aware they hadn't eaten the real thing until I had told them. I didn't use a grill for the vegetarian sausages because:

a.) It's not the 4th of July.

b.) It takes too long, and I'm hungry right now.

    On the ingredients picture I forgot to include the bread and butter pickles, the jalapenos, and the smoked chipotle hot sauce. The swiss cheese is from Costco, and the jalapenos and chipotle hot sauce is from Target. As per usual, everything else is from Trader Joe's. In terms of preparation, I took the ingredients from the second picture, and shoved it in a hot dog bun. Below is the list of ingredients per hot dog, enjoy!

1.) 1 Multi-Grain Roll

2.) 1 Slice of Swiss Cheese

3.) 1 Italian Tofurky Sausage

4.) 1 Slice of Morning Star Veggie Bacon (wrapped around the sausage)

5.) Sliced Onions

6.) 2 Slices of Organic Roma Tomatoes

7.) 3 or 4 Bread and Butter Pickles

8.) 4 or 5 Jalapenos

9.) Smoked Chipotle Hot Sauce

10.) Ketchup and Mustard at your discretion. I guess it's all at your discretion, but you know what I'm saying, get off my back, jeez.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at thehungryvegetarianblog@gmail.com. See you guys next week!

The Hungry Vegetarian Spring Rolls!

    This week I decided to go with vegetarian spring rolls. You can find many variations of this dish, but I went with the more green version. The rice paper used to make vegetarian spring rolls can be a little tricky to track down. Typically, you can find rice paper at your local asian market. I've even heard of it being at World Market. I've had no luck finding rice paper at traditional grocery stores, or even Trader Joe's, for that matter. If you still can't find it, I'm sure it's on Amazon. The jalapenos I used in these are from Target, and the rice paper was from a local asian market. Everything else was from Trader Joe's.
    To prepare the rice paper, you must first pour approximately two cups of hot water into a frying pan. The water should be hot, but not scolding hot; you will be placing your hands in the water. Place one sheet of the rice paper into the water, and swirl it (submerged) for 20-30 seconds, or until it has the consistency of a noodle. To wrap the vegetarian spring rolls, you must fold the sides in first, then wrap the bottom over the ingredients, continuing until the entire roll, is well, rolled. Traditionally, vegetarian spring rolls are dipped in a Thai peanut sauce, you can find said condiment at Trader Joe's as well. The ingredients in the picture above were for five spring rolls, which I cut into three pieces each. Below is the list of ingredients.

1. 5 Leaves of Organic Romaine Lettuce

2. Peeled Carrots

3. 5 Stems of Organic Cilantro

4. 5 Stems of Organic Basil

5. 10 Slices of Organic Extra Firm Tofu (Double the Protein)

6. Jalapeno's

7. 5 Pieces of Rice Paper

    Thank you for checking out the site, the feedback so far has been awesome. If you have any questions, or suggestions, you can email me at thehungryvegetarianblog@gmail.com. See you next week!

-Travis