Donna's Meatless Taco Salad Pizza, Meatless Spanish Breakfast Scramble and Meatless BBQ Lettuce Wraps

Dear Friends in Health, I have been experimenting with a meatless protein product called Beyond Meat that was recommended to us by my son and daughter-in-law.  He is working on a documentary about how we as a society eat factory farm animals for sustenance and explored alternative protein sources.  I developed these recipes using the Beyond Beef Feisty Crumbles product and was very surprised and pleased at the results.  I hope you give these recipes a try - we will be going meatless more often!  Best, Donna:

Donna's Meatless Taco Salad Pizza

Ingredients:

1 large gluten-free tortilla or pizza crust

½ cup fresh salsa, medium

1½ cups Beyond Meat’s Beyond Beef, Feisty Crumbles flavor, meatless protein product

½ sweet onion, chopped

½ green pepper, chopped

¼ cup grape tomatoes, chopped

1 cup corn kernels

½ cup black olives, sliced

1 cup Colby Jack cheese, shredded

1 cup gluten free tortilla chips, crumbled

Avocado slices

Lime wedges

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Spray a pizza pan or cookie sheet with cooking oil and top with crust.  Spoon on salsa and add rest of ingredients in order given.  Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until cheese and chips are golden brown and ingredients are heated through.  Remove from oven, let rest for a few minutes before slicing.  Serve with avocado slices and lime wedges, if desired.

Serves 2.

Donna's Meatless Spanish Breakfast Scramble

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons butter

½ green pepper, chopped

½ sweet onion, chopped

½ cup black olives, sliced

12 eggs, beaten

1 cup Beyond Meat’s Beyond Beef, Feisty Crumbles flavor, meatless protein product

Salt and pepper to taste

¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Salsa

Method:

Melt butter in large frying pan over medium high heat.  Saute pepper and onion until softened and onion is golden; add olives and heat through.  Add eggs, the crumbles, and salt and pepper to taste.  Stir until cooked through.  Top with cheese and serve with salsa, if desired.

Serves 5 – 6.

 Donna's Meatless BBQ Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

One 11 ounce package Beyond Meat’s Beyond Beef, Feisty Crumbles flavor, meatless protein product

1 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce

2 teaspoons garlic, minced

1 bunch Romaine lettuce, leaves separated and washed

½ sweet pepper (green, red or yellow), chopped

2 Tablespoons Asiago cheese, freshly grated

Method:

Mix first 3 ingredients in glass dish with lid.  Cover and heat in microwave on High about 3 minutes.  Place filling onto romaine leaves and top with sweet peppers.  Serve with rice or tortilla chips, if desired.

Serves 2.

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