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{Recipe} TVP Tex-Mex Polenta

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 Your entire family will love this recipe! It also reheats really well which makes it perfect for any weeknight meal so you have yummy leftovers for lunch.

Polenta

  • 1 cup corn grits polenta
  • 2 tablespoons Nutritional yeast
  • 1t salt
  •  3 cups of water

Bring the water to a boil and stir in the corn grits polenta, nutritional yeast, and salt. Turn down to low and continue to stir until the polenta has thickened.

Tex-Mex TVP

  • 1.5 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/2 cup TVP
  • 1/2 large onion, minced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup salsa
  • 1t ground cumin
  • 1T nutritional yeast
  • 1t paprika
  • 1/2t garlic salt
  • 1t chili powder
  • 1/2T oil

Bring the vegetable broth to a boil and stir in the TVP; turn down and simmer for 5- 7 minutes. Saute the onions and garlic in oil over medium-high heat until translucent. Add in the cumin, paprika, chili powder and salt and stir to evenly coat the onions and garlic. Pour in the TVP; it should be soft and expanded some- there should be a little left over vegetable broth. Stir the TVP and onion mixture together and add the salsa and nutritional yeast.

Assemble

Take 1/4 of the polenta and put it on a plate, top with 1/4 of the TVP mixture and then 1/4 of an avocado. ENJOY! Other suggestions: add your favorite hot sauce, fresh diced tomatoes, pickled jalapenos or cilantro to add even more flavor to this dish.

 

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