Vegan Breakfast Casserole

Photo: Dave Irving

This is one of the most searched for posts on The VeganAsana, so it is always good for a repost, and we had it last night for dinner!

It’s an easy recipe, but it does take about 2 hours to cook. I  use a half-steamer disposable foil tray for cooking this, just because it is a little hard to clean out of a pan.

If you want to be extra, you can use fresh potatoes, shredded, but we like it with tater tots. We are just classy like that.

Breakfast Casserole

2 blocks firm or extra firm tofu, drained
¼ cup unsweetened soy milk
1 package of your favorite faux sausage (this time I used Lightlife)
1 package frozen hash browns or tater tots
1 medium onion, diced
Other veggies to taste: red pepper, spinach, kale, mushrooms
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cumin
2 tsp black salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
Daiya or other cheese (yesterday, I used Follow Your Heart)

Depending on the form of your fauxsage, you may want to fry it first. Most of the “patties” don’t require that.

Place tofu in food processor or blender with the soy milk. Pulse until fully broken up and liquidy. You actually *can* stop earlier if you want your tofu to be more chunky and to sit on top of the potatoes. We like ours to sink between the tater tots, but that does require additional baking time to wait on it to set up.

Fold in nutritional yeast, turmeric, cumin, and salt.

If you are using a standard baking dish, cover the bottom with parchment paper. Add veggies (except spinach/kale – that you would place in a layer on top of the tofu) to hash browns or tater tots. Add tofu mixture and spread evenly. Sprinkle on or place sausage. Cover with vegan cheese.

Cover with foil and cook at 375* for an hour. Remove foil and continue cooking until heated through and the tofu has mostly firm back up.

Remove from oven and allow to settle (covered) for 10-15 minutes before serving. Serve with hot sauce, if desired.

YUMMY!

UnKrabby Patties

My family has always like tuna patties, aka Krabby Patties. But when several of us went vegan, I knew we needed a substitute. After a lot of tinkering, this is what I ended up with.

UnKrabby Patties

1 container extra firm tofu, mashed
1 can garbanzo beans, blended or mashed
1.5 sleeve crushed saltines
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp dulse (seaweed) flakes
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil

Mix all ingredients.  Add salt and pepper and knead until dispersed.  Form into patties.  Slightly oil a baking pan and place patties on pan in 350* oven.  Turn when browned.  Serve with or without buns!

Crispy Potato Wedges


Guest post by Ms. theVeganAsana Jr.2

Potatoes often take a long time to bake, but they are worth it in the end. These potato wedges are simple and perfect with any condiment.

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  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C)
  2. Wash potatoes and peel if desired
  3. Cut potatoes into wedges and lay them on a baking tray with the curved side on the tray (this means the potatoes will not have to be flipped while baking, making everything easier)
  4. Drizzle olive oil on top of the potato wedges
  5. Add seasonings such as salt, pepper, dill, italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin (I used salt, lots of dill, italian seasoning, onion powder, and garlic powder)
  6. Put into oven and let bake for an hour, or until the potatoes are crispy, occasionally checking
  7. Enjoy alone or with a condiment such as ketchup, mashed avocado, or hummus!