Vegetarian Shepherds Pie

2 Veggie Burger Patties
1 Cup of Chopped Mushrooms
1 small onion diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 medium carrot peeled and diced
1/2 cup of frozen corn
1/2 cup of frozen peas
Olive Oil
1 cup cold water
2 tsp flour
S&P
Mashed Potatoes

Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add veggie burger patties and chop up to small pieces and add carrots. Cook for about 5 minutes and then add mushrooms, onion, garlic, S&P. Cook until the onion is transparent about another 5 tp 10 minutes. Add the flour to the cold water (in a jar) and shake until incorporated. Add the flour mixture to the veggie mixture. Then cook for a couple minutes. Until it starts browning. Add in the frozen corn and peas.

Transfer to a oven proof dish. Add the mashed potatoes to the top and bake for about 20 minutes @ 350 or until the mashed potatoes start to brown.

** I usually do this when I have left over mashed potatoes. The recipe for that is an entry in itself. Use whatever veggies you like and the veggie patties that you like. I generally use Gardenburger **

Veggie Pasta Bake with Italian Sausage

1 lb italian sausage (I use turkey(
1 lb box of Ziti
1 jar pasta sauce
1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes with basil
4 oz cream cheese
1 small onion diced
3 garlic cloves minced
1 red pepper diced
1 container of mushrooms chopped
1 bunch of asparagus tops
1 container fresh spinach
S&P
1 c shredded mozzerella cheese

Brown the sausage, onion and garlic with S&P. Boil the pasta for 8 minutes. Chop the pepper, mushrooms and asparagus tops. Put in a LARGE mixing bowl. Add the pasta sauce and diced tomatoes to a pot and heat thru. Then add cream cheese and sausage and onion mix. Heat until the cream cheese blends. Drain the pasta and rinse with cold water. Add the pasta to the bowl with veggies. Add spinach. Mix with your hands until combined. Add the pasta to 2 9X13 baking pans and top with the sauce and sausage mixture. Top with shredded cheese and bake for 30 min on 350.

** This makes a LARGE portion of pasta. You can cut in half and use half a box of pasta. **

Homemade Pizza

1 package of pizza dough (usually the grocery stores will have them. If not go to the bakery section and ask them for either bread dough or pizza dough. It will be about $1.00 to $2.00)

1 lb of ground sausage - I use chicken

1 red pepper - cleaned and sliced

1 med. portabello - wiped with a damp cloth and remove the stem - then slice

fresh spinach - 2 hand fulls

1 c shredded mozzarella cheese

3 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp Italian Seasoning

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

1/2 tsp paparika

Preheat oven to 400. Add Olive Oil and all seasonings and stir to combine. Set aside. Brown sausage and red peppers in a bit of olive oil. While browning roll the pizza dough out and spread the olive oil seasonings to the dough. Fork dough in the middle to keep from popping up while baking. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and add the browned sausage, red peppers, sliced mushrooms, fresh spinach and mozzarella cheese. Bake for 15 minutes.

** I always make different pizzas - Carmelized Onions with Roasted Red Peppers and Chicken Sausage is good. Anything that you like you can put on the pizza. Any questions, just ask! **