A great easy weekday meal is a mexican torte, which is essentially a layered lasagna-like dish heavy on flavour, and short on labour.
Mix some leftover salsa with some tomato sauce. I used my final jar made last fall.
In the bottom of a casserole dish, spread some sauce, and layer a whole wheat tortilla. Next, layer:
A can of whole-kernel corn and put another tortilla on top.
A layer of cheddar cheese (Daiya makes a great vegan cheese) and another tortilla
A layer of black beans, some more sauce, and another tortilla
Keep layering, until you've added some great healthy layers. USE ANYTHING IN THE FRIDGE! Veggies, leftovers - the salsa will tie everything together. Search the pantry and freezer too.
I used a can of southwest style baked beans for smoky flavour, and some vegan meatballs (President's Choice Worlds Best Meatless Meatballs. Use a spoon of sauce for each layer - without making it too wet.
Bake at 375 covered in tin foil until hot. I like to leave the top tortilla un-cheesed (I realize this is not a word) so it gets toasted and crispy for the last 5 minutes of cooking. Use the broiler if you want to speed this up. I also topped it with some olive oil, salt and pepper - with lime zest.
Our friend came by last night - missing abot 30 pounds of his former self! Bill gave him a copy of "The China Study" last month - a life changing book about plant-based cuisine - and are THRILLED to see him applying some of it to his own life. It is amazing to see how a few dietary changes can put life back in your years.
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