Recipes Using TVP

RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By Leslee in Alaska (Guest Post) (12/17/2008) All the comments on how expensive TVP is...only correct if you shop in expensive specialty store. I buy mine in the bulk section of both of the local chain grocery stores. Very in expensive. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By Lewis (Guest Post) (03/13/2008) I love the TVP, I just stopped meat eating about 2 weeks ago now, and I have already used tvp for stew and taco's, and now I'm going to make bean and tvp burgers, I know it takes some getting used to, but with the right seasonings, and preparation you would never know its not meat. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by czechens (7) | (03/05/2008) Contact Celia - I'm really interested in trying your vegetable soup recipe. However, I don't see any TVP in it. Would I be adding about a half cup, as in your chili? More? Can't wait to try it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By Celia (Guest Post) (03/04/2008) Hi I use TVP in chili and vegetable soup. Chili 2 TBs olive oil 1 diced onion 1 28 oz can tomatos 2 15 oz cans kidney beans drained 1/2 cup TVP 1/4 cup chili powder. Saute onions. Add the remainder of ingredients. Simmer for at least two hours. The longer it simmers the better. Soup 1/2 cup carrots 1/2 cup celery 1 onion diced fresh or canned green beans and corn(15 oz can) diced potatoes 1 15 oz can kidney beans 1 cup of cabbage or more 1 28 oz can tomatos 3 15 oz cans vegetable broth Saute onions in olive oil. Add the remainder of ingredients and simmer for a couple of hours. Hope that helps, Celia Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By Lilly. (Guest Post) (03/01/2008) TVP is great stuff and it's dirt cheap. Try this recipe, it's a little plain but my kids love it. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups pasta, elbow macaroni dry 1 cup textured vegetable protein granules dry 3 tablespoons onion dried, minced 2 tablespoons parsley leaves dried 1 teaspoon oregano dried 1 teaspoon thyme dried 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions Combine all ingredients, and store in an sir-tight jar or plastic bag. Attach these instructions: To prepare, pour one 28-oz can tomatoes with juice into a large skillet or saucepan. Crush the tomatoes, add 2 cups water, and bring to a boil. Add Macaroni and TVP Skillet Mix. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes, or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add more water if necessary. If you like, add 1 cup frozen peas during last 5 minutes of cooking. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by thriftyboo (122) | (01/13/2008) Profile | Contact Any way you can cook crumbled hamburger or sausage, you can substitute TVP. You can go half and half like suggested, then change the proportion to 1/4 meat and 3/4 TVP. After a while, you can go all TVP. Rehydrate the TVP in water or broth. Then fry it with seasonings in a skillet. I like taco seasoning, tomato sauce and Italian seasoning, chili powder, curry powder, brown gravy mix, etc. I even make "sausage" for breakfast burritos with TVP. Soak the TVP in chicken broth, then fry it with a little oil, some beef bouillon, sage, salt and pepper. Even my die-hard meat eater hubby likes it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By heather, MO (Guest Post) (01/13/2008) I've been a vegetarian for 21 years. That stuff is expensive and disgusting, sorry. I'd stick w/beans and rice bought in bulk. That is a much better way to cut costs! Healthy and delicious. And whoever said Sally Fallon's nourishing traditions was right on! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by MCW (695) | (01/11/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact I'm trying to contact Imama2many from UT, and cannot find her user ID to get in touch with her. I've read the disclaimer on Thriftyfun and email addresses are kept confidential. Imama2many from Utah, please contact me through this website. I have a small gift which is a paperback book, with 92 pages entitled: "The TVP Cookbook" that I would like to mail to you, but I need your name and mailing address. Please contact me through Thriftyfun Messages. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By Barbara J Snyder (Guest Post) (01/11/2008) Have you started looking for different grocery stores around your area? Also look on the web and free articles or newsletters that are free. Ragu has alot of recipes for kids that are good and if you go on their website you can get the free cookbook same with Kraft and you get budget recipes. Also I think there is a website like living on a dime just goggle and try. I make 2 meals in my house a lot because my daughter is autisic so I make mac and cheese for her and make something else for us. We just drink a lot at my house (no alcohol) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by preppy56 (24) | (01/10/2008) Profile | Contact Try the book called "Deceptively Delicious", it is written by Jerry Seinfeld's wife, I think her name is Jessica. You and all your kids will love the recipes!! Good Luck Donna from Victoria B.C. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by coreenhart (251) | (01/10/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact Sally Fallon's recipe book, "Nourishing Traditions" does not recommend it because it is processed, has lost many of its natural nutrients, and then is flavored with chemical flavorings. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by Peggy62 (1) | (01/10/2008) Contact If you mix it 50/50 kids will like it, we used it all the time in the school cafeteria that I worked in, and they did'nt know the difference. Also to the ones who were wanting to know where to buy it, If you have any Amish grocery stores near you they sell it there, I buy it all the time and it is cheap. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By (Guest Post) (01/10/2008) I never heard of this before. From reading these posts, I think I would mix it half and half the first time and eventually cut down to all tvp. Also from the sounds, I would think it would be more expensive (health food stores are expensive) than the real stuff, but going half and half, may be an idea. Good luck with it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post By Tina from Ashland (Guest Post) (01/09/2008) Here's a recipe for vegetarian chili which is wonderful. I've served it at church and school functions, and it is always gone quickly. I am amazed at the number of meat eaters that really like this chili recipe! 2-1/2 c raw kidney beans 1 c textured vegetable protein 1 c tomato juice 4 cloves of garlic, crushed or minced 1-1/2 c chopped onion 1 c chopped carrots 2 c fresh tomatoes juice of half a lemon 1 t cumin 1 t basil 1 t chili powder salt and pepper 3 T tomato paste dash of cayenne, if desired olive oil for sauteeing (about 3 T) Put kidney beans in a saucepan and cover them with water. Soak them for three to four hours. Rinse and return to saucepan with fresh water and 1 t salt. Cook until tender (about one hour). Drain extra water off and set beans aside. Heat tomato juice to a boil. Pour over textured vegetable protein. Cover and let stand at least 15 minutes. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add carrots and cook until tender. Mix all ingredients together and heat through. Serve with cheese and parsley. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by perfume and powder (586) | (01/09/2008) Profile | Contact Is TVP that stuff made from soy beans? If so, where do you get it? I'm been trying to find it for years. It's great in hamburgers and meat loaf. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Recipes Using TVP Post by iBroke (21) | (01/09/2008) Contact I have a friend who is a vegetarian so when she comes over I like to try new recipes for us one time we made a pizza with tvp, and tomatoes and it was pretty good. Stuffed peppers are also really good with it and not so greasy, I don't know how kids would go for stuffed peppers though. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Recipes Using TVP Post by lewis_admin (1341) | (01/09/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact I recently bought some TVP (textured vegetable protien). Does any one have some good recipes with this in place of meat? We are not vegetarians, just trying to reduce the cost of meat in our meals. Thanks so much, Barb from Fairview, MI Answers: RE: Recipes Using TVP I purchased one of Linda McCarty's cookbooks & it's great. The recipes are practical & easy. She used a lot of TVP and veggie patties etc. Her cookbooks are pretty cheap now too. (02/27/2006) By Me RE: Recipes Using TVP I have been a veggie and my DD 12, is now. I use it to make Tacos, Nachos, Chili, Sloppy Joe's, etc. I use it basically like I would hamburger. TVP is one of those products that some is OK and others isn't so good. Seems to me some has a rubbery texture to it while others actually has a texture very similar to hamburger. Good Luck and have fun with it! (02/27/2006) By Robin RE: Recipes Using TVP You can make Sloppy Joe's, tacos, lasagna, or in just about anything to replace ground meat. I believe you need to soak it in boiling water first to re-hydrate it. Here's one place to start: http://waltonfeed.com/self/tvp.html Good luck! (02/27/2006) By Maryeileen RE: Recipes Using TVP My old technique came from Linda McCartney's first cookbook. She recommended browning it in a skillet before hydrating. I brown it in a hot skillet with just a quick toss around. I used it for years as a vegetarian substitute for hamburger. Works well in any saucy dish like tacos, chili, or pasta sauce. Also works great mixed with hamburger. Mix half and half after hydrating the TVP and browning the hamburger. (02/27/2006) By Lou RE: Recipes Using TVP I never had any luck with TVP at home, yet had it at restaurants and went back for seconds. Sautéing it before re-hydrating seems like a good idea. Will have to try it. (02/27/2006) By Holly RE: Recipes Using TVP I soak TVP in hot water first. Then I brown it with a little olive oil. I like to add a bit of beef bouillon and Mrs Grass Smokey Chipotle Seasoning for tacos and nachos. I make fake sausage by adding a little chicken bouillon and a little beef bouillon, some pepper and some sage. Use TVP in hamburger helper type boxed meals - stroganoff, cheeseburger macaroni, lasagne. Add some to meatloaf, meatballs and hamburgers. (02/27/2006) By thriftyboo RE: Recipes Using TVP I use TVP almost every time I cook with ground beef. After browning ground beef I just sprinkle on the TVP (I started with a little a then started using more until I found a ratio of meat to TVP that my family liked) and then added whatever seasonings/sauces I normally use (spaghetti sauce, taco seasoning, etc.) and just add a little extra liquid for the TVP to absorb. If I'm making something without browning the meat first (hamburgers, meatloaf, etc.) then I just mix in the TVP with the uncooked ground beef and make sure I add some extra moisture to the mix so it doesn't end up dry when cooked. I found my family doesn't like it when I use only TVP in a recipe, but we can stretch our budget by using about half TVP and half meat in any ground beef recipe and it still tastes great. (02/28/2006) By Trix RE: Recipes Using TVP I haven't used it myself yet, but have read that first time users should start out by mixing it 50/50 with their ground meats. I have read that it will take on the flavor of the meat this way. (02/28/2006) By Brenda Thompson RE: Recipes Using TVP Could you tell me when you find TVP? In a health food store or a regular supermarket? Thanks in advance! (02/28/2006) By Rebekah RE: Recipes Using TVP Rebekah: I buy my TVP at the Bulk Barn (a bulk food store) and it's really cheap! You can also find it at health food stores. (02/28/2006) By Trix RE: Recipes Using TVP You can also find it in the frozen food section of many grocery stores/supermarkets. Morning Star Farms have is one brand with a lot of items and there are even (frozen) Crumbles, but I can't remember who they are made by. Maybe Green Giant? I'm not sure if the grocery stores sell dried TVP. (02/28/2006) By Maryeileen RE: Recipes Using TVP Hi, thanks to all those gals out there who answered me. I ran into sort of a problem but fixed it. Let me explain, I bought a 50 pound bag of chunks ans so many recipes call for smaller cuts. I took a cup and reconstituted it with water and used my handy food processor to chop it up. Works great. Thanks again. (03/02/2006) By barbo Report Spam or Abuse