Italian Stuffed Peppers

Serving: 3

Ingredients

1.    1 pack of meatless ground beef (12 oz)

I used the Trader Joe's brand Beef-less)

2.    1 cup of garlic marinara sauce

3.   1/4 cup of olive oil

4.    3 bell peppers (colors of your choice)

5.    1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese

6.    1 tablespoon of 21-seasoning or your favorite type of an all seasoning blend

7.   Basil to taste

Directions

1.  Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F

2.  Lightly coat your frying pan with olive oil. Add the meatless beef and seasoning. 

Fry until it begins to brown.

3. Add in the marinara sauce and stir until your mixture gets a little crispy (Approximately 10 minutes)

4. Once your mixture is done, set aside.

5. Slice your bell peppers in half and scoop out the inside. 

6. Spray your baking tray with non-stick cooking spray or lightly coat with olive oil.

7. Place your bell peppers skin side down.

8. Put your meatless mixture inside the bell pepper

9. Cook for 30 minutes. Take out and add parmesan cheese and basil. 

10. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until your parmesan cheese begins to golden. 

Sweet Ricotta Bruschetta

Serves: 12 slices

Ingredients

1 baguette bread

1/3 cup of olive oil

1 pint of mini heirloom tomatoes

1 1/2  cups of ricotta cheese

2 tablespoons of diced basil leaves

2 tablespoons of honey

Directions

1. Slice your baguette bread into 1/2 inch pieces.

2. Coat a large frying pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil

3. Place your baguette bread in the frying pan on a medium heat. 

4. Once the bottom of your bread begins to turn golden brown flip over. Keep an eye on the bread, as it will start to burn quickly.

5. Remove the bread from the frying pan and place on a plate. Evenly spread the ricotta cheese on each piece of bread. 

6. Thinly slice the tomatoes, and place flat down on top of the ricotta cheese.

7. Sprinkle some basil leaves on top of the tomatoes, and drizzle with honey.

~You can also find this recipe on the site Joy of Kosher~

Caramelized Onion Sausage Wraps

Serving: 8

Ingredients

2 puff pastry sheets (you can find this in the frozen food section)

8 sausages, of your liking! Spicy, Italian...(I bought two 12 oz packages)
1 brown onion

1/4 cup of olive oil

1/3 cup of barbecue sauce

3 tablespoons of sugar

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Remove the wrapper off of the pastry sheets and allow to defrost.

3. Thinly slice onions. Set aside. 

4. Coat a thick layer of olive oil in a frying pan. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar.

5. Add onions to frying pan and stir once every minute until they brown.  Make sure not stir too often as they won't brown, and if you don't stir enough they will burn! (I know, lots of rules)  This process may take up to 30 minutes.  If you feel you need more olive oil and/or sugar, add a little bit at a time, and stir. 

6. Once onions are caramelized set aside. 

7. Slice sausage links into small bite sizes.  Lightly coat a frying pan with olive oil and add sausages.  Add 4 tablespoons of barbecue sauce and stir until they are cooked through on a medium-high heat.

8. Unfold pastry sheets and spread a thin layer of barbecue sauce.  Add caramelized onions and sausages to one of the ends of the pastry sheet.  Tightly roll.  

9. Place in the oven for 25-35 minutes or until the pastry sheet begins to brown. 

10.  Once the sausage rolls are taken out of the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice the sausage wraps diagonally in order to serve as individual pieces. 

*This goes well with garlic mayo, mustard, ketchup, chipotle sauce, or any condiment of your choice. ~Enjoy ~