Beefless Rice Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 stk celery
• minced
• 1 lrg onion
• minced
• 1 c. white rice
• 4 1/2 ounce TVP chunks or possibly 4 vegetable burgers
• cubed
• 1 c. vegetable stock or possibly water (1/2 c. if using vegetable burgers)
• 32 ounce canned minced tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce salt and freshly grnd pepper
• to taste
• 1 tsp chili pwdr
• optional
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• optional

Instructions

1. As with all dishes including TVP, this is both easier and quicker to make than a beef casserole which uses butcher's meat.
2. Choose beef-flavored TVP chunks if you want to keep a beef-type taste.
3. If you use vegetable burgers instead, do remember to reduce the amount of liquid you use.
4. Pre-heat the oven to 325 F. and lightly grease a casserole dish.
5. Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute/fry the celery and onion till just tender.
6. Add in the rice and TVP chunks, and stir for a few min till the chunks are slightly browned.
7. Now add in the vegetable stock, tomatoes, soy sauce, salt, pepper and optional seasonings if you like.
8. Stir well and bring to the boil.
9. Remove the mix from the heat and pour into the casserole dish.
10. Bake, covered, for 30 min.
11. 40 min to make.