Best I've Ever Had...Sloppy Joes that is.

Because I eat a good amount of meat at work, I like to cook a decent amount of vegetarian style dishes at home on my off days (if I have them). Last week I decided I wanted sloppy joes but with no beef, pork, or anything of a meat nature but I still wanted that meaty component. So I chose to add meatless crumbles and of course beans and mushrooms, which are a vegetarians best friend.

Below is an ingredient list:
- 1 pkg. of meatless crumbles (I like the Morningstar because they are usually semi or all the way unfrozen and that just leads to a more even thawing process)
- Rainbow carrots (if you live in Florida, Publix has finally had a genius moment and introduced smaller portions of various veggies/cheeses and has these guys in that section)
- Sweet Onion (yellow onion)
- Garlic
- 1 Scotch Bonnet
- 1 can of small red beans
- Bok Choy (I personally don't care for celery because it's stringy and breaks down too easily, bok choy holds itself very well and I like the leaves too, that is of course if you use them)
- 1 pkg. Bella mushrooms
- 1 orange pepper
- 1 large can of Dei Fratelli tomato sauce (I do enjoy San Marzano but they aren't always available at certain stores or affordable for some people)
- Tomato paste (if you are lazy and don't use it often then get the can, but the tube works great and you can put in whatever amount you like and put the rest in the fridge)
-Ketchup (I only use Heinz)
-Worcestershire Sauce
- Sriracha
- Various spices (pepper, flakes, cumin, chili powder, whatever fits your fancy). You can use salt if you like, but I only used a pinch when I was sweating the onions and mushrooms.

I cooked the "meat" and then put it on a paper towel to dry. I then took the onions and sweated them a little bit and then added the garlic and mushrooms and the peppers. After this, I then added the liquids and the beans and threw the "meat" back in. I just let it simmer for 20-30 minutes until everything was incorporated and then served over a whole wheat bun.

As with anything, I, like most people, read a bunch of people's recipes and make my own making substitutions here and there. But these are the ingredients I used and the method I used to cook.

Stuffed Green Peppers.

Stuffed Peppers (Kimmie style) with Quinoa, Meatless Crumbles, Habaneros, Onions, and Garlic...topped with a Ketchup, Sriracha, Water, and Worcestershire Sauce. Take that Food Network.

My take on Chicken Parm.

Took chicken breast and seasoned them and cooked them on the stove for about 5 mins on each side.

Chopped up garlic, sliced onions, put in mushrooms, and chopped up yellow squash...put in crockpot with the chicken and chopped tomatoes. Cooked on high for an hr., added tomato paste.

Cooked on low for 5 hrs., although, I would recommend cooking for 4-4.5 instead...it was still moist but I would take it out a bit earlier.

Rather than cooking pasta, I cooked up spaghetti squash. Cut it in half, put rind side up in a bed of water...cooked at 375 degrees for 45 mins-1 hr. Take it out when it is soft to touch and is not firm. Use a fork and spoon to pull out strands. It is a great alternative to pasta.