Easy Chick'n Parmesan

This couldn't get much simpler ~ take your favorite brand of thin spaghetti or other pasta (I like Smart Taste because of extra calcium and fiber, plus plenty of protein - the garden veggie kind is another good one!) covered in your favorite marinara (you can doctor up canned sauce) and put it in a baking dish. Top with lightly microwaved Boca vegan chick'n patties and Daiya mozzarella-style cheese, pop into the oven until melted. Healthy as well as hearty, and it takes less than 30 minutes!

Peppered Shrimp and Spinach Fettuccine Alfredo

The peppered shrimp for this is pretty easy, just fry the vegan shrimp (by Vegetarian Plus) up with oil and pepper. For the sauce, it's just a basic roux sauce with lots of freshly ground peppercorns (I love the 4 peppercorn blend for a deep, warm flavor) and earth balance, and to make it "alfredo" I added a ton of Daiya mozzarella-style vegan cheese and a dash of lemon juice. Simply serve over spinach fettuccine noodles (or any noodles, really), and voila! A fancy dish good enough to serve to two in candlelight.