Whitetrash Vegan Football Casserole | Cheap & Simple Vegan ...

Friends, it?s officially football season.

In my opinion, you generally fall on one side of fence when it comes to this time of year: You love it or you hate it. And I realize I may lose some fans for saying this, but here goes:

I hate football.

No, it?s not like I just ?don?t get into it? or that I?m ambivalent about it. It?s not that I can take it or leave it. I genuinely dislike it. I won?t go into the reasons why, but mainly it has to do with the barbarian jock mentality and memories of my dad screaming at the TV when I was a kid. No bueno. Me no likey. I?m not against sports at all?I adore baseball?but football just ain?t my thing. Casserole, on the other hand?

So of course I end up getting into a long-term, serious relationship with a man who loves college football more than life itself. I?m not exaggerating about this. We seriously are the real-life version of Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddy Prince Jr. in ?She?s All That.? I am artsy-fartsy hippie and he is?.well?obsessed with sports. But before he bitches me out about stereotyping him (he?s a sensitive jock), I will say that I respect him for who he is, football obsession and all.

In fact, we?ve figured out a system. Four months out of the year he spends Saturdays betting our life?s savings on games, and I get the house to myself to cook, drink wine and watch marathons of Gossip Girl. It works out.

But one thing I do admire about football? The food culture. Specifically, white trash grub like mac ?n cheese, bean dip, corn chips?you know what I mean. It?s food with a purpose?fill you up so as to soak up the alcohol. There?s nothing more gratifying that feeding an army of drunk men, cause everything tastes good to them and I feel like I?m the best cook in the world. (I am, aren?t I?)

The other day I found a recipe for ?Football Casserole,? and I felt it my duty to veganize it.

There?s a few different things going on in this recipe, so it may not seem that simple at first. But the ingredients are basic, and the result is pretty satisfying?in that whitetrash, barbecue-flavored, hearty slop kind of way. Plus, it will feed a huge group on game day, and they probably won?t have a clue it?s vegan.

Check out the recipe:

Whitetrash Vegan Football Casserole

(Adapted from Cookin? Mimi)

What You Need

• 1 pound meatless crumbles
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 cups diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 recipe for vegan cream of mushroom soup (below)
• 1 8-ounce box macaroni
• 1 to 2 cups vegan cheese
• Plain potato chips (crushed, for on top)
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons vegan butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
• 10 mushrooms chopped (about 16 oz.)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cook macaroni according to directions and reserve. To make the vegan cream of mushroom soup, heat up the butter in a sauce pan. Add flour and stir (you?ll have a paste), then add the veggie broth and milk. Stir until it?s smooth, then add mushrooms and salt/pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring consistently. Once you have a creamy soup-like consistency, you can remove from heat (about 10-15 minutes).

In a separate pan, saut? onion, pepper, and garlic. Add meatless crumbles, tomatoes, BBQ sauce, ketchup and parsley. Stir to mix and season with salt and pepper. Cover and let simmer for about 15-20 minutes to let flavors combine.

Transfer mixture to a large bowl and mix with macaroni and cream of mushroom soup. Season more if desired. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 9?13 glass pan. Top with cheese and crushed potato chips. Bake for about 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Source: http://www.cheapandsimpleveganrecipes.com/whitetrash-vegan-football-casserole/

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