This tasty, healthy dish comes from the CHIP cookbook from the Ft. Myers, FL CHIP folks. As a CHIP instructor, I can attest to how yummy and filling this dish is. Above all, it's healthy.
- 1/2 cup onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 2 T water
- 1/2 cup Cashew pieces
- 1 cup water
- 4 tsp Veggie Chicken seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 4 tsps onion powder
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 T Braggs Liquid Amino Acid or soy sauce
- 2 T yeast flakes
- 3 cups water (or Garbanzo liquid)
- 2 cups frozen peas
- 1/2 cup chopped pimentos
- 2 cups cooked or canned garbanzo beans (1 15 oz can)
- Saute first two ingredients in water until onions are clear. Set aside.
- Blend cashews with 1 cup water and remaining 6 seasonings until very creamy.
- Boil 3 cups water.
- Pour blended mixture into boiling water slowly, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Add onions, mushrooms, garbanzos, pimentos, and peas.
- Continue to stir while cooking for 2 more minutes.
- Serve over brown rice, flat whole grain noodles or toast.