Last night, I had to go to a Tennessee Department of Transportation meeting for story I'm writing for the newspaper. The meeting lasted from 5 p.m. (right after work) until 7 p.m., leaving me no time to eat dinner. When I got home, I was famished. Something quick and filling was in order. Enter Beefless Veggie Fajitas:
The beefless part is made from Trader Joe's Beefless Strips, which I picked up at the Nashville Trader Joe's on the weekend. Memphis doesn't have a Trader Joe's, so I always pick up a pack of the beefless or chickenless strips when I'm at a TJ's in another city.I sauteed the gluten-based strips with onion, strips of red bell pepper, and the last of my local squash from Dodson Farms. Then I stirred in a package of McCormick Fajita Seasoning (yes, it contains corn syrup solids ... not my first choice, but it's all Kroger had when I was grocery shopping). I served it up on some warmed corn tortillas with a little roasted tomato salsa and some Daiya cheddar shreds (added after the picture). Dinner was on the table in less than 20 minutes.
A side salad was the perfect accompaniment — romaine, iceberg, fresh corn, summer tomato, cucumber, Craisins, and a low-fat raspberry vinaigrette:
8 comments:
mmm I love Trader Joe's Beef-Less Strips! Their chicken-less strips and pull bbq chick-un is also very yummY!
Good for you for even turning on the oven. When I'm tired and starving I usually scoop from the almond butter jar, eat a cherry tomato or five, and call it a night.
they look phenom! i'm already missing wheat...hard to believe i'll never eat it again as long as i can help it :-/
That's a quick & easy meal for you? I'd have to plan in advance for a week to make that. I love Mexican food.
20 minute meals is my kind of weekday meals!
WOW! Those look great!
Just thought I'd let you know how much I LOVE your blog!!
I love it so much I've given you an award:
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Keep up the great (and delicious) work! :)
Trader Joe's is the best for decent convenience foods. Maybe one day they'll make it to Memphis. Your plate looks fresh and delicious, though, with your salad and vegetables!
I hope you get those two hours back at some point, it sounds like work ended at 7 - not 5. P.S. - my mom says the Flyer is the only paper worth reading in town anymore. So you're getting compliments on all fronts :)
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