TVP and Cashew BBQ, Vegan Delight

Submitted by Karyl Lee

"This filling sandwich has a surprise ingredient, cashews!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 236.59 ml rough granulated textured vegetable protein
• 78.78 ml diced bell pepper
• 78.78 ml diced onion
• 14.79 ml minced garlic
• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 236.59 ml barbecue sauce, of choice (I like Enrico's)
• 78.78 ml roasted and salted cashew pieces
• yellow mustard
• hot sauce
• salt and pepper, as desired
• 6 split hamburger buns

directions

1. Put oil and vegetables into 2 quart saucepan.
2. Saute until veggies begin to wilt and add the TVP, and enough water to prevent sticking.
3. Stir and add water until TVP begins to swell, and add the BBQ sauce.
4. Stir often and add more water as needed.
5. Taste and add mustard, hot sauce, and pepper as you choose.
6. When satisfied with basic flavor, add the cashews.
7. Do not salt until you taste again.
8. Serve on buns.

Reviews

[carley king]

this was great - I thought that the cashews threw the texture off a bit, but I liked the TASTE so much that I added about two tablespoons of cashew butter instead, gave it a great consistancy (but not TOO creamy) YUM! my vegan bf loved it.

 

[rsarahl]

Yeah for a good TVP recipe! I have a similar recipe for making vegan "sloppy joes" but I love the BBQ sauce in this recipe and the cashews really add a nice toothsomeness to each bite. It's a keeper!

 

[Ba1974]

This was great! It is a perfect recipe for someone who doesn't care too much for meat, is very active and tends to have lower iron levels. Unfortunately, I have to go gluten-free, and I refuse to pay $6 for a loaf of bread or package of rolls that taste horrible, so I had to try it sans bread. By itself...it was wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

 

[NoName12345]

This was wonderful. I had long been in search of some good TVP recipes, and this is both very tasty, and very easy. I didn't use quite so much barbeque sauce, as I found it was fine with less. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Veggie_Girl]

I never thought I would hear my quasi-vegetarian husband say "I love TVP" but this recipe did the trick. I've made it several times, each to rave reviews and minimal leftovers. The last few times, I've added a can of diced tomatoes and spiced it up a bit more with cumin, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Thanks Karyl for a deliciously inexpensive meal!