Friday, December 18, 2020

Almost Like The Real Thing

Earlier in the week a package of Beyond Sausage Hot Italian plant based links jumped into my basket at the grocery store. I thought it would make for a fast, easy dinner.
Tonight was that fast and easy night. Hubby Tony volunteered to cook the sausage up on the stove while I prepared the rest of the meal (sweet potato home fries and salad from a bag). After everything was ready he plated the food while I set the table. 
 
We each took a bite of sausage, looked at each other, and smiled. They were really tasty. The casing was a nice brown color, and didn't have the 'snap' of a real sausage, but the interior did a good job of mimicing the real thing.
 
Afterwards I took a look at the nutrition label. The links include pea, rice, and faba bean protein, fat that comes from coconut and sunflower oils, fruit and vegetable juice for color, and a casing made from algae.

Five years ago today: Christmas Thank You

14 comments:

  1. Glad that worked out! That reminds me I have some Ikea veg meatballs in my freezer it might be time to pull them out.

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  2. Yes!! Jerry and I like those, too, and just had them two nights ago! I sliced them and fried them in an all-in-one skillet meal with sliced baby yukon potatoes, diced onion, sliced carrots, and diced zucchini (tossed the zucchini in at the end since those take almost no time to cook). I seasoned the skillet with Mrs. Dash's No-Salt Southwest Chipotle Seasoning. Deeeeelicious!! You should try the Gardein Meatless Meatballs sometime. Our favorite way to have those is in a spicy-sweet bbq sauce with the sweet tater fries and a salad. Okay, lunch everyone! LOL!

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    1. We have two sausages left, and talked about how good they would be with sauteed peppers and onions. Great minds think alike!

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  3. Here in the UK, such products cost the same, (or more), than sausages made of real meat.

    God bless.

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    1. The dinner ended up being more costly than most we have, but with less effort...very nice at this time of year.

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  4. My husband's sister and her husband live in Creve Coeur. Do you shop at Schnooks? I love that store so much, I always want to go there when we visit them. Never thought I'd feel that way about a grocery store.

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    1. I have both a Schnucks, a Dierbergs (the other big local chain), and an Aldi within walking distance of my house. I shop the sales whenever possible, so I go to those places as well as a couple others.

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  5. Well done! We had canned soup yesterday!

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  6. I have heard good things about Beyond Meat but never tried them. We like Whole Foods brand hamburger patties (fake meat) and Gardeins orange chicken. I always buy the chicken when our grandkids are coming because they really like it. I didn't care for it as much until we got the new oven that has an air fryer setting. It makes the "chicken" really crisp.

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    1. I tend to not purchase meat or "meat" of any kind, but will keep your recommendations in mind going forward.

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  7. I will have to try this, as long as the sodium content is within reason. It is hard to cook for HeWho can't have salt. He loves his meat, but if I am clever, I can use meatless products and slip them by him. He loves my homemade tomato sauce and it lends itself well to hiding things he would swear to never eating!

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  8. I like some of those products. I make my own vegee burgers, but think the meatless sausage might go nice in my scalloped potatoes and cheese dish.

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