Lately, our household has been a soup, stew, and chili eatery. Due to what’s going on in the world, grocery shopping trips have been sporadic, in order to reduce our contact with the general public. This means we buy pantry-safe ingredients that can last a very long time. …
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Crispy Baked Potato Wedges
Now that we have our cheap food essentials, it’s time crank up the oven and cook up crispy baked potato wedges. Potatoes are one of the more affordable and long-lasting vegetables you can keep around in your kitchen. Besides, they are great candidates for snack time. …
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Habichuelas Guisadas From Scratch
Boom, FLAVOR. If I had one word to describe this bean recipe from scratch, that would be it. Of course, with the help of sizzilin’ sofrito, umami-packed sazon, and bubbling tomato sauce, we were able to get these beans to their optimal state, Puerto Rican-style.…
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Stir-Fried Rice With Vegan “Chicken”
Got rice and vegetables begging to be cooked up? Fried rice with vegan “chicken” is a no-brainer. Using ingredients you love and have, this recipe is insanely flexible, affordable, and accessible. The main ingredients for this recipe include cooked rice, soy sauce, and tofu.…
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Blistered Green Beans Recipe
Blistered, golden, and juicy – that’s the goal for this easy blistered green beans recipe. It’s time to crank up the stove and get it sizzling hot for your frozen green beans. For this recipe, I used Trader Joe’s frozen French green beans.…
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Vegan Cheese Sauce With Broccoli
Growing up, my favorite thing to eat was steamed broccoli drenched in cheese sauce. It was the late 80s – early 90s and money was tight, so it was basically cheese sauce in a bag that was quickly warmed up and plopped onto overly boiled frozen broccoli.…
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Vegan Avocado “Chicken” Salad Recipe
If I am going to have a salad, it has to be worth eating. Meaning, there should be more than just a bed of wilted greens. In my opinion, here are a few elements to the perfect, balanced salad: Variety of textures A balance of fats, carbs, and proteins Fresh ingredients An assortment of vegetables In this recipe, I am combining my infamously tender and tasty tofu “chicken” recipe with fresh, plant-based ingredients.…
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Vegan Picadillo Recipe
Picadillo, also known as “carne molida” was a staple growing up. It’s a simple dish, using affordable, popular ingredients including potatoes, ground beef, tomato sauce, seasonings, olives, and oil. There are different variations of the dish, across countries and even from household to household. …
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Vegan Mushroom Chili Sin Carne
Slightly sweet, smoky, and bold – just exactly how I love my chili. This chili will give you the textures and flavors of your traditional chili con carne, but without the meat. We’re going sin carne here. Besides, a little challenge never hurt anyone at Plant Based And Broke.…
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5 Tricks For Crispy Roasted Potatoes
Do you hear that? It’s that satisfying potato chip-crunch from a perfectly roasted starch nugget. Yeah, I said nugget. When it comes to the right flavor, texture, and shimmering gold color of roasted potatoes, there are 5 easy tricks. There is a bonus trick, though: make more than what you think you might need because I promise you’ll want to go back for seconds and thirds. …
