Dinner equation

http://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/mexican-style-bean-rice-casserole/
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http://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/no-cheese-sauce/

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the brown rice

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hashbrowns

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Easy Dinner

I  made the "no cheese sauce" linked above and listed below and poured it over hash browns, black beans, frozen corn, and kale and then mixed well.

Here's the recipe for the no cheese sauce:
1 small yellow onion, peeled and coarsely chopped <--this could be roasted or sauteed first,
2 large red bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup cashews
2 tablespoon tahini
1/8 cup nutritional yeast <--Can substitute garbanzo bean flour if you don't like/don't have nutritional yeast.  I think I might like it this way better.
1-2 teaspoons chili powder
1-2 teaspoons garlic
1-2 teaspoons chipolte powder
Salt to taste

Put in a blender/food processor and blend until smooth.

I put 1 pound bags of hash browns in 9x9 glass pans and in one pan I mixed in one can of black beans (15 ounces) about 1-2 cups of kale, and 1/2-1 cup of frozen corn <--note I don't really measure.

In another pan, I put another 1 pound bag of hash browns and just black beans.  <-- This was for the vegans who don't like vegetables (

I poured half the no-cheese sauce over each pan of hash browns and stirred it all up.  In the oven at 350 for about an hour (covered for the first 45 minutes).

Here it is!

Horrible picture... (and we'd already eaten half the pan).

Verdict:  The vegan who likes vegetables loved it, Nick and I loved it (even more the second day), and Tia liked it.  Tia and Natalie asked for it again the same week we first made it.  We made it on Christmas eve as yummy winter comfort food. 

Kira didn't like the texture of the (soft) hash browns.  I wonder if they were more diced potato shaped and less shredded hash brown shaped what she'd think.  Hrm.... Kira did come up with a great name for this dish... a hasharole.  :-)

I think this would be great with cashew cream--or roasted onions (or any roasted veggie) on side--or salad!  A green salad would be lovely.


Very similar to this dinner:  http://veryveryverygreen.blogspot.com/2016/04/new-dinner-broccoli-hashbrowns-and-spice.html