Gardein Pot Pie by Celebrity Chef Tal Ronnen

Gardein pot pie is a tasty and hearty take on a traditional winter favorite. It is also the perfect ‘comfort food’ for a cold winter night. This recipe uses gardein chick’n scallopini (frozen) or gardein chick’n filets (fresh), instead of chicken. This vegan-friendly dish includes sautéed gardein, puff pastry, onions, carrots, peas, thyme and sage and then baked.

• 1 pack gardein scallopini, cut into ¼ cubes
• 6 cups vegan chicken stock (i.e. Better Than Bouillon)
• 1 cup yellow onion, diced
• 1 cup carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 cup peas
• ¾ teaspoon thyme, minced
• ¾ teaspoon sage, minced
• ¾ teaspoon sea salt
• ¾ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon nutrional yeast flakes
• 1 tablespon tamari
• 1 puff pastry sheet rolled out to 12”x10”

Roux

• ¾ cup flour
• ¾ cup Earth Balance Butter

1. pre-heat oven to 375º degrees
2. brown gardein scallopini in a sauté pan with 1 tablespoon canola oil. season with salt and pepper. remove from pan and set aside.
3. to make Roux, melt Earth Balance in a sauté pan, add flour and whisk constantly until light brown in color. cool and set aside.
4. in a 5.5 qt. stock pot cook onions in canola oil for 3 min. and add carrots, sage, thyme, salt and pepper.
5. continue to cook for 5 min. add already boiling stock and simmer for 5 min. whisk in yeast flakes.
6. add the roux a bit at a time and contiune to cook as sauce begins to thicken.
7. stir in gardein scallopini, tamari and peas.  pour mixture into a large shallow pan to cool.
8. once mixture is cool, pour into indiviual ramekins, glass pie pan or small casserole dish.
9. cover mixture with puff pastry (be sure to leave a small excess of pastry for folding and fluting of the edge) and seal edges.
10. cut small slits. bake for 35 min. or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.

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Note:gardein (garden + protein) is a line of tasty plant-based foods with a meaty texture. It is made from a blend of soy, wheat and pea proteins, vegetables and grains. gardein is high in protein and easy to digest; the majority of gardein products provide a good source of fiber too. gardein is free of cholesterol, and trans fats. gardein products contain no animal or dairy ingredients and the majority of products are also low fat.

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