Pantry Cleanout week is rolling right along here at Chez Recessionista, and you haven’t seen anything yet! Up next, I dug through the freezer to come up with the fixins for vegan orange chik’n with broccoli. And it couldn’t have turned out better!
First, I opened a bag of Trader Joe’s chicken-less chik’n with orange sauce and heated the chik’n over medium heat in my trusty Le Creuset. (I set the orange sauce packet aside for the moment.) While it warmed up, I steamed a bag of frozen broccoli florets in the microwave, and by the time it was finished, the chik’n was heating through quite nicely! So I added the florets to the pot, mixed everything around, and allowed it to continue to heat.
As it cooked, I microwaved a package of Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice that I had lying around. Once it was ready, the chik’n and broccoli were as well, so I poured the orange sauce on top and stirred to combine. The sauce thickened with heat, providing a wonderful coating for the vegetables and protein!
After the sauce had heated through, all that was left was to serve the meal up! I was dining alone tonight – LeeLee was at a meeting – so I piled my plate high with half the meal and sat down to eat. The final product was great! I loved the taste of the chik’n, and the broccoli was a wonderful complement to the protein. The orange sauce coated thoroughly but yet wasn’t overpowering; a wonderful combination indeed. And the rice provided a great base for the rest of the dish to rely on! A complete, filling, and tasty meal from the pantry. Can’t wait to see what we dig out tomorrow!
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