hey y'all welcome back to Make it
Dairy Free. I am Larisha and today we're
talking about more pantry meals
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Alright yall here we are again with three more
vegan quarantine pantry meals with some
substitutions in case you don't have
what we are going to mention in the
recipes so you don't have to stare at
your pantry any longer I mean seriously
you have been staring between the pantry
and the fridge Facebook and Instagram
for the last three hours and you still
have no idea what you're about to make
you know I'm right quarantine or pantry
meals are hard enough as it is so let us
take all of the guesswork out of this
for you and give you three easy vegan
quarantine or pantry challenge meals all
three meals can be made in under 30
minutes or less so if you like to meal
prep you will love that you can have
three dinners done in under 90 minutes
so today's meals are going to be quinoa
and black bean tacos, an orange
cauliflower and rice dish as well as a
vegan chorizo fried rice so enough
talking let's get right to it
first up is our black bean and quinoa
tacos this dish takes 30 minutes to make
and most of that time is letting the
quinoa cook we are starting out with
garlic and onions as our produce both of
these are on our long-lasting produce
list that we will link in the
description smash the garlic to make the
peels come off easier and then you are
going to mince your garlic and chop your
onion we are using a red onion to give a
milder taste and that's just what we
have on hand right now but you could use
a yellow or sweet onion if that's what
you have in your skillet over medium
heat we are going to add some vegetable
stock to keep this recipe oil free if
you are not oil free then you can use
oil to saute your onions and garlic the
recipe also calls for an optional fresh
jalapeno if you wanted to make this
spicy but we didn't have any on hand so
we're omitting that we are going to add
the onions and saute them for three to
four minutes until soft and then add in
our garlic
you want to stir that around and saute
your garlic with the onions until
fragrant just about a minute or so then
we are adding our seasonings chili
powder cumin smoked paprika red pepper
flakes oregano and salt if you don't
have these on hand another option would
be to use taco seasoning then we are
adding our tomato paste if you don't
have tomato paste you could replace that
with triple the amount of pureed
tomatoes or even tomato sauce stir this
all together as well as you can but it's
okay if you can't get all the tomato
paste to break apart here we are just
toasting our seasonings a bit and adding
more flavor to our dish then add in your
rinsed and drained quinoa take the time
here to really combine those ingredients
and get the tomato paste spread
throughout your dish then we are going
to add our liquid the recipe calls for
vegetable stock but we are adding water
to show that you can make that
substitution to. add in your black beans
and corn and then you're going to stir
everything together really well if you
don't have black beans you could use
pinto beans white beans or even chick
peas or lentils in this dish once you
have everything stirred together well
you're going to bring it to a boil and
then cover and reduce the heat to simmer
let it simmer for about 15 minutes or
until the liquid has all soaked up
remove your lid and then carefully stir
everything together a lot of your quinoa
will be on top so you want to make sure
that you stir it all together well and
get it all really mixed up then it's
time to make your tacos add a little bit
of the mix to a tortilla shell along
with any additional taco toppings that
you have or like we are using flour
shells but you could use corn tortillas
lettuce wraps or even just eat it in a
bowl along with the toppings we are just
adding some sliced avocado and cilantro
but you could add diced tomatoes
guacamole vegan cheese jalapenos and more
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next up is our orange cauliflower
and rice dish to start we are going to
cook up some simple white rice for this
video according to the package however
you could pair this with our garlic
turmeric rice or whatever your favorite
simple rice dishes we love basmasti
rice but you could use any quick cook
rice or even another grain like quinoa
to pair with a cauliflower speaking of
cauliflower it's time to chop it up cut
off any undesired leaves if you purchase
yours from the store
however if you grew this or got it from
a CSA remember all parts even the leaves
of a cauliflower are edible so don't
waste those we are using the stems in
this recipe to reduce any waste chop
your cauliflower into bite-sized pieces
we like ours a bit larger but you can
chop into any desired size just try to
make them all the same size so that they
all cook evenly then you're going to add
your all-purpose seasoning our favorite
is Trader Joe's 21 seasonings salute but
you can use any simple spice blend mix
along with some sesame oil you could use
another oil but we love the flavor
sesame oil gives mix everything together
really well then in a cast-iron pan add
the rest of your sesame oil and saute
your cauliflower for a few minutes
before putting the cast iron into the
oven to finish cooking if you don't have
a cast-iron pan you can saute in a
skillet and then add to a baking sheet
to cook in the oven while your
cauliflower is baking let's make the
orange sauce in a small bowl add brown
sugar garlic soy sauce and rice wine
vinegar orange zest and orange juice we
are squeezing fresh juice from the
orange but you could use store-bought
orange juice to zero-waste tip would be
to add the orange rinds to your garbage
disposal or add to a pot with some
cinnamon nutmeg and water on a low
simmer for a delicious smell in your
house all day long once all your sauce
ingredients are in your bowl stir it
really well and make sure everything
combines and make sure the brown sugar
dissolves then you are going to add
water to your cornstarch in a separate
bowl with a fork or a whisk you can sub
arrowroot powder for the cornstarch once
your cauliflower is ready take it out of
the oven your cauliflower should be nice
and toasty with crispy bits here and
there
you are going to remove it to a plate
and then we are going to use the same
skillet to make our sauce once all the
cauliflower is out put the skillet back
over medium heat we are going to start
with a little bit more sesame oil and
then in with the rest of our orange
sauce ingredients one reason we love
using a fresh orange for the orange
juice is that some of the orange flesh
pieces come out when squeezing adding a
nice fresh touch also adding your
cornstarch mixture and stir constantly
for a few minutes until thickened and
then back in with your cauliflower stir
this together gently but really well
making sure that all of
cauliflower is well coated and soaks up
most of the sauce one thing to note if
you don't have or like cauliflower you
could do this with broccoli chickpeas
tofu or seitan feel free to get creative
and top with some green onions and sesame
seeds
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lastly we have our vegan chorizo
fried rice we found some chorizo or a
Mexican style sausage in our fridge and
wanted to use it up and thought this
would be the perfect fusion dish we are
going to start with some oil in our
skillet but you could also do vegetable
stock like we did in the first recipe if
you want the fresh ingredients that we
are using our onions and garlic again
from our long-lasting produce list and
some yellow peppers you can do any color
bell pepper you have peppers are great
for freezing so you always have on hand
saute the onions and peppers until soft
about three to five minutes and then add
your garlic for another minute or so our
seasonings for this dish are cumin and
ginger I would have preferred fresh
ginger but all we had is ground stir all
this together and then we are going to
add the rest of our ingredients we are
crumbling are vegan chorizo but you
could just slice it if you prefer it
that way get it as best you can with
your hands and then you can also break
it up with the back of your spatula stir
it all together and then we are going to
add in our rice like any traditional
fried rice it's best to use day or two
old cooked and cooled rice for the best
results however if you need to cook this
rice at the start of this dinner you
could add it here you really want to
take your time and get everything well
combined I like using white rice because
I can tell when it's well combined
because it's no longer white anymore at
the end add in your black beans and corn
along with some soy sauce and then
you're going to give it a really good
stir together and then heat everything
throughout.  if you wanted this spicier
you could try adding some garlic chili
paste
we made this to eat by itself but you
could totally eat it with some tortilla
chips if you want to top it with
cilantro sesame seeds or even a little
extra soy sauce we hope these recipes
inspire you to get a little creative
with what you have in your pantry leave
a comment below and let us know what
you're making from your pantry or which
meal you try first make sure to check
out our other quarantine and pantry meal
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safe and we'll see you soon
you
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