Ellen showed a vegan pot pie recipe on her show and website. The recipe is online at http://ellen.warnerbros.com/recipes/vegan_pot_pie_1211.php.

Here’s a slight modification of the recipe:
Vegan Pot Pie

Ingredients:

• 1.5 T olive oil, vegetable oil, or canola oil
• 2 cups diced onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 4T nutritional yeast or flour (all-purpose organic or conventional, whole wheat is best)
• 1 ea. 10oz bag organic frozen peas and carrots
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups diced vegan sausage, salted eggplant, fried or frozen tofu, mock chicken, seitan, or mushrooms (this part is the “meat replacement”)
• 1 package vegan pie crust or homemade pie dough
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat oil in a small pan and sauté onion and celery until they are clear.
2. Add garlic and sauté a few minutes more.
3. Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until well incorporated.
4. Pour in vegetable stock and stir.
5. Simmer until the mixture has thickened.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Add remaining vegetables and meat replacement. Simmer till meat replacement is heated through.
8. Roll out pie crust and cut it about 1/2 an inch larger than the ramekin you are using. Rub top side of crust with a little oil.
9. Place the sautéd mixture in ramekin and top with pie crust.
10. Bake in pre-heated 450° oven for 10-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.

Sections: Vegan Food
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