Comments on: Vegan Casseroles That Are Healthy, Delicious, and Dollar-Stretching

By: Debra Overcash

Debra Overcash — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:03:41 +0000

I love casseroles! Or one pot meals. Being a widow, I have lots of leftovers. I put them in single serving, glass containers, label them, and put in the freezer. They’re great when I don’t feel like cooking.

By: Ina Kielley

Ina Kielley — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:45:04 +0000

In reply to Ava Ingraham.

Hello Ava! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe–how interesting! I’ve never used mirliton in a recipe before–now I’m inspired to try to find it. –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

By: Ava Ingraham

Ava Ingraham — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:50:42 +0000

Hello Food revolution. Yes, I do like casseroles. My recipe for a healthier casserole is Merliton Casserole. It is made from *4 chayote squash peeled(wear gloves or you will get a great exfoliation of the hands) remove the seed & diced it into medium size chunks
* 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
* 8 tablespoons vegan butter
* 1 medium onion, diced
* 2 green onions, chopped
* 1 stalk celery, diced
* Fresh parsley leaves, chopped
* Half green bell pepper, seeded and diced
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning & cayenne pepper
* Liquid smoke
* bread crumbs
* 2 cups vegetable stock
* Salt and black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Peel, Cube & Boil mirliton until soft(consistency of mash potatoes). While the mirliton is cooking, go to step 3.
3. Melt the butter in a large skillet over moderate heat. Add the green onion, onion, celery, parsley and bell pepper and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
4. Mash mirliton in a large mixing bowl then add the ingredients from the skillet
5. Add stock and season with Creole seasoning, cayenne, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
6. Add just enough bread crumbs to prevent dressing from being soggy. It may take up to 4 cups. Mix well.
7. Spoon the dressing into a large buttered baking dish and bake until golden brown, approximately 30-40 minutes.
8. Enjoy

By: Betsy King

Betsy King — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:07:09 +0000

Your recipes look delicious. However, I cannot eat most of them. The problem with most of the FRN recipes is they contain the nightshade vegetables and wheat. I cannot eat (tomatoes, green and hot peppers, white potatoes, and eggplant) without aggravating the pain and swelling of arthritis in my hands, and my eating gluten causes digestive issues. In the future, could you feature recipes without nightshade, vegetables, and gluten?

By: Ina Kielley

Ina Kielley — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:10:49 +0000

In reply to Barb.

Hi Barb! If you scroll down to the recipes listed, click on the recipe title that you’d like to see, and it will take you to the full recipe page. Let us know if you have any trouble finding the title links! –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:31:30 +0000

Would love to have the actual recipes. It’s knowledge and the little things that make the difference!