Serves 6 (For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
2 cups millet, rinsed 2 cups spinach 1 zucchini, diced 1 cup (cremini) mushrooms, chopped 1 can (fire roasted) diced tomatoes, drained ½ yellow onion, chopped ½ red onion, chopped ½ cup fresh basil, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced ⅓ cup nutritional yeast Red pepper flakes 3–4 cups water 2 tablespoons grape seed oil Sea salt and ground pepper to taste Please visit www.PureLifeChef.com for more info on Chef Rebecca Frye and her vegan recipes
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil, add in the yellow and red onions and let them soft.
- Add in the cremini mushrooms. Move it around.
- Add in the garlic.
- Meanwhile, open up a can of fire roasted diced tomatoe, drain off the liquid.
- Add in some zucchini.
- Add in some salt and pepper to taste.
- Add in the spinach and allow it to wilt down fairly quickly.
- Add in the tomatoes.
- Mix everything together.
- Add in the red paper flakes.
- Add in half of the basil and save the other half to garnish towards the end.
- Keep stirring.
- To prepare the millet, take 2 cups of millet that has been rinsed.
- Put the millet into a saucepan and add 4 cups of water to it.
- Put the cover of the pan and let it boil. Once it reaches a boil, reduce it to simmer and let it simmer for about 30 minutes until all the water has been absorbed. The millet should be a little bit more moist of texture for this dish.
- Add in the nutritional yeast to the millet. Mix thoroughly.
- Take the casserole dish, and lightly grease this with a little bit of oil. Just use paper towel and just rub that around the bottoms and sides of the pan.
- Take 2/3 of the millet that has been cooked and press it into the bottom of the pan.
- Use a spoon and spread it through the pan and press down gently.
- Add the cooked vegetables on top of the millet. Make sure not to transfer the extra juice on the pan. Fill in and press.
- Add the remaining 1/3 of the millet and put it on top. Smooth it and press it around.
- Put the pan into the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes.
- There will be a nice crust on the top and and soft and chewy on the bottom.
- To serve, scoop a nice protion out of the pan and top this with some fresh basil.
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