Super Bowl Sunday Snacks- Vegetarian Wrapped in a Blanket

Our first cooking session together- get your apron on and tunes rolling, it's going to be a great start. 

In the spirit of the Super Bowl I have decided to feature a recipe I call, " Vegetarian Wrapped in a Blanket" which came from the famous "Pig Wrapped in a Blanket" appetizer concept.  

This will be a good recipe to start with because it's quick, easy and allows you to provide a variety of choices to your guests. 

The following ingredients will allow you to make 4 different version of "Vegetarian Wrapped in a Blanket":

• Pillsbury Crescents
• 1 can of chick peas
• Tofu
• portobello mushrooms
• broccoli 
• celery 
• pasta sauce
• Buffalo sauce
• chopped garlic
• seasoned salt

This recipe is simple at its finest-  oil up you pan, whack the Pillsbury package against your counter and lie them out flat on a backing pan. Next cut up all your vegetables into VERY small pieces. 

Hot Chick Blanket:

1. Cover the surface of the pastry with a thin layer of buffalo sauce (i'm using mild) 
2. Cut up the chick peas in half and place approximately 6-9 pieces onto of the buffalo sauce
3. Evenly sprinkle a THIN layer of your chopped broccoli and cauliflower over the pastry 
4. Roll up your pastry, (try and take the end pieces of the pastry and stick them to the top of the roll so nothing falls out), and sprinkle a pinch of seasoned salt over the roll. 

Simply Veggie Blanket: 

1. Cover the surface of the pastry with a thin layer of tomato sauce 
2. Spread a teaspoon of chopped garlic over top of the pasta sauce
3. Evenly sprinkle a THIN layer of your chopped broccoli and cauliflower and celery over the pastry 
4. Roll up your pastry, (try and take the end pieces of the pastry and stick them to the top of the roll so nothing falls out), and sprinkle a pinch of seasoned salt over the roll. 

Portobello- tofu Blanket:

1. Cover the surface of the pastry with a thin layer of tomato sauce 
2. Spread a teaspoon of chopped garlic over top of the pasta sauce
3. Crumble the tofu up into very small pieces and scatter them along the sauce/garlic
4. Evenly sprinkle a THIN layer of your chopped portobello mushrooms and broccoli 
5. Roll up your pastry, (try and take the end pieces of the pastry and stick them to the top of the roll so nothing falls out), and sprinkle a pinch of seasoned salt over the roll. 

So far so good- they smell great and look extremely appetizing. As for the taste test: I may have just eaten the whole plate.. DELICIOUS. 

To Serve: Toss some spinach on a plate and place them down circling the dish.

If you're a meat-eater who needs to cater a vegetarian audience this Super Bowl, don't freak out- they will love these. Also, don't over think things -we're vegetarian not aliens. Make a salad, have chopped vegetables, nachos (have the beef on the side if you must for other guests), garlic bread and meatless chicken strips (PC's blue menu are the best). 

That all for this week- feel good about what you eat- bon appetite!