hey y'all welcome back to Make It Dairy Free i am Larisha
and today we are talking all about pantry meals
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so whether you are maybe just looking for a last-minute meal
maybe you are trying to do a pantry challenge
maybe someone in your house is sick or you're just trying to stick to a budget
we are going to be showing you how to make three quick
and easy vegan dinners straight out of your pantry all of these meals
are easy to make they take under an hour for each one
and they are super budget friendly so the meals that we are going to be making
today are a tex-mex stuffed sweet potato a cajun sweet
potato and black bean rice bowl as well as a
hummus and broccoli pasta so let's get straight to these meals and show you
just how easy all of them are
first up we are making these tex-mex stuffed sweet potatoes
poke holes with a fork all through your sweet potatoes for a faster cooking time
we are going to start by baking our sweet potatoes in the instant pot for 15
minutes if you don't have an instapot you can
bake at 425 degrees fahrenheit for 45 to 60 minutes
pour a little water into the bottom of your instapot and then place your sweet
potatoes onto the trivet as always make sure that you seal the
vent of your instapot while that is cooking we are going to
prep the tex-mex filling the fresh ingredients that you need are
garlic onions and bell peppers garlic and onions are great pantry
staples because they last at least two months
and peppers last just as long if they're frozen everything else comes from our
pantry start by sauteing the onions and peppers
in some olive oil or vegetable stock if you are oil free
cook until softened about 3 minutes and then add your garlic and cook for
another minute add in your cumin and taco seasoning and
then stir all of that together finally add in your black beans corn and
fire roasted tomatoes you're going to give these a really nice
stir together and then let it cook until it's heated through
while you're waiting for things to finish cooking you can get together some
of your favorite toppings like cilantro lime juice avocado vegan cheese or vegan
sour cream or if you want you can just have the
sweet potatoes with the skillet mix on top
whether you make this in the instant pot or bake them you want a fork to easily
pierce through to know they are done once ready cut a
slit through the top but not straight through the whole potato
then fluff the potato and top with your skillet mix
just as a note if you don't like sweet potatoes you could do this with regular
baked potatoes or even put this on top of rice
quinoa or inside of tortilla shells
next up we have our broccoli and hummus pasta
you're going to start by bringing a pot of water to a boil
we always add oil and salt to our pot for flavoring but that's optional
next we are going to prep our broccoli we are using fresh broccoli for the
video but you can also use frozen rinse your broccoli well and then you
are going to be cooking the florets and the stems to make the meal go
further and also for zero waste we cook the stems for about a minute
alone and then in with our uncooked pasta
and broccoli florets if you're using frozen broccoli don't add until five
minutes until the pasta is done while that's cooking we are going to be
making our hummus we are going to be making a simple
pantry hummus using canned chickpeas garlic tahini some cumin and also some
salt and lemon juice you are going to add everything to a
food processor and then blend until you have a smooth hummus texture
scraping down the sides as you need cook the pasta until al dente about eight
minutes at which time your broccoli and pasta
should all be done before draining take a cup of pasta
water out and you are going to slowly pour that
into your food processor to thin it out and make it more saucy to go onto your
pasta you can either pour the hummus directly
into the pot and stir around or you can allow your family to put as
much or little hummus into their bowl feel free to make this
even faster by using store-bought hummus thinned out with the
pasta water and get creative with your hummus flavors
roasted red pepper hummus would be delicious with the pasta and broccoli
too
lastly we have our cajun sweet potatoes and black bean rice bowls
you are going to start by cooking your rice according to the instructions
use whatever rice is your favorite if you want a quick meal do a quick 15
minute rice or even a minute rice if you want more flavor you can make
something like our turmeric garlic rice that we'll link in the description
once your rice is going peel and cube your sweet potatoes we are going to toss
these with some olive oil and some cajun spices
if you are oil free you can spray with water and toss in spices
and make sure to put on parchment paper to roast these are going to cook for 25
to 35 minutes or until a fork pierces through easily
making sure to flip at least once halfway through
once everything is ready you can assemble your bowls with the rice at the
bottom some roasted sweet potatoes warmed black
beans and then get creative with extra
toppings like sliced avocados avocado lime sauce that we'll link below
roasted red peppers red onions green onions cilantro and more
thanks so much for watching we hope these fun vegan pantry dinner meals are
helpful make sure to like and leave a comment
letting us know what video you want to see next and we'll see you soon