Pastafarianism

Letha.. · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:07 pm **Posts:** 1062

I just wanted to share this inspirational video to support you in your efforts to stay on track with your McDougall food plan this week.
Letha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk8EANdpAj0&feature

Vegankit · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:18 pm **Posts:** 1382

LOL, we need a McDougallized version of the Flying Spaghetti meatballs.

Letha.. · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:07 pm **Posts:** 1062

Vegankit wrote:

LOL, we need a McDougallized version of the Flying Spaghetti meatballs.

Spaghetti with Bean Balls

Ingredients (for 4 servings):
2 15-0z cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 carrot, minced (or processed)
A big handful of fresh parsley, minced (or processed)
1 clove garlic, minced (or processed)
1/2 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
1-2 Tbsp your favorite Italian seasoning (basil, oregano, garlic, salt, etc)
salt and pepper
3 cups of marinara sauce

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, combine carrot, parsley, garlic, Italian seasoning, bread crumbs, and beans. Mash with a potato masher (or use a food processor) until the mixture is sticky and relatively homogeneous. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Form the bean mixture into 1-inch balls and align on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, turning once midway through, until the bean balls are nicely browned all over. While the bean balls bake, heat up the marinara sauce in a saucepan, and add the bean balls to the marinara when they're done. Let sit for 5-10 minutes to combine the flavors. Serve over pasta or on sub rolls.

ETeSelle · **Joined:** Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:09 am **Posts:** 4994

That sounds GREAT Letha!

I have to say, this is the first time I've ever seen a thread for ME in the Religious forum. Thanks for starting it! :mrgreen:

fulenn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:52 pm

Bean balls? Why not. I have a batch in the oven as I type. I hope they turn out nicely, but I don't know why not. They smell nice and the taste I took had a good flavor.

Fulenn

heidifawn · **Joined:** Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:54 pm **Posts:** 37

fulenn wrote:

Bean balls? Why not. I have a batch in the oven as I type. I hope they turn out nicely, but I don't know why not. They smell nice and the taste I took had a good flavor.

Fulenn

Please let us know how they turn out. I have been drooling over this picture... :unibrow:

fulenn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:39 pm

Hi Heidi. They taste good! I did not make spagetti and serve them that way, I actually made them for the freezer so we would have a quick and easy meal when we are totally lazy. But I had a marinara sauce to go with tonights dinner, spinach-onion polenta pie, and dipped one of the bean balls into it. Yummy! The inside is creamy like you would expect hot refried beans to be and the outside was hard. I couldn't get a brown on them, though. They stayed the same color. i cooked them at 375 for the recommended amount of time and then tried letting them go a bit longer, but no luck. They were still good though. I did add some worcestershire sauce and mustard along with basil, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper.

Fulenn

greentea · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:46 pm **Posts:** 1280

Bean balls + Flying spaghetti monster = Best Thread Ever!!!

Here are a bunch of inspirational edible monsters!
http://www.venganza.org/category/food/page/2/

Letha.. · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:07 pm **Posts:** 1062

greentea wrote:

Bean balls + Flying spaghetti monster = Best Thread Ever!!!

Here are a bunch of inspirational edible monsters!
http://www.venganza.org/category/food/page/2/

Very Cute.

fulenn · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:31 pm

Letha, is that one of your pics of the spagetti? If so, how did you get the bean balls to brown? I couldn't get mine to...

Fulenn

Letha.. · **Joined:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:07 pm **Posts:** 1062

fulenn wrote:

Letha, is that one of your pics of the spagetti? If so, how did you get the bean balls to brown? I couldn't get mine to...

Fulenn

No, I swipped that photo off the internet.

I've never made bean balls.
Letha

fulenn · **Posted:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:16 pm

Finally thawed the beans from the Spagetti and Bean Balls and made it. Yum! The bread crumbs and spices give the balls a nice flavor. I do think that next time I will use 1 cup of bread crumbs instead of 1/2. The balls do lose their shape as soon as they get hot, just like you would expect beans to do. My hope is that more breadcrumbs will take care of that.

Fulenn

StarchBeet · **Posted:** Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:40 pm

All hail his noodles ....I really enjoyed the macaroni and cabbage casserole recipe I made yesterday. I worship those noodly appendages!

merriweather · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:08 pm

If you add some egg replacer or some ground flax seed the bean balls will tend to hold their shape better.

fulenn · **Posted:** Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:49 pm

merriweather wrote:

If you add some egg replacer or some ground flax seed the bean balls will tend to hold their shape better.

Thanks! I'll give that a try.

Fulenn

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