[Recipe + Video] Vegan Vegetable Mix Stuffing
Our original vegan pastelitos and empanadas stuffing just got so much better. It's so good that everyone --vegan or not-- will have seconds.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 bell pepper diced (¼ inch [½ cm])
- ½ cup sweet corn boiled (1 small can)
- ½ cup green peas boiled (1 small can
- 1 carrot peeled and diced (¼ inch [½ cm, small
- 1 potato peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 red onion diced (¼ inch [½ cm, small
- ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste, freshly-cracked or ground
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce or to taste
Instructions
1. Sauteing onions
- Heat the oil over low heat in a medium-sized skillet. Add the potato, carrot, and onion and cook and stir until the onions become translucent. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
2. Cooking vegetables
- Stir in bell pepper, and corn. Season with a teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper.Cover and cook over low heat for another 5 minutes.
3. Adding peas
- Add peas and stir until heated through (about a minute). Season with hot sauce, and salt to taste if you find it necessary.Remove from the heat.
4. Serving
- Serve as a standalone vegan side dish, or use to stuff pastelones, picaderas, or empanadas.
Notes
- You will almost certainly have filling leftover. Save and add to your next soup.
- You can also use sweet potato in lieu of potato for a very interesting flavor profile.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 61
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 61kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 341mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 123mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1838IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 26mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.