First I sauteed chopped carrots, onions and green cabbage until soft. I took them out of the pan and added the grated yellow summer squash. After sauteing add to the rest of the vegetables. I love the texture the grated squash gives to this recipe!
Next I added half a package of meatless ground beef. I used Trader Joe's brand. I really like this product! It has a nice meat-like texture and it works wonderfully in this recipe. I'd definitely buy it and use it again!
Next I added the tofu. I crumbled it up the night before and marinated it in ketchup, a little squirt of mustard, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and water. I also added a little bit of my homemade buttermilk ranch because I'm slightly addicted to it and can't help but put it in/on everything. You can leave that out ;) That's where the creamyness came from.
I forgot to take a picture when I added the vegetables back in. I also added an extra little squirt of ketchup. Add bun and a little sharp cheddar if you want.
The final product was soooooo good! It has a great flavor and texture! It's sloppy and delicious. I love this recipe because it's so easy to add or replace ingredients. Beans would make a nice vegetarian addition, or even eggs, boiled or scrambled. I love it because it's so full of vegetables. This recipe could also be used with ground beef or turkey. It would be a great way to get children to eat vegetables. Chop everything a little smaller and your kids probably wouldn't even notice! I served this tasty joes with zucchini fries. If you've never tired zucchini fries then you should!!! I didn't have breadcrumbs so I had to improvise. The only crackers I had in the house were goldfish so I crushed some. I cut the zucchini into chunky sticks, dipped them into egg/buttermilk mixture then into crumbs. I baked them at 400 until they were crunchy. I think this is my new favorite way to eat zucchini! My husband even loved them! I'm definitely going back to the farmer's market this weekend to pick up a few of those huge zucchini!
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