Table of Contents
Know Your Alternative Meats: A Primer 9
All-American Faves 13
Classic Chili 14
Beef & Barley Soup 17
Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders 18
Mini Meatballs Five Ways 21
Thai-Style Sweet Chili Meatballs 21
Swedish Meatballs 22
Brown Sugar Chili Meatballs 24
Sesame-Ginger-Soy Meatballs 25
Jerk-Seasoned Meatballs 27
More-than-a-Melt Patty Melt 28
Superstar Salisbury Steak 31
Sloppy Joes 32
American Chop Suey 35
Meatloaf Three Ways 36
Classic Meatloaf 36
Bourbon & Brown Sugar-Glazed Meatloaf 38
Mushroom Meatloaf 39
Stuffed Tomatoes 41
Jambalaya 42
Shepherd's Pic 45
Latino-Caribbean Flavors 47
All-Out Nachos 48
Zesty Quesadillas 51
Tacos 52
Enchilada Dip 55
Enchiladas 56
Picadillo 59
Three-Bean Spicy Chili Verde 60
Mexican-Style Stuffed Poblanos 63
Jamaican-Style Patties 64
Tamale Pie 67
Eastern Flavors (Asia & India) 69
Korean-Style Egg Rolls 70
Indian Meat Samosas 73
Tamarind Sauce 76
Cilantro Dipping Sauce 79
Chinese-Style Dumplings 80
Shroom Lettuce Cups 83
Wonton Soup 84
Thai-Style Red Curry Coconut Soup 87
Szechuan-Style String Beans & Ground Meat 88
Mee Krob (Thai-Style Rice Noodles) 91
Moo Shu 92
Keema (Indian Ground "Meat" Curry with Tomatoes) 95
Chicken-Less Tikka Masala 96
Tastes of Italy, the Middle East & Africa 99
Sausage & Peppers too 100
Italian Wedding Soup 103
Pasta Bolognese 104
Classic Italian Meatballs 107
Classic kalian Tomato Meat Sauce 108
Better-than-the-Real-Thing Lasagna 111
Kebabs Four Ways 112
Moroccan Kebabs 113
Ras el Hanout 115
Chermoula 116
Lebanese Kofta Kebabs with Tahini Sauce 118
Persian Kebabs 119
Chelo (Persian Steamed White Rice) 121
Indian-Style Seekh Kebabs 122
Khoresht Geimeh (Persian Lentil Potato Stew) 125
Kufteh (Middle Eastern Rice Meatballs) 126
Persian Kotlet (Potato & Ground "Meat" Patties) 129
Moussaka 130
Loobia Polow (Persian Green Bean Rice Pilaf) 133
Jollof Rice 134
Acknowledgments 136
About the Author 137
Index 138