The vast majority of Hispanics in the U.S. are Catholic, roughly over 50%. During Lent season, there is a period of fasting, repentance, and spiritual discipline. It’s a time for reflection and also a time where they abstain from eating meat on Fridays. When you’re used to including some type of protein on a daily basis it’s difficult to think of creative ways not to eat meat. Here’s a few tasty, easy, and very affordable recipes:
Mushroom Crust-less Quiche
2 tsp. of butter
2 cups of sliced mushrooms a
Reduced fat sour cream
4 eggs
Onion & garlic
Pinch of salt and pepper
Cheese
1tsp. heavy whipping cream
¼ cup of flour
Cook mushrooms, onions, garlic and salt with a little bit of butter and set aside. Place sour cream, eggs, cheese, flour, and pepper and mix in blender or whisk thoroughly. Place mushrooms inside mixture and stir. Pour into a pie dish and bake for 45 minutes.
Tuna Burgers
2 cans of tuna
2 eggs
1 shredded carrot
Seasoned bread crumbs
1 onion
2 tsp. of parsley
1 pinch of cayenne pepper
Olive oil
Salt & Pepper
Mix tuna, eggs, carrot, breadcrumbs, onion, parsley, and cayenne, add salt and pepper. Grease skillet with olive oil and cook burgers. Serve on hamburger buns.
Poblano Pesto Pasta
4 poblano peppers
½ cup of cilantro
Garlic
Salt and pepper
Garlic and onion
Olive oil
½ cup of 2% milk
¼ package of Cream cheese
Boil pasta with olive oil, drain, but leave ¼ of the amount of liquid in the pot. Char poblano peppers and place in a plastic bag; once they’ve cooled, remove the charred skin. Remove seeds and blend with cilantro, onion, cream cheese, milk and garlic to create pesto. Add pesto to pasta and bring to a boil.
