I have tried a couple of recipes for chia seed pudding and I finally hit the jackpot with this one. The flavors are usually always fine but the consistency was never right. This recipe for Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding came out great! I made two batches this week. On this night I added some cacao bits to boost the flavor, texture and nutrition. Cacao is a very healthy superfood. It can be a little bitter so I add it sparingly (and it's REALLY expensive) but it gives things that little extra something that I love!
This chia seed followed our Meatless Monday dinner that I unfortunately did not take any pictures of. It went something like this...
Portabello burgers: I sautéed some portabellos in a little olive oil on my griddle pan for a few minutes on each side. Just enough to soften them up and heat them through. I threw these on toasted whole wheat buns with some ranch dressing (Annie's organic-so good) a slice of havarti and some fresh kale. They were SO GOOD! The mushroom burgers were my husbands idea for Meatless Monday; he makes me so proud!
Kale Chips: I made some kale chips to go with our burgers. See previous post on how I make these.
Sweet Potatoes: When I got home from work I threw together a batch of Banana Oatmeal Muffins (I had some overly ripe bananas that I had to use and I wanted a batch for the week). Point being... Since I had the oven on, I threw in 3 large sweet potatoes. I let them roast for about 30 minutes or so and then I cute them into cubes and cooked them in my skillet with a generous amount of butter and some salt, pepper and nutmeg. I let these cook on med-high until they were good and crispy. Since I roasted them a little bit first, the inside was really soft. They were really good!
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