How to Make Vegetarian Sweet Potato and Sausage Casserole

Here’s a vegetarian version of Sweet Potato and Sausage Casserole that is easy to make. Tasty and nutritious, this casserole makes a nice accompaniment for any holiday meal.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Two Pounds Sweet Potatoes
• 2 tsp Oil
• 8 ounces Vegetarian Sausage Patties, chopped
• One Small Onion, finely chopped
• 2 Stalks Celery, finely chopped
• ½ Green Pepper, finely chopped
• Pinch of Sage
• Pinch of Thyme
• Two Eggs, separated

1. Assemble your ingredients. Preheat oven to 375° F. Generously butter a 1 ½ quart casserole dish.

2. Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut them into 2-inch pieces. Cook in boiling water until tender. Drain well and mash.

3. 
    
   Vegetarian Sausage Patties--perfect for this recipe.

   While the sweet potatoes are cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the vegetarian sausage (I use Morning Star--available in the freezer section of many grocery stores) to the frying pan and cook until browned.
   
   Add the onion, celery, and green pepper to the frying pan and cook 5 minutes more. Sprinkle the seasoning over the sausage mixture and stir to blend flavors. Remove from heat.

4. Separate the eggs from the yolks. Beat the egg yolks into the mashed sweet potatoes.

5. Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry.

6. Add the sausage mixture to the sweet potatoes. Fold in the egg whites. Mix gently until well blended.

7. Place the sweet potato and sausage mixture in the buttered casserole dish. Bake in 375° oven until brown on top, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• For the vegetarian sausage I like patties better than sausage links, but that is a personal preference. You may like the links better. Morning Star makes both.
• If vegetarian sausage is not available in your grocer’s freezer, check the health food section of the store.

[ermadoris]

on 8/11/2009 Sounds yummy. I will try it.