Easy Peasy Recipe: Cheezy Broccoli Bean Bake

This is a super easy, no fuss recipe.  It is great for nights when you need something quick, easy and nutritious to eat.

Ingredients:

• For the Cheeze Sauce:
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot, cornstarch or flour
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1t olive oil
  • 1/8t tumeric
  • 1/4t dried thyme
  • 3/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • salt and pepper
  • a few dashes of hot sauce
• For the Mashed Potatoes:
  • 4-6 red or purple potatoes
  • 1/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 2t nutritional yeast
  • salt and pepper
• For the Broccoli Base:
  • 2 cups frozen broccoli
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1(15oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F.

In a medium casserole dish toss together the beans, peas and broccoli; set aside.

Potato topping: Boil the potatoes until soft.  Drain and then mash with the vegetable broth, nutritional yeast and  salt and pepper.

Cheeze sauce: Whisk together the arrowroot and vegetable broth. In a small sauce pan over medium-high heat the oil and garlic for 1 minute.  Stir in the tumeric and thyme.  Slow whisk in the vegetable broth mixture.  The whisk in the nutritional yeast, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer until thickened.  Pour over the broccoli base.

Top the broccoli cheeze base with the potatoes and if you would like dust the top with nutritional yeast.  Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are lightly browned.