Does anyone have any tips or comments on cooking with Yves Veggy Ground Round? I don't like ground beef, so I tried the Yves stuff once, and it was foul! I used it to make tacos and ended up throwing it out! Did I do something wrong?
That is the only brand I can find in the small city I live in.

I've had great success with this product, however, once I purchased the "Italian" flavour instead of "Original" and it was pretty horrible. Which flavour did you use? I use Original flavour in shephard's pie, chili, and country club pasta to name a few and it has been great!

It's just something you've gotta get used to.
I forced it down the first few times I bought it,
insisting it was good for me and I needed my protein...
then all of a sudden the aftertaste left and I use it all the time now!
AND IT FEELS GREAT
I just remind myself of how many fat grams and calories I'm saving due to this new healthy habit!

Divvy~ I think it was original. It really tasted horrible! I will try it in Shephard's Pie, maybe that will be better! Thanks.
~LF~ Thanks for the honesty! I tried the veggy hot dogs once too and found them quite rancid. I love almost all the brands of veggy burgers I have tried though! So you really think I will get used to the Veggy Ground Round? How do you use it?
I just don't know if it is worth getting used to!

Here is my version of Shephard's Pie:

chopped green pepper
sliced mushrooms
1 diced celery stalk
1 diced small onion
1 package Yves Original ground round
1 can Campbell's half fat cream of mushroom soup
vegetable broth
10 oz boiled/peeled potatoes
1 can (341ml) corn

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sautee veggies until soft. Mix in soup, Yves, and corn. Mash potatoes with veggie broth until smooth and creamy (Use lots of broth as the potatoes dry out) Pour mixture into a deep casserole dish sprayed with nonstick spray. Spread potatoes onto mixture. Bake 30-45 mins or until filling bubbles up the sides.

Makes 4 servings at 4 points per serving

**a whole can of corn is A LOT but i don't like leftovers so just dump the whole thing in.
**I like it with ketchup!

i crumble them and put em in spaghetti sauce (with a dash of salsa and some yummy no point veggies in) Texture of meat, but just tastes like the sauce. Hope this helps

Hi
Funny you're bringing this up coz I found a recipe out on this board for Vegetarian Chili and can you guess what I added to it?
Yep - Gimme Lean ground round (gimme lean is a brand, by the way). If you can't find Gimme Lean brand then Morningstar Farms makes a veggie crumbled ground round substitute.

5 Pt chili:
Essentially I used
1 large can of diced tomatoes
1 pkg chili seasoning
1 cup each onion, green pepper
2 garlic cloves
2 cans low salt tomato sauce
1/2 bag (6-8 oz) of the ground round stuff
1 can beans (pinto, black, etc)

Since all the veggies are "free" I counted the ground round (2 pts)and the beans (1 pt) then I topped my mock chili with 1 TBL non-fat sour cream, (1 pt) 1 TBL non-fat cheddar (1 pt) and I was TOTALLY full after eating 2 cups - only .

You can find the "real" recipe for the chili on this board - it allows you 3 cups per serving but no way could I eat 3 cups of chili.