Healthy “Hamburger Helper”

Ingredients:
– Noodles*
– 1 lb. ground turkey

CHEESE SAUCE:
– 2 tbsp butter
– 1 medium onion, finely chopped
– 1 tbsp flour + 1 tsp
– 1 tsp garlic salt
– 1/2 tsp sea salt
– 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
– 1 cup milk (or other milk alternative)

* Choose any noodles of your choice. We used a Chickpea elbow noodle that we found at most grocery stores.

Directions:
1. Cook the noodles as directed by the box. Set aside.
2. As the noodles cook brown the ground turkey in a saucepan. Set aside.
3. Prepare the cheese sauce. In a pot, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in chopped onion and cook until translucent. Add in flour and garlic salt, stir until butter is absorbed into the flour.
4. Add 1/3 cup of milk and stir until incorporated. Add the remaining milk and stir until completely incorporated and thickened (about 5 minutes).
5. Stir in nutritional yeast and salt to the sauce, taste and adjust as necessary. Add more nutritional yeast for a thicker and cheesier sauce.
6. Pour over cooked noodles, stir in meat and serve immediately!

Recipe from Thug Kitchen (slightly altered)

Ingredients

– 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
– 1 teaspoon vanilla
– 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
– 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
– 1 cup milk (or any non-dairy sub you want))
– 1/2 loaf sourdough bread (day-old is fine)
– 1 1/2 tablespooons nutritional yeast
– 1 teaspoon butter

Directions

1.  In a pie pan/shallow dish, mix together cinnamon and flour.  Slowly whisk in the milk (go slow to prevent lumps). Let that sit for 15 minutes.

2. Cut bread into thick slices.

3. After 15 minutes slowly add the nutritional yeast and stir. Heat your pan and coat with butter.  Soak your bread slices in the batter for a couple seconds on each side and then throw them on the pan.  Cook for 1 to 2 minutes a side, or until they look golden and tasty.