High-protein Vegetable Bake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups broccoli, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup kale, shredded
• 3 eggs or 5 egg whites
• 6 tablespoons milk or 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 28 g isolated powdered soy protein concentrate (one scoop, about 24 grams protein)
• 2 cups textured vegetable protein, flakes ("tvp", one cup dry flakes, reconstituted, or prepared chunks, shredded)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh salsa
• 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed very fine
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• salt and pepper
• 2 ounces parmesan cheese or 2 ounces romano cheese, grated very finely,divided into two one-ounce portions (or more, if you prefer, especially if you're using high-quality hard grating cheese)
• 1 tablespoon wheat germ or 1 tablespoon matzo meal

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lightly coat the inside of a 9x9 square (preferably glass or ceramic) baking dish with butter, vegetable shortening, or cooking spray.
• 3 boil or steam vegetables until tender.
• 4 drain if necessary.
• 5 in a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, and protein powder until smooth.
• 6 add tvp, olive oil, salsa, garlic, 1 oz cheese, and spices.
• 7 mix well.
• 8 add green vegetables.
• 9 mix well.
• 10 pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• 11 sprinkle wheat germ and remaining ounce of cheese evenly on top.
• 12 bake in 350f oven for 35-45 minutes, until firm.
• 13 if necessary, broil for five minutes to melt cheese and brown top.