Seitan Parmesan

I didn't have time to make my own seitan, so I bought the WestSoy brand. It comes in cubes, so its not exactly like traditional chicken Parmesan, but still tastes great!

This recipe makes 2-4 servings (4 lunch or 2 dinner-sized portions)

INGREDIENTS
1 box WestSoy brand seitan
Canola oil
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
1/2 lb pasta (I used spinach pasta for extra nutrients)
Olive oil
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans petite diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 lb linguine (we used spinach linguine for extra vitamins and nutrients)

DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 450.

For the seitan: 
In a small bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. In another small bowl, beat an egg. Dip seitan in the egg, then the flour.
In a pan, heat a thin layer of canola oil. Once the oil is hot, carefully place the seitan pieces in the pan. Fry on each side until golden brown.
Line a plate with paper towels; place the cooked seitan on the paper towels to drain excess oil.
Line a small baking dish with the seitan, cover with half the sauce (recipe below) and top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Bake in the oven at 450 until cheese is bubbly, about 10-15 minutes.

Dipping seitan in the egg and flour

Frying in the oil

Draining excess oil

Seitan baked with sauce and cheese

For the sauce: 
While the seitan bakes, in another pan, heat olive oil on medium-high heat. Cook onions and garlic until soft. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper to taste.
Once the mushrooms are soft, add the 2 cans of diced tomatoes (at this stage, you could also throw in a little wine). Stir in the tomato paste. Allow the mixture to simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.

Cooking onions, garlic, salt and pepper

Finished sauce

While the sauce simmers, cook pasta according to directions.

To plate, start with pasta, spoon sauce, and top with the seitan. Add a little extra grated Parmesan if desired.

Delish!