Discover the delicious and convenient way to eat meat-free. Gardein’s Crabless Cakes are better for your body and better for the planet. Try them in my quick, easy, healthy and tasty Gardein Crabless Cakes Lettuce Wraps with Creamy Avocado Sauce.
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I keep getting busier and busier!?! The days are getting longer, but so is my to-do list and family obligations (I certainly don’t mind those). For example, no Lil man has two t-ball games a week + practice and that is a 35-45 minute drive each way and that is after working an eight hour day at work! Now that the garden is planted, it needs to be tended too as well. Oh and there is this blog, that I am working diligently on to hopefully make it my full time job soon…but I always make feeding my family a healthy and tasty dinner a priority 🙂 I certainly don’t mind taking a little help from store bought products, especially ones that are good for you and the planet, and incorporating them into a fun new recipe that is the dinner solution to my crazy weeknight schedules!
I have shared with you before that I could easily be a vegetarian, maybe vegan…but I love cheese so much, so I was super pumped when I was approached to do a sponsored post for Gardein! I am all for adding more veggies and plant-based proteins to our diets. Gardein (Garden + Protein – cute, huh?) makes delicious, convenient and healthier versions of the foods we all love to eat. These meat-free foods are better for our bodies and better for the planet. They are made with non-GMO soy and wheat, ancient grains and veggies. Vegan and kosher yet they still provide the taste, texture and protein content of meat but with less calories, less fat and no cholesterol. Give it a try by using them in your favorite recipes and just replace the meat with Gardein. Did you know that reducing your meat intake just 1 day a week can have a considerable impact on your health? It increases life expectancy while reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. You know small steps do count and Meatless Mondays are a great way to start. In fact, if every American ate meatless just 1 day/ week all year it would be the equivalent of taking 1⁄2 million cars off the road!
I try to only eat meat for one meal of the day (usually dinner with my boys and a small portion of the meat). Therefore my breakfast and lunches are typically meat-free. I usually do a green smoothie or avocado toast for breakfast and lunch is leftovers of a quinoa or other whole grain salad that I make in bulk on the weekend. But sometimes I don’t have any leftovers and so now I have been taking a Gardein BBQ Pulled Porkless Pocket Meal for lunch at work. So easy and convenient…just 2 minutes in the microwave and lunch is served right at my desk. I am getting something healthy and protein-packed to power me through my day saving money versus going out too!
Speaking of saving money, Gardein is offering a $1 off coupon so you can try out any of their yummy products for yourself! Click ~>HERE<~ 🙂
I also picked up some Gardein Sweet & Sour Porkless Bites. I am thinking of putting those in a veggie-packed stir-fry over brown rice. YUM!
Now back to those yummy Gardein Crabless Cakes! They are mini, crispy and perfect as an appetizer or a meal with 9g of protein and 32mg of Omega 3s per 3 cakes! I used them to make a yummy recipe that could be a lovely appetizer or a meal. My Gardein Crabless Cakes Lettuce Wraps with Creamy Avocado Sauce was our dinner solution one especially crazy weeknight 😉
The Gardein Crabless Cakes cook from frozen and come out crispy and ready to serve in just a few minutes. While they were cooking I whipped up a simple creamy avocado sauce. Wrap it all up in some bibb lettuce and dinner is served. I didn’t tell the boys that they weren’t “crab cakes” and they didn’t even notice 😉
Here is your Gardein Crabless Cakes Lettuce Wraps with Creamy Avocado Sauce:
- 2 bags of Gardein Crabless Cakes
- 1 ripe avocado, pitted and flesh scooped out
- ½ greek yogurt (or vegan alternative)
- Zest and juice of one lime
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- Water, as needed
- 1 head butter or bibb lettuce
- Cook the Gardein Crabless Cakes according to package instructions. (I used the skillet method)
- In a high speed blender or food processor, add avocado, lime zest and juice, greek yogurt, salt and pepper.
- Blend together, adding water 1 tbsp. at time, to get a creamy consistency. Set aside.
- Once the crabless cakes are cooked through and crispy, remove from pan.
- To serve, place a spoonful of the creamy avocado sauce in the center of a lettuce leaf, add 3 crabless cakes on top of the sauce and dollop each with a little more sauce and wrap up taco or burrito style.
- Enjoy!!
I hope I have inspired you to try this recipe one of the other fabulous recipes on Gardein’s website. Don’t forget to grab your $1 off coupon 🙂
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These look so yummy and fresh! I’m especially excited about the creamy avocado sauce. Can’t wait to try this spring!
I would love to try your Crabless Cakes Lettuce Wraps, looks wonderful! Nettie
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scallopini picatta would be tasty
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The green chick’n curry
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mini beefless taco cups
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https://gardein.com/recipes/sweet-potato-black-bean-chickn-enchiladas/
looks sooo yummy!!!
Meatless Goulash Meatballs would go great on spaghetti squash!
shaved Brussels sprouts recipe.
chick’n & waffle sammies w/ jalapeno jelly
fingers crossed
chicken and waffle sammies
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chick’n ranch flatbread
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the bbq Korean sandwich
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Looks easy enough and we love anything seafood!
The meatless lasagna recipe.
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fishless sliders w/ mango slaw
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Gardein’s Korean BBQ Sandwich recipe
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The gardein scallopini picatta.
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