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When we think about meat alternatives, our minds tend to go straight to tofu or tempeh — but there’s another option that is worth getting excited about (and it isn’t chickpeas). Seitan is a wheat gluten, and it’s been acting as a meat substitute in certain parts of Asia for over a thousand years. If you have yet to try it, we’ve got 12 mouth-watering reasons why you need to give it a shot this Meatless Monday.
Meatless Gyro Wrap
Irish Seitan Stew and Colcannon
Seitan and Vegetable Stir-Fry
Seitan Banh Mi Sandwiches
Vegan Chicken Pot Pie
Chipotle Seitan Tacos With Jicama Slaw and Charred Corn
Meatless Chicken Quinoa Salad Bowl
The Ultimate Vegan Breakfast Burrito
Easy Vegetable and Seitan Curry
Vegan Mushroom Philly Cheese
Seitan, Red Bean, and Mushroom Bourguignon
Mushroom and Chestnut Stuffed Seitan Roast With Gravy
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Dana Sandonato
Born in Canada and now living in the beautiful state of North Carolina, Dana is a coffee-reliant food writer with a healthy appetite, a taste for culinary adventure, a thirst for good beers, and an endless hunger for food photography. When not writing for Brit + Co, she can be found pouring herself into her blog-turned-webzine, Killing Thyme, or taste-testing at local breweries with her husband. Dana's ideal down time includes pizza, marathoning on Netflix, or watching her fave flicks from the 80s and 90s - no matter how great or awful they are!