This casserole is delicious and loaded with healthy ingredients; celery, bell peppers, black beans, cilantro, onions, chili sauce, maple syrup, and spices. Karen mixes panko bread crumbs with cheese as a topping for this casserole. The cheese could easily be a vegan substitute if you desire. You can serve this casserole with tortillas, or brown rice and a salad. It can be made ahead for a lunch or dinner later in the week.
Karen Bukolt has been a vegetarian since 1992. Her knowledge of vegetarian substitutions and healthy living has continued to grow through the years of experiencing vegetarian delights and experimenting in her own kitchen. Karen enjoys taking meat dishes and making them vegetarian. Her meals are satisfying, flavorful, easy to prepare, and would satisfy the most discriminating of her carnivorous friends.
She has published a blog, thatsvegetarian.com.