Vegetarian Albanian Leek Casserole (tave Me Presh)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large leeks
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
• 1/3 teaspoon mushroom broth, powder
• 1/3 cup water
• mild red pepper powder
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash and cut on a slant into 1-inch thick slices the whites and pale green of the leeks.
• 2 saute leeks in a little oil and place in a baking pan.
• 3 chop onions and mushrooms coarsely.
• 4 saute onion and mushrooms in remaining oil.
• 5 add broth powder, water, tomato sauce, red pepper, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. if your mushrooms are not very watery, add a little more water and broth.
• 6 pour onion/mushroom mixture over the leeks.
• 7 bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees.
• 8 serve hot.