Seitan Philly Cheesteaks

Is this genius or what?! I'm not even going to be shy about how damn good these "cheesesteaks" were. Nothing cheesy and nothing steaky, it's more of our amazing homemade seitan sliced up and sauteed with mushrooms, onions, peppers and a little seasoning. This sandwich is downright sinful tasting, but so much healthier than the traditional version which consists of steak, onions, bread and cheez whiz! Cheez whiz? For real?!

We don't adhere to any strict diet, so we used London Pub's Steak and Chop sauce because it's freaking yummy  but it does contain anchovies, HFCS, and a handful of other crap that I wouldn't recommend eating. It's hard to find around here as well, so I am going to attempt to make a homemade version that omits the junk and keeps the flavor. I will keep you posted on that!

It's pretty simple to make and an unbelievable way to use seitan! Granted, you're going wheat product on wheat product here, so reserve it for a carby splurge meal and sneak a salad alongside. Don't eat too many carbs or you'll end up like this guy.

Our "fluffy" Maine Coon, Francois. This is how he sleeps!

Serves 4 
INGREDIENTS:

• 1/3 lb of seitan from this recipe, sliced
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 ea small red and green bell pepper
• 1 small onion, halved and sliced
• 5-7 mushrooms, thickly sliced (cremini or button)
• 2 Tbsp steak sauce or for now, google a vegetarian steak sauce recipe (until I've got mine up)
• sea salt, cracked pepper
• 4 whole wheat rolls
• 4 slices provolone, non-dairy cheese or yogurt cheese, cut in half

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high and add onions, bell peppers and mushrooms. Saute until onions are golden brown and everything is slightly tender, about 5 minutes. 
2. Add steak sauce, salt and pepper. Add seitan and stir to combine and heat thoroughly.
3. Slice buns lengthwise, but not all the way through. Warm buns in oven or toaster oven at 300'. 
4. Stuff with 1/4 of filling and top with one cheese slice, cut in half (two triangles). 
5. Place back in oven to melt cheese and serve.