Vegetarians and dieters rejoice! (Quorn Sausages)

Member Name: honey000

Product:	Quorn Sausages
Date:	05/08/09 (89 review reads)
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Advantages: Healthy, versatile

Disadvantages: No meat !

I have been a vegetarian for around 20 years now so have seen vegetarian food options expand from "Linda Macartny" to many many options.

One staple which is always in my freezer is Quorn vegatarian sausages. They come in boxes of four (frozen), value bags which contain around 10 (frozen) or packs of 5 (not frozen). The cost varies from £1 ( for 4) to £1.50 for 5 and £1.60 for 10 in my local Asda store. Prices will vary from store to store though.

Where are they stocked?
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Waitrose, Somerfield

What are they made of?
Micro protein is how they are described - but a closer look at the ingrediants reveals that they also have egg white, water, pectin, starch and onion plus flavour. So really there is nothing too nasty there.

Nutrition
Veg sausages are much lower in calories and fat than meat sausages so are always being recommended on diets! The quorn website recommends that if you swap two pork sausages for two quorn ones you save 236 calories which is the equivalent of a 35 minute jog!

Calories per sausage = 51 with 1.6gram of fat and lots of protein.

The salt content is also pretty low so generally a healthy option.

Taste
Now not eating meat I cant tell you how they compare - my husband is an avid meat eater and enjoys Quorn sausages sometimes - he can taste the difference but says that they are pleasant. To me the texture is just right and there is enough flavour.

Cooking
Fry / grill or oven bake - I tend to cook from frozen so wack in microwave on "quick defrost" for 2.5 minutes then grill - takes less than 5 minutes to cook. I think that it would take longer - perhaps 15 in the oven. THey can also be barbequed safely and taste great.

How to eat
Nothing beats a fresh bread sausage sandwich with ketchup or BBQ sauce.

I have also used in countless recipes from sausage casserole to spaghetti and "sausage balls"!

And of course sausage and chips is a great favourite too (well if you are saving all those calories then why not!)

Overall
I think that these are a high quality product, cheap to buy and easy to make. Very versatile, healthy and yummy. Probably not quite as good as high quality meat sausages but great for dieters or veggies!

Summary: A great alternative to meat