How to dress up vegetables (the healthy way)

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  • tl_dr
    tl_dr Posts: 96
    Okay... I'm about to blow your mind. Are you ready?!

    When you make bacon, filter and save the grease in a mason jar. Then, next time you steam/grill/boil veggies, just add a spoon full of that instead of butter or olive oil. It makes all of your vegetables taste like bacon... :love: :love: :love:

    I usually don't use as much bacon fat as I would butter, so it doesn't cost you any more calories. Much MUCH MUCH more flavorful though. :heart: So far I've tried it with squash, zucchini, and spinach/mustard greens, but I bet it would be good on a lot of other stuff, too.

    It's also super easy. :smile: I eat veggies all the time now. :laugh:
  • kikityme
    kikityme Posts: 472 Member
    Do they have this where you are? Seriously, this is the best. I put that *kitten* on everything.
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  • msbunnie68
    msbunnie68 Posts: 1,894 Member
    Steamed veges get a really nice flavour boost if you chop up some fresh herbs like parsley and garlic chives and mix them thru once the veges are cooked with a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.


    A yummy potato side dish - thinly slice some potatoes with skin on (about 5-6 medium potatoes). Place in a bowl, add a packet of old el paso taco seasoning mix and mix well. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup grated cheese and bake in oven until potatoes are cooked.

    Serve with a small dollop of light sour cream or natural greek yogurt and chopped green onions (spring onions).

    Calories per serve totally depends on the amount of potatoes used and cheese.

    EDIT: you can also do this with dicing the potatoes into 1-2cm cubes instead of slices....and I have used this as a nachos base instead of corn chips so my children eat more veges on my slack cooking Fridays.,

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