simple recipes that incorporate veggies??

taylorwaylor
taylorwaylor Posts: 417 Member
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im not much for cooking...i usually just steam frozen veggies and mix them with quinoa...what are some quick, easy, and healthy recipes?!

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  • luckyclover78
    luckyclover78 Posts: 115 Member
    You could just stir fry some frozen peppers/onion blend and some mushrooms and put it in corn tortillas with some salsa and guacamole. Like easy veggie fajitas.
  • sherrirb
    sherrirb Posts: 1,649 Member
    I add zucchinni, green and red bell peppers to my easy spanish rice. Runs just under 200 calories for 1 cup serving.
  • letsgethealthy
    letsgethealthy Posts: 47 Member
    Steam fresh and puree/chop and add to spaghetti sauce. Use spaghetti squash for noodles and add broccoli, onions, etc. Use rutabaga or cauliflower instead of potatoes for mashed. Black bean cakes takes place of meat plus tastes great with just about any veggie. Mix up salads, add cabbage, cauliflower, etc.
  • kentmac
    kentmac Posts: 101 Member
    Drizzle some baby carrots with coconut oil and bake at 450 for 10 minutes, flip and bake another 10. They sweeten up like candy!

    Roasting any vegetable brings out the natural sweetness and makes them super tender. Don't use olive oil though, it burns at pretty low temperatures.

    You can also chop + sautee veggies with a bit of salt, pepper, and any other spices you want. Again, use coconut oil or some other oil that handles high heat well.

    Slow cooker curries!

    1-2 can coconut milk
    1 onion, chopped
    Curry powder + salt to taste
    ANY other veggies!

    Fill the slow cooker with the above and let cook overnight. I like it with cauliflower, zucchini, green beans, and peppers especially. The cauliflower gets super soft almost like rice and absorbs the coconut milk + curry powder. So good...

    Never be afraid to experiment either! You'll learn more from trying something new and failing than you ever will from just following recipes blindly.

    Hope that helps a bit!

    Kent McCann
    Personal Trainer + Nutrition Coach
  • utahgirl247
    utahgirl247 Posts: 370 Member
    i add chopped zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms, bell peppers etc. spinach etc. and put them in my omelets. i also add some zucchini and even butternut squash in my spaghetti sauce soups etc. will be watching this post for more ideas too.

    great question.
  • utahgirl247
    utahgirl247 Posts: 370 Member
    Drizzle some baby carrots with coconut oil and bake at 450 for 10 minutes, flip and bake another 10. They sweeten up like candy!

    Roasting any vegetable brings out the natural sweetness and makes them super tender. Don't use olive oil though, it burns at pretty low temperatures.

    You can also chop + sautee veggies with a bit of salt, pepper, and any other spices you want. Again, use coconut oil or some other oil that handles high heat well.

    Slow cooker curries!

    1-2 can coconut milk
    1 onion, chopped
    Curry powder + salt to taste
    ANY other veggies!

    Fill the slow cooker with the above and let cook overnight. I like it with cauliflower, zucchini, green beans, and peppers especially. The cauliflower gets super soft almost like rice and absorbs the coconut milk + curry powder. So good...

    Never be afraid to experiment either! You'll learn more from trying something new and failing than you ever will from just following recipes blindly.

    Hope that helps a bit!

    Kent McCann
    Personal Trainer + Nutrition Coach


    this sounds great, thank you for sharing. i am going to try this!!
  • spiregrain
    spiregrain Posts: 254 Member
    Here are some quick ones from a page that is pretty much all "clean" and everything I've ever eaten from here was both easy to make and so good I died:

    http://www.101cookbooks.com/quick_recipes/
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Lately I googled an easy succotash recipe (and subsituted chicken sausage for the bacon)
    And made a healthy version of Emeril's baked brussels sprouts recipe.

    I don't cook. :smile: :happy:

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