Love vegetables but needing some different ideas.

2 Healthy Veggie Recipes:

Quick note: Lawry's marinades are my secret for adding flavor to veggies - they are all VERY low in calories and most of them have NO FAT. Look for them in the marinade section of the salad dressing aisle at your grocery store...

VEGGIE MEDLEY

1 Red Bell Pepper - cut into 1/8" long slices
1 Green Bell Pepper - cut into 1/8" long slices
1 regular Onion - cut into 1/8" long slices
1/2 Red Onion (diced)
1 package sliced baby bella mushrooms
1 clove garlic
PAM Cooking Spray
Lawry's Herb & Garlic Marinade (10 cal & 0/g fat per 1 tbsp serving)
salt/pepper
1/2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp garlic powder

1. Begin by spraying large frying pan or wok with PAM cooking spray
2. Chop garlic and let it saute for a few minutes
3. Add Red & Green Peppers, onions, and mushrooms and cook on med heat for 8-10 min constantly turning veggies (like a stir-fry)
4. You can add more pam to the veggies to keep them coated and juicy.
5. Add Salt/pepper/parsley/garlic powder to taste
6. When veggies become tender, add 3-4 TBS of Lawry's Herb & Garlic Marinade. Lower heat and let simmer for another 5 minutes.
ENJOY!



SALSA SQUASH

1 Yellow Squash - cut into 1/8" round slices
1 Green Zucchini - cut into 1/8" round slices
1 clove garlic - diced
1 Jar mild or medium Salsa
PAM Cooking Spray
Salt/Pepper
Fresh Cilantro
Water

1. Begin by spraying large frying pan or wok with PAM cooking spray
2. Chop garlic and let it saute for a few minutes in PAM
3. Add Squash and Zucchini and 3 tbsp water to pan
4. Cover and reduce to med/med-low heat for 10 min or until squash begins to get tender. Check and turn every few minutes and add more PAM if needed.
5. After 10 minutes add cilantro, 1/2 cup of Salsa and 3 more tbsp water.
6. Let simmer on med/med-low heat for 5 minutes.
7. Season with Salt/Pepper and enjoy

Hope you like these recipes!!!

One day I noticed my cherry tomatoes were getting a little too ripe for a salad (wrinkly skin). I sliced them in half and tossed them in a skillet with zucchini and garlic. YUM! I've put them on top of the broccoli potato, over the meatball stuffed sandwich, and in the fettuchini. Mushrooms and shallots are also great with anything. Carrots sautee up really nicely too for a change.

When I sautee, I use a non-stick skillet and just toss everything in. Sometimes I use a butter cooking spray, but not always. Fresh lime juice is great to cook veggies in.

Try sauteing snap peas, sliced asparagus, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Season with Mrs. Dash's seasoning blend, Garlic and Herb

My favorite combo is onions, garlic, eggplant, peppers and mushrooms. Toss in some grape tomatoes at the end. Season with italian seasoning, or balsamic vinegar. I use veggie broth to sauté.

These are all great ideas! I can't wait to try them! I have a question though, it may be dumb...but I have never had eggplant, what does it taste like? I recently started eating turnips, I LOVE THEM and never knew it. My mom never made them growing up and my neighbor actually turned me on to them a few months back. So I like to steam them with carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and onions. My daughter loves them too! She is 8. But Eggplant, I have no clue what it tastes like or how to prepare it.

Thanks,
Jewell

One thing to remember about eggplant....it tastes and cooks ALOT better if you salt them before cooking. Salting the eggplant brings out all the moisture before cooking so they retain their thickness and texture without getting all runny. Huge improvement - can't believe i didn't know this sooner!!!

Just slice your eggplant and put the slices in a colander over a tray. toss the eggplant slices with sea salt liberally and let the eggplant sit in the colander for about 45 minutes to an hour. You'll see several tablespoons of fluid drain over time.

Remove the eggplant and dry each piece with paper towel, applying pressure to them to get the rest of the liquid out and wiping off remaining salt. Now you're ready to use the eggplant for whatever you wish!

I have a new found love for eggplant now! Any great ideas on what to do with them?