5 Straightforward Veggie-Packed Meals for Busy Weeknights

Welcome to Forkcast—a weekly meal-planning publication with 5 recipes for the week forward, plus a helpful grocery listing and useful suggestions. This week’s is curated by Nancy Zapata, who’s all about fast, family-friendly meals filled with hidden veg.

I purchase on Saturday and prep on Sunday. My kiddos pick their favourite veggies—and generally new ones—once we grocery store. It’s a unbelievable approach to give my children company and who is aware of? That vegetable might be their new favourite. These secretly veggie packed dishes are nice for incorporating extra nutritionally dense meals into my household’s routine. They’re nice for my choosy eaters too. I discover that if I can get two out of three objects eaten off the plate (one out of three on a tough week), then dinner was a hit.

These dishes are loaded with vitamins (and taste) however nonetheless picky-eater permitted.

Breakfast: Do-it-yourself Carrot Cake Granola

Lunch 1: Vegetable Stir Fry

Dinner 1: Vegetable Chow Mein

Dinner 2: Fried Rice

Dessert: Carrot Cake Granola Parfait

Produce

• 2 pink bell pepper

• 1 yellow bell pepper

• 2 medium yellow onions

• 1 head of garlic

• 1 small knob recent ginger

• 1 head of cabbage

• 1 bunch inexperienced onion

• 1 bunch of carrots

• 1 head of broccoli

• 1 zucchini

Dairy & Eggs

• 3 eggs

• 1-8oz container Plain Greek yogurt

Frozen

• ¼ cup inexperienced peas

• ¼ cup yellow corn

Pantry

• 3 cups quaint rolled oats

• 1 cup pecans

• 1 cup walnuts

• 1 cup puffed millet

• ¾ cup honey

• ½ cup raisins

• 1 cup shredded coconut flakes

• 2-6oz packages of chow mein noodles

• 4 cups jasmine rice

• 5 ounces soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce

• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1. Additional Noodles

I like so as to add further noodles to the vegetable chow mein dish to have leftovers, both recent out of the pan or straight out of the fridge.

2. Straightforward Swaps

Stir-fry is nice as a result of the veggie choices are versatile—if you happen to’re trying to clear out your veggie bin, stir fry for the win.

3. Get the Greatest Fried Rice

When making the entrée fried rice, day-old, cooked rice works greatest to keep away from a mushy fried rice.

4. Double up on Sauce

Most of my family favors sauce, so I wish to double and triple my sauces to have further available.

5. How you can get crisp granola

Ensure to get the moisture out of the shredded zucchini earlier than baking the granola. And if you would like some recent veggie crunch, add in freshly shredded carrots to your parfait.