Add a fresh ingredient to transform your quick meal!

When working 40+ hour weeks, sometimes we can’t help but resort to quick/pre-prepped meals…

TIP: If you are having one of those weeks, one way of making easy meals taste better than pre-packaged “blah” is throwing in some fresh ingredients to give it some flare!

Made boxed mac-and-cheese, but ripped up some pastrami and mixed it in - it was delicious! Get creative, and you’ll find that those extra minutes spent will be well worth it.

Fall Root Vegetable Hash

I have never cooked radishes before, but I figured radishes would taste really well with other root vegetables in a vegetable hash. I cut up the red radishes, carrots, and turnip, then simmered them in a chicken broth for the veggies to become tender. While the chicken broth was reducing, I added some coriander and rosemary to give it a fall flavor. Towards the end, I added some orzo - make sure to stir once in a while and ensure you have enough broth for the orzo to become al dente. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

I was surprised how easy and tasty the radishes were!

FOOD ACTION PLAN #1

Use new ingredients at least once every two weeks.