Ultimate Recipe Swap - Vegetable Edition

This is my 2nd time participating in the Ultimate Recipe Swap at Life as Mom. This week's theme is Vegetables for a Healthier You.

Honestly, I'm not a huge vegetable fan. However, there are the few that I do like.

One way that I enjoy broccoli is in Frog soup (or non-cream creamy broccoli soup).

• Frozen broccoli - lrg bag - chopped small (I use my food processor)
• Chicken stock - 4 cups
• 1 onion - diced small
• cream cheese - 3 tbsps
• potato flakes for thickening - 3-4 tbsps
  
• seasoning - salt & pepper or seasoning salt.

1. Put broccoli, onion, seasoning and stock in pot.
2. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer - simmer for about an hour.
3. Take off the heat.
4. Using a hand blender - blend the soup until completely pureed (use a reg blender 2 cups at a time if you don't have a hand blender)
5. Return to low heat.
6. Add the cream cheese & potato flakes and stir until melted and thickened.
7. Serve and enjoy.

Another veggie recipe we use quite a bit in the winter is Roasted veggies.

1. I take an assortment of veggies, usually cauliflower, potatoes, quartered onions, sliced zucchinis, brussel sprouts and mushrooms, but you can use any you like.
   
2. I toss them all in a bowl with olive oil (couple tbsps, just enough to coat) and seasonings (again whatever you like, garlic powder, seasoning salt, chili powder)- sometimes I use curry powder too.
3. Put them all into an open roasting pan or pyrex dish and roast at 350 degrees for about an hour - stirring every 20 minutes. Check for doneness with a fork - they don't have to be mushy, just as done as your family likes them.
   

Even though I don't eat the brussel sprouts (DH loves them), and kiddo won't touch much of it, there is something in there for all of us.

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