** A quick side** Roasted Veggies

Happy Tuesday!!

 I have been slacking on the blogging front but here I am today with a quick and easy side that I have literally been making almost every single night!!

You know that moment when you stare into  your fridge.. RIGHT about the time you are ready to make your new grocery list and you think to yourself  “Dang! all these veggies have pretty much gone to waste” *sigh* That HUGE bag of spinach that you were going to make every single night ( and maybe throw a little in your morning smoothie) is wilted and gross. The carrots you were going to shred into that amazing healthy Asian inspired egg roll boll are now.. brown, the sprouts that you were going to top on your avocado toast are ...ruined. Yep I have been there!! I am constantly thinking of new and convenient ways to incorporate my veggies into my daily life without having to make a big to do about it anymore...because #TIME and #CHASINGABABY

So...

not like this is ground breaking of any sorts but hey it works! 

Each night I have been taking a different set of veggies and roasting them. Sometimes alongside a protein like chicken, or chicken sausage, shrimp or pork and sometimes just alone. 

I AM NOT WASTING MY VEGGIES ANYMORE YAY  ME!

VEGGIE COMBOS

Each combo just olive oil S&P

preheat 400 and roast for 15-20 mins

All Veggies should be chunked into large chunks 

1. 1 bunch asparagus, 1 purple onion, bag of colorful sweet peppers chopped ( or just one large bell pepper chunked up) Sweet potato, Zuchinni

2. 1 crown of broccoli ( into florets), 1 head cauliflower (into florets), 1 purple onion ( or sweet), 1 green bell chunked, Squash

3. Eggplant ( skin off and chunked) , Bell pepper, White onion, Grape tomatoes, mushrooms

Seriously the sky is the limit with mixing and matching veggies. I feel like I am getting so much more out of my meals and I am not adding so many bad things ( rice, pasta ect) because I am getting so many vegetables! 

Turkey/Beef Taco Bowl

Hey Friends!!!!

Happy Thursday or as I like to call it “ Friday Eve”

I wanted to share a recipe with you that was pretty much planned last minute but turned out to be amazing and so SIMPLE!!!!

Simplicity is the key word I’m going for these days when I am grabbing my pots and pans and washing up for dinner. 

You could make this with either lean turkey meat or 90 percent lean ground beef its up to you!!!! 

Here we go!

Shopping List:

1 lb ground lean turkey or beef

1/2 chopped yellow onion

1 can black beans rinsed and drained

one cup of diced tomatoes ( or rotel if you have that on hand)

1 avocado cubed

1 cup shredded yellow cheddar or monterray Jack 

one bunch of cilantro chopped and rinsed

one packet of low sodium taco seasoning

one package of brown rice or quinoa ( cooked)

1 orange or yellow bell pepper chopped, seeded, and rinsed

Procedure:

Start by browning your meat with the yellow onion until nice and crumbly. Add the taco seasoning and cook as the package instructs. Next drain and place back in your pot. Add the black beans, tomatoes, avocado, about 1/2 of the cilantro, and the bell pepper. Stir and cook until the bell pepper is nice and soft and the flavors marry together for a while. 

Once veggies are tender ( about 15 minutes)

add your cheese, cooked rice or quinoa and avocado!!

HOLY YUM!!!

** disclaimer**

I made this for my nine month old however all I did differently was NOT season his. I basically just took a small portion of ground meat, beans, avocado, bell pepper, and cheddar and cooked his in a separate pot. If you are not worried about the sodium ( hence why I opted for low) then it will be great for your kids too!!!!

ENJOY!