If you need a dessert recipe to use your homemade pumpkin puree, this is the perfect recipe. These Chewy Pumpkin Cookies are easy and delicious!
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Rosemary Vegetable Skewers
Looking for a quick side dish for your family meal? These Rosemary Vegetable Skewers cook in about 10 minutes under the broiler, so you can have kabobs even when the weather isn’t perfect for grilling! This recipe also packs a sodium-free flavor punch by using rosemary and lemon juice as the heart-healthy seasoning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes rinsed
- 1 squash rinsed and sliced into ¼ - ½ inch rounds
- 1 zucchini rinsed and sliced into ¼ - ½ inch rounds
- 1 orange bell pepper rinsed and sliced into ¾ inch squares
- 4-ounce mushrooms rinsed and wiped clean
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lemon lemon juice and zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
Servings: people
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Instructions
- Soak wooden skewers in water for 20 minutes.
- Combine olive oil, lemon zest and juice, and rosemary. Set aside.
- Heat oven broiler to high.
- Remove wooden skewers from water and begin to alternate threading tomatoes, squash, zucchini, bell pepper, and mushroom.
- Place vegetable skewers on rimmed baking sheet and brush with lemon-herb oil.
- Place under broiler 5 minutes. Remove and carefully flip skewers (they will be hot). Place back in oven and broil another 5-7 minutes. NOTE: Carefully watch vegetables under broiler to avoid burning.
Recipe Notes
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
This slow cooker recipe is teen approved, easy and delicious. This recipe also includes pork, which has B vitamins, zinc, iron, and protein.
Slow Cooker Quinoa and Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers
If you are in need of a recipe to add beans to your eating pattern, this is a perfect recipe to try. These Stuffed Bell Peppers are made in a slow cooker; perfect for a busy day. In addition, this recipe is vegetarian, and by removing the cheese, it can be vegan. This dish is a complete meal, full of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. One pepper is filling and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 bell peppers (green, orange, yellow, or red)
- 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can black beans no salt added
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce unsalted
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup onion diced
- 3/4 cup cheese Mexican blend, reduced fat, shredded
- 1/4 cup water
- garnish (optional, for garnish)
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Instructions
- Cut off the tops of the peppers and scrape out the ribs and seeds. Dice the onion and measure a ¼ cup.
- In a bowl, combine the quinoa, beans, tomato sauce, spices, onion, and ½ cup of the cheese. Fill each pepper with the mixture.
- Pour ¼ cup water into the bottom of a slow cooker. Place the peppers in the water. Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours or on high for about 2 hours or until quinoa is tender.
- Remove the lid, distribute the remaining cheese (¼ cup) on top of the peppers, and cover again until the cheese is melted.
- Add cilantro, then serve.
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