Zucchini Frittata

Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large zucchini, chopped
2 TB olive oil
1 TB flour
6 eggs
2 TB oregano
1 ts salt
1/2 ts black pepper
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup yogurt
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1/4 grated cheese

Directions:

1. Heat oven safe skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add olive oil. When oil is hot, add onions and cook 3 minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add zucchini and flour and mix thoroughly. Continue cooking and stirring occassionally until zucchini is golden brown.
3. Beat eggs, salt and pepper in mixing bowl. Add ricotta, yogurt and parmesan. Mix well.
4. Add egg mixture to hot skillet and mix everything together.
5. Place your oven safe skillet into a preheated 350 degree F oven. Cook 30 minutes.

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Vegetable Hashbrowns

Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:
2 potatoes
2 carrots
2 zucchini
1 leek
salt
pepper
3 TB all purpose flour
2 eggs
4 TB olive oil

Directions:
1. Grate potatoes, carrots, and zucchini. Thinly slice white part of leek.
2. Place grated veggies in strainer and squeeze out as much water as possible.
3. Move to mixing bowl and add leek and flour; mix well.
4. Beat eggs in separate dish, then add to mixing bowl.
5. Divide mixture into 8 equal portions.
6. Heat up oil in skillet. Grab 1 veggie portion, squeeze out excess water, form into patty and carefully add to hot oil.
7. Cook over high to medium heat about 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towel.
8. Repeat and serve.
*** You can keep your cooked patties warm on a baking sheet in the oven while your cook the remaining patties.

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Egg and Potato Skillet

Serves 4

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

2 TB olive oil

2 potatoes, peeled and diced

1 onion, chopped

1 zucchini, chopped

4 eggs

Directions:

1.  Heat up deep dish skillet.  When skillet is hot, add olive oil.  Add onions to hot oil and cook 5 minutes.  Add the potatoes and cook, stirring occassionally until they are tender.

2.  Add zucchini and cook 3 more minutes.

3.  Make 4 indentations in mixture; break an egg into each. Cover and cook until eggs are cooked through.

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Broccoli Souffle
Serves 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 50 minutes

1 pound fresh broccoli
1 large minced onion
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup hot milk
2 ounces crumbled Roquefort cheese
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter baking dish; dust with dry bread crumbs; set aside.

Clean broccoli, pare any tough skin from stem and cut into pieces; place in pot of salted, boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain; squeeze dry. Transfer to food processor and pulse to chop.

In skillet, melt butter; add onion; saute until soft. Stir in flour; whisk to incorporate well.

Gradually add milk. Cook until mixture thickens, stirring constantly; remove from heat.

Stir in cheese, broccoli and Tabasco sauce.

In small bowl, beat eggs with salt. Stir eggs into cooled broccoli mixture.

Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish; bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

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Lentil Burgers with Samosa Stuffing
Serves 4
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time:

Ingredients:

1 cup lentils
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/2 onion, chopped
1 ts chili powder
salt and pepper
1 TB garam masala
1 egg
1 cup breadcrumbs
olive oil

Samosa Stuffing

2 potatoes, chopped
1 cup frozen peas, cooked
1 onion, chopped
1/2 ts cumin
1/2 ts tumeric
1/2 ts cardamom
1/4 ts coriander
1/4 ts fennel seed
1/4 ts ginger powder
1/2 ts chili powder
salt and pepper

Directions:

1.  Rinse lentils; cook in boiling salted water for 25 minutes. Add the frozen corn to cook for the last 5 minutes.  Drain.
2. Heat oil in a skillet. Cook onions with spices for 5 minutes.
2.  Mash lentils in a bowl.  Add onions and the remaining ingredients and mix together.
3.  Divide lentil mixture into 8 equal portions and form into patties.
4.  Fry burgers in olive oil for 2 minutes on each side; lower heat and fry another 5 minutes on each side.

To make Samosa Stuffing:

1.  Place chopped potatoes into sauce pan.  Cover with water; bring water to a boil and cook potatoes for 7 minutes.  Drain.
2.  Mash potatoes together with a fork or masher.  Add peas and mix well.
3.  Heat olive oil in fry pan.  When hot add onions.  Add all of the spices and cook for 5 minutes.
4.  Add onions to potatoes and peas; mix well.

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This Week’s Recipes:

VEGAN Broccoli and Cashews over Millet
Parmesan Chicken and Pasta
VEGETARIAN Green Beans, Potatoes and Eggs for Dinner
Super Simple Chicken Quesadillas
VEGETARIAN Broccoli and Potato Casserole

Shopping List for week of March 8

For a Printable PDF shopping list CLICK HERE.
Don’t forget, I haven’t included all of the seasonings in the list (I assume that some of it is already in your house). So, double check the recipes before you go to the grocery store.

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Broccoli and Potato Casserole
***Vegetarian Dinner Recipe***
Serves 4
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

1 pound potatoes, grated
1 1/2 pounds broccoli, cut into bite sized pieces
2 TB butter
1 1/2 cups green onions
2 eggs
1 TB fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup grated cheese, cheddar, Swiss, etc.

Directions:

1. Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the scallions and cook until softened, not brown. Set aside.
2. Blend eggs, lemon juice, salt and pepper and 1/2 cup of the cheese.
3. Combine broccoli, potatoes, green onions with egg mixture.
4. Pour in buttered baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
5. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes, or until set and golden on top.

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Green beans, Potatoes and Eggs for Dinner.

Serves 4
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients
2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced
2 TB olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups frozen green beans
1/4 ts crushed red pepper
Pinch of paprika and cayenne
salt and pepper to taste
4 large eggs, cracked into one small bowl

Directions:
1. Place potatoes in a stock pot, cover with water, place lid on pot; cook over high heat until water starts to boil. Lower heat to medium and cook potatoes until tender (easy to stick a fork in them-usually takes about 7-10 minutes.)
2. In the meantime steam your frozen green beans according to the bag; either in the stove top or in the microwave (I haven’t noticed much of a difference between the too options).
3. When potatoes are boiled, heat oil in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot add the onion to the skillet.
4. Cook the onions until translucent and a bit browned; then add the potatoes and garlic; cook 5 minutes with frequent stirring.
5. Add the green beans, crushed red pepper, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper. Mix well.
6. Add each egg right on top of the veggies.
7. Cover and cook over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes

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Parmesan Chicken and Pasta
Serves 4
Prep. time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
4 chicken breasts
2 slices of bread
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper
1 cup uncooked pasta of your choice
1 jar of your favorite marinara sauce, heated

Directions:
1. Using a tenderizing tool, lightly pound on each of your chicken breasts in order to make them thin and easier to cook faster.

2. Start boiling the water you will use to cook your pasta. When water is boiling cook your pasta according to the directions on the package.

3. Mix your beaten eggs and milk in a shallow dish. Mix your Parmesan cheese with your bread crumbs; place in another shallow roomy dish.

4. First, use a paper towel to dry your chicken breasts. Dip it first in the milk and egg mixture, then the bread crumbs. Place on a plate to get ready to cook.

5. Heat up the olive oil in a large frying pan. When the oil is hot, place the chicken breasts in the pan. Cook on medium to high heat for 7 minutes. Flip over and cook the other side for 7 minutes.

6. To serve, place pasta on a plate, cover with sauce, then chicken and more sauce. Yum!

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Flour Tortilla Enchiladas with Hot Tomato Salsa

Serves 4
Prep. Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

4 oz. cream cheese
3 TB sour cream
1 onion, chopped
15 oz. can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 red bell peppers
1 pound tomatoes, quartered
1 can diced green chilies
1 egg
3/4 cup sour cream
1 cup cream
salt
8 flour tortillas
2 TB grated parmesan

Directions:
1. To make the filling: Beat cream cheese, sour cream, onion and kidney beans until well mixed.
2. To make the sauce: If you have a gas stove, turn on burner and blacken the outside of the red bell peppers. Otherwise, broil the peppers for 5-10 minutes until the skin starts to bubble. Wrap peppers in damp towels for 5 minutes. Run peppers under cold water and remove as much of the skin as possible. Cut the peppers in half and remove seeds.
3. Combine peppers, tomatoes, and green chilies in blender. Mix well. Add the egg, cream, sour cream and mix well.
4. To make enchiladas: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Pour half the salsa into deep pie dish. Dip tortilla into the sauce until completely covered. Place on working surface, spoon 1/8 of filling, roll tortilla and place at one end of large casserole dish. Continue this process with the remaining tortillas.
5. When all of the tortillas are filled and rolled, cover the top with the remaining salsa and grated cheese.
6. Bake enchiladas for 20 minutes.

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