What’s for Dinner? Using the Produce Box

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My family recently joined The Produce Box , a NC company who deliver boxes of fresh produce directly to your door.  My plan was to help our family to eat more fruits and vegetables.  It has worked!  Each week we receive a box of local, fresh produce and I add it into our weekly meals.  It means a little creativity, but well worth it.

What ways do you make an effort to add in more healthy food?  I’d love to hear form you!  Just leave a comment in the comment box.

Meatless Monday: Corn Chowder – Tyler Florence

corn chowder

Time: 55 Minutes

Ease: Intermediate

Review:  This is a nice hearty soup, the kind that makes you feel like curling up with a blanket.  Thanks to our Produce Box we had plenty of fresh corn.  It has potatoes as well and is a nice soup to add to your winter menus.  I recommend it!  I think you will find it easy to make as well.

Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

enchilada casserole

Time: 45 Minutes

Ease: Simple

Recipe:

3 Cooked chicken breasts

2 cans enchilada sauce (look for low sodium)

1/4 cup green peppers (Produce Box item)

1/2 cup onions

Cheese

flour tortillas

Cook the chicken breasts in 1/2 of a can of enchilada sauce either in the oven or microwave.  Once done chop chicken into fine pieces.  I use the Salad Choppers from Pampered Chef and just chop away at my chicken.  (One of my favorite tools.)  Saute onion and green peppers until the onions are translucent and add to the chopped chicken.  Using a slotted spoon fill a large tortilla with chicken mixture and top with cheese and then roll up and place in a large casserole dish.  You don’t need to bother tucking the ends in.  I was able to use 5 large flour tortillas and serve 4 people.  Once assembled pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over the tortillas making sure to cover the ends, this will help it not burn.  Top with cheese and bake 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and starting to darken.

This is an easy meal and filling.

 

This week in our Produce Box we had broccoli, apples, corn, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, bell peppers and green beans in our Produce Box.  With this box we had:

  • Broccoli bacon Quiche.  I like to use Jamie Oliver’s quiche as a base and just change the ingredients to suite me.
  • Roasted Sweet potatoes with sea salt and rosemary
  • I used the bell peppers in several dishes and froze some
  • Corn Chowder, see above
  • We have used apples in oatmeal, with peanut butter and tomorrow we are having fried apples and pork chops! mmmm and we will have the green beans.
  • This just leaves the Acorn squash which we will have this weekend.

It just takes a little thought, but is getting easier to use all of our produce.  Look for a program in your area, we have found it to be economical and we are definitely eating more fruits and veggies!  You can’t beat that. Enjoy!

 

 

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