I am always looking for ways for us to eat more fruits and veggies, especially my 9 year old boy, who thinks dinner should be pizza, tacos, or burgers. We always serve a veggie with dinner and offer fruit as snacks, but he and well all of us still don't get the recommended amount of daily servings. So meals that are vegetarian, that he will love, that are full of flavor, and easy and quick? I am looking and hope to find many as I do I shall post them for you and your families to try. Feel free to share your own twists and recipes. NOTE: Vegetarianism is the the practice of abstaining from the eating of meat, though many still eat dairy product and eggs. Veganism is the practice of abstaining from ALL animal products, including food, clothing made from animals, products tested on animals, ect.
So tonight is by definition a vegetarian meal (almost and I will explain why in a few). Roasted Carrot, Onion, Garlic, Tomato & Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese Dunkers. For dessert from scratch (except the crust) banana creme pie! Yum! So not only is it yummy it is diabetic friendly and low fat friendly. Which are both good in our household because my husband is a type 2 diabetic and I don't have my gallbladder anymore to process fat so low fat for me and low carb for him. It also low cost the whole dinner cost less than 10 dollars to make!!!!!
This recipe turned out so good my husband had two and half bowls! Its definitely a keeper!
Enjoy!
Roasted Carrot, Onion, Garlic, Tomato & Basil Soup
Prep Time:
40 min
Inactive Prep Time:
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Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
2 pounds carrots, washed and cut into chunks
1/2 large Vidalia onion, cut into chunks
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
40 min
Inactive Prep Time:
--
Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
2 pounds carrots, washed and cut into chunks
1/2 large Vidalia onion, cut into chunks
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
2 large tomatos
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 cups chicken broth (If you want full vegetarian use vegetable broth not chicken broth)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (dried will work but fresh is always so much better)
6 ripe soft bananas
1 tub of extra creamy cool whip (you can make your own whip cream if you prefer it may not set as well though)
1/4 cup of sugar (I use about an 1/8 of a cup because of my husband being diabetic)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
A dash of ground nutmeg
1 graham cracker pie crust (you can make your own if you like but store bought works just as well)
Mash up your bananas. Once mostly smooth add in sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then mix in cool whip/whipped cream. Mix well and pour into pie crust then put in the fridge for 2 to 4 hours to set.
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 cups chicken broth (If you want full vegetarian use vegetable broth not chicken broth)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (dried will work but fresh is always so much better)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Add the carrots, onions and garlic to a sheet tray, drizzle with the olive oil and season with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Toss everything together so it's nice and coated. Roast until tender and golden brown in spots, about 45 minutes.
Add 4 cups of the chicken broth to a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Pop the garlic out of their skins and add to the sauce pan with the roasted carrots and onions. Simmer everything together for 15 minutes. Add the basil at the very end of cooking. Puree until smooth by adding in batches to a blender or by using an immersion blender. Add the remaining broth, a little at a time, when pureeing to loosen it up a bit.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Add the carrots, onions and garlic to a sheet tray, drizzle with the olive oil and season with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Toss everything together so it's nice and coated. Roast until tender and golden brown in spots, about 45 minutes.
Add 4 cups of the chicken broth to a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Pop the garlic out of their skins and add to the sauce pan with the roasted carrots and onions. Simmer everything together for 15 minutes. Add the basil at the very end of cooking. Puree until smooth by adding in batches to a blender or by using an immersion blender. Add the remaining broth, a little at a time, when pureeing to loosen it up a bit.
Grilled Cheese Dunkers
Make a grilled cheese how ever you prefer it. Cut in to strips for dunking.Banana Creme Pie
Ingredients:6 ripe soft bananas
1 tub of extra creamy cool whip (you can make your own whip cream if you prefer it may not set as well though)
1/4 cup of sugar (I use about an 1/8 of a cup because of my husband being diabetic)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
A dash of ground nutmeg
1 graham cracker pie crust (you can make your own if you like but store bought works just as well)
Mash up your bananas. Once mostly smooth add in sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then mix in cool whip/whipped cream. Mix well and pour into pie crust then put in the fridge for 2 to 4 hours to set.
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