vegetarian | wellthatwasgood

Insane healthy kick is still going strong. So after 2 classes of hot yoga this week I needed to keep going on my health kick. A nice vitamin packed lunch was necessary, so I decided to go to Trader Joe’s and make an organic and vegetarian meal! It took all of 30 minutes…SO EASY! Here’s what you’ll need:

2 medium sized zucchinis
1 cup of organic red pasta sauce
¼ cup of shredded cheese
½ cup of diced up mushrooms
Salt
Basil
Parsley

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Cut the zucchini horizontally.

Then cut horizontal lines in the zucchini about halfway cut through the whole zucchini. I did about 4 lines per zucchini half.

Then take a spoon (teaspoon worked better for me) and scoop out the insides of the zucchini while still leaving about ¼ on the sides and bottom making the boat shape.

Take a cookie sheet and spray it with nonstick spray (not sure if this is necessary but I did it anyway!). Then line up your zucchini.

Fill the insides with the red pasta sauce about ½- ¾ of the way.

Then line with as many mushrooms as you want.

Then sprinkle some cheese on top and some salt, parsley, and basil- I honestly just sprinkled a little on each one.

Put in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes.

Enjoy hot! These were yummy, easy, and totally veggie!! I added a little bit of Greek yogurt on the side to dip these in and it was such a great combination of flavors. What’s easy about these is you can add in whatever meats or veggies you want. The zucchini doesn’t even taste like a vegetable! It honestly just takes on the flavors you add to it. I cannot wait to eat leftovers tomorrow. Yum.

Enjoy!

-Ena

Maybe I speak for all of us when I say…I know I’m going to be indulging when it comes to food over the next week with Thanksgiving coming up. SO I needed some veggies, and a lot of them, in my life. I created this from what I had in my fridge (literally), so feel free to use whatever veggies you want. I also was super impressed with the simplicity and deliciousness of this sauce…YUM! Here’s what you’ll need:

¼ cup of barley
2 cups of broccoli
2 cups of Brussels sprouts
1 cup of chopped up asparagus
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon of honey
3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar

In a pot, boil the broccoli and Brussels sprouts. I added the water in with the veggies and put on high. When it started to boil I let I sit for about 10-15 minutes.

Drain the veggies when done and sprinkle some salt and pepper on top.

Spray a large pan with non-stick spray and put in the chopped up asparagus. Make the barley now as instructed.

Add in the Brussels sprouts and broccoli to the pan with asparagus. Put on medium heat and stir every 2-3 minutes or so.

In a small dish, combine the honey and balsamic. Stir a lot until the honey sort of melts into the balsamic.
When the barley is done, pour the honey mixture over the vegetables. Stir a couple of times then add in the barley.

Turn off heat and stir a little bit then let it sit for about 5 minutes.

Then serve! I sprinkled a little bit of cheese on top. This recipe makes about 2 portions AND this is under 200 CALORIES!!! Sooooo healthy, delicious, and amazing. The glaze is honestly really good. I’m going to use this glaze with chicken later this week. I feel so full and not drowsy at all- oh the magic of healthy eating.