Thai Sweet Potatoes & Green Beans

Lacey, here!

I'm always looking for new flavors for dishes. I almost always go towards Parsley, Garlic, Oregano, Thyme...ya know, the typical spices. So, when my mom gave me this amazing Thai seasoning for Christmas, I knew I wanted to do something special with it.

In an effort to use up my last sweet potato, I decided to keep it simple: a string bean "stir fry", with some other special ingredients.

Ingredients:

1 TBSP vegetable oil

1 sweet potato, diced

1 lb green beans

1 onion, diced

Mushrooms (as many as you'd like)

2 roma tomatoes

Thai Seasoning to taste (or make your own, found here, or look at the ingredients in the photo below)

Directions:
1. In a wok or frying pan, heat oil and cook sweet potato on medium-high heat, constantly stirring.
2. After 5 minutes, add in green beans and onion. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
3. Add mushrooms, seasoning, and tomatoes. Cover and let sit on medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
4. Serve and enjoy!

Simple Veggie Stir Fry

We're always looking for simple meals. A lot of raw recipes tend to be complicated, incorporate hard-to-find ingredients, and make it difficult to keep costs down. A favorite, simple meal of mine is just a basic stir fry.  The key to this is not to cook the veggies for too long. You want to maintain as many of the nutrients as possible while still getting a hearty, warm dish.

This recipe is for 2 servings.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup uncooked brown rice (& water according to package instructions)
1 tsp Smart Balance "butter"
1/2 chopped onion
1 Handful of green beans
1/4 red pepper
1 yellow squash
1/2 tomato
1/4 cup crushes walnuts
Soy sauce to taste

Directions:
1. Prepare rice. While rice is cooking, do the following.

2. In a medium heat skillet saute onions in "butter".

3. Add green beans, red pepper, and yellow squash. Cover and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
4. After the 2 minutes, add chopped tomato and crushed walnuts. Sprinkle in a little soy sauce so the veggies can absorb it.

Mmmmmmm.

5. When the rice is complete, add it to a bowl and top off with your veggie mixture. Add a little more soy sauce for taste.

What simple recipes do you have on hand for a quick, healthy meal?

-Lacey