Prepping

                                         Veggie Prepping

I often like to prep cook at some point during the week to make my week easier so I'm not cooking every night. I will also cook up chicken or steak but today was just the veggies :) This week I was a feeling a bit under the weather so prepping really came in handy along with a couple rotisserie chickens from Costco and dinner was at the ready for the kids to reheat!

Foil pouch veggies

potatoes

carrots

onion

mushrooms

butter

garlic

salt and pepper

I didn't put amounts of the veggies because its really a personal preference and also how many you are cooking for.

 I often make this as a side dish for dinner in one large pouch and cook it on the grill, however today I am making individual ones in the oven. It tastes the same but you can customize them however you like!

I like to cut all the veggies and assemble them in a line! I usually spray the foil with a little cooking spray just to make sure it doesn't stick.

 

Start layering with potatoes

 

next add onions, carrots, and mushrooms

 

Add a pad of butter or olive oil, garlic salt and pepper

Next you simply roll up!!

 

throw in a 450 degree onion for about 30 min. *side note if not using heavy duty tin foil place them on a big cookie sheet. regular foil sometimes leaks and butter on the bottom of your oven causes a lot of smoke!  :)

 

My kids,and I do too love to dip these in ranch but they are great on their own. Another thing I love to do with these is throw one into a skillet in the morning to heat up and serve a fried egg over the top! It is a great breakfast.

Roasted sweet potatoes

3-4 sweet potatoes

olive oil

salt

This is the easiest side dish...Simply peel and cube up sweet potatoes. toss in a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Throw in a hot oven around 450 for 25-35 min. I usually toss them about half way through with a spatula. 

After they are cooked you can sprinkle them with a little cinnamon and sugar, or I like to sprinkle a little chipotle chili powder on them and make them a little spicy! both ways are delish!

Roasted Broccoli

Broccoli

olive oil

salt and pepper

simply place broccoli on a large cookie sheet and toss with a little olive oil and salt and pepper and cook at 450 for about 20-30 min or until it starts to char a bit. I somehow didn't a pic of the broccoli but you want it to be charred just a bit so it almost looks burn. It give it such a great flavor. ( you can use fresh or frozen both work great)

Baked oatmeal muffins

5 cups rolled oats

2 1/2 cups over ripe bananas

 3-4 Tbs real maple syrup

1/4 cup veg or coconut oil

 2 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 2/3 cups water

optional add ins: nuts, dried fruit, choc chips, cinnamon, coconut, raisins etc

mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Line 24 cupcake tins. Bake at 380 for 20 min.

I added 2/3 cup of choc chips and 1/2 cup toasted almonds. I usually like to use mini choc chips but all I had is regular. I love these for a quick breakfast or as a late night snack when I have a sweet craving. Also you can use a mix of banana and unsweetened applesauce if you don't have enough bananas.


I know this isn't something that everyone does, and I don't do it every week but it is an easy way for me to stay on track with healthy eating and nights that I just don't have time to cook!