Five Ways to sneak more Vegetables into your Recipes

Vegetables are good for the body, but they don’t always taste so good going down. That is why some folks would rather leave them alone altogether. If your family has trouble eating their veggies, learn a few tips on how to add more of them to your recipes without sacrificing taste. Your family will be none the wiser.

1. Potpie or casserole extraordinaire

My family loves my homemade chicken potpie. My oldest son professes not to like many vegetables, but when I make potpie or casserole dishes he eats more vegetables than he realizes. These two types of dishes offer the perfect place to hide extra servings of vegetables. A small can of Veg-All® canned vegetables would do for a potpie but I opt for the large can. Campbell’s® Fat Free Cream of Chicken soup coats and hides the extra vegetables in the pie. No one notices the veggies, just the great taste.

2. Hamburger mix-ins

Again, my oldest son doesn’t like anything except mustard and ketchup on his hamburgers. To make sure he gets his vegetables, I add a few to the hamburger before I shape it into patties. This technique also works well for meatloaf and turkey burgers. Chopped onion and other vegetables will brown along with the burger and blend in.

3. Homemade spaghetti sauce

I call it homemade because I add my own extras. Start with a flavorful sauce such as Garlic and Herb. Add whatever meat you desire to the sauce. Diced zucchini, onion, and skinless tomato pieces give the sauce a vegetable boost. After mixing all the ingredients together the vegetables blend evenly into the sauce. No one will suspect that the spaghetti dinner is actually good for them.

4. Add color to your rice

My family loves rice as a dinner side dish. To liven up that plain rice and add some color, mix in a few of their favorite vegetables. I like to add corn or cooked diced carrots. I flavor the rice by boiling it in chicken broth instead of water. When the rice is ready, I add a can or corn or carrots and toss well. The slightly sweet vegetables compliment the broth and make the rice taste very good. No one minds the vegetables because they are small.

5. Breakfast scramble

An interesting twist on breakfast is adding crumbled sausage or bacon and low-fat cheese to the scrambled egg mixture. This one dish meal is perfect for a busy Saturday or Sunday morning. While you are adding the other ingredients, sneak in a few minced red and green peppers for color and health value.

People need a way to eat more vegetables without having to eat them raw or cooked by themselves. Integrating vegetables into as many meals as possible will help your family reach their daily requirements with ease.

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