I'm pretty sure I showed you the "Deceptively Delicious" cookbook that is all about sneaking veggie purees into regular foods. The premiss is to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables, but I bought it for Andy. That boy is anti-green. Yes, it makes me sad.
I totally raided my pantry last night for some sort of dinner option. I had:
A jar of alfredo sauce.
A package of twirly pasta.
My fridge held:
Half an onion
Two zucchinies, one of which was somehow rotten through the core. GROSS!
A head of cauliflower
Freezer:
1 chicken breast
3 chicken tenderloins
Pretty scant. But I wasn't really in the mood to cook anyway. Then I got inspired.
I steamed and pureed the cauliflower. I froze half for Jack and mixed the other half in with the jar of white sauce. It didn't change the flavor one bit!
I rubbed the chicken with a pesto spice blend and grilled it in some olive oil.
Cooked the pasta.
Carmaelized the onions (my new favorite thing).
Sliced the zucchini and threw it in with the onions and some salt.
TA DA!
Dinner is served. For Andy I put everything in its own place on the plate, but for myself I sliced up the chicken and mixed the zucchini and onions all into the pasta.
Not the best meal I've ever made. But we were fed and I felt very excited to have snuck in an extra serving of good-for-you food.
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