`Easy & Healthy Recipes`

❤ Supper Menu: "Easy Recipes" and Healthy Eating!❤

Fresh Green Beans, Fresh Squash & Brown Rice 
From the farmers market---Fresh Green Beans,Fresh Squash and Brown Rice from the store (if you can't get to a farmers market get fresh from your grocery store.)

Fresh Green Beans  

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I grew up in the city & never was taught to cook, nadda!. This was the first time I've Ever fixed fresh Green Beans! 

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(I used a large sauce pan 3qt on a small burner) 

1/   Broke the ends off and then snapped them into regular size green beans. and added about 1/4 cup of lentils 

 (lentils are not only about the best bean for you but they add taste!) they are dried beans. We've never fixed them by themselves; always with other dried beans or something that needed an extra little flavor. A couple we know never ate green beans because they didn't like them. I cooked them w/lentils and had them try it w/out telling them what i added They loved it and now eat green beans!!!) Look lentils up and see what you can learn about them.  artical about fiber/lentils

2/  Washed them thoroughly 

3/  Put  them in pot with water covering them over the top of the green beans

4/  a little bit of virgin olive oil-half to whole teaspoon

  (Can use onion but i used it in the squash)

5/  salt and pepper

6/    Stir every few minutes

-----> It took about 35-45 minutes for them to cook, and i added a little more salt and pepper when they were done & left them on low to simmer with lid on----don't let the water cook out.<-----

They turned out Great!

Squash

     

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( I get the smaller squash- they tend to not be as tough)

( Cook in a large frying size pan on large burner---I only use stainless steal & will explain why in another post)

1/   I cut them the hard ends off and then cut them in thin slices

2/   Then i stack the slices and cut them in half twice

3/   Add onions as you like them to taste

4/   add a little water and start them on high

5/   once they are boiling turn down to medium or lower depending on your stove--- meanwhile stirring often.

6/   add a little pepper to taste

7/   let simmer on low with lid on

(the squash does not have to be soggy, but i don't care for it crisp either.)

Brown Rice

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1/ Add 2 Cups water to sauce pan on small burner

2/  Add a little margarine to the water

3/  bring to a boil

4/  add a cup of rice asap

5/ stir before and during boiling

6/  let boiling a minute or so then turn to simmer

7/ keep stirring until lid no longer tries to jump off the pot :)

8/ leave lid on for about 30 minutes and check and stir

9/  If it seems a little dry before serving add a little milk until it no longer taste dry!

Some people like meat with every meal but we like veggies and fruit. Also it's not as expensive! We do eat fish at least once a week. There are some good simple ways to fix supper on the grill too I'll share later!

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