Veggies

chinchilla fiesta

I feel like I need to change up my side dishes and explore some forgotten vegetables.

What are your favorites?

MaryJaneWatz

We eat a lot of broccoli b/c it's one of the few veggies we both like. I love asparagus but I haven't  mastered cooking it myself. 

I need to learn how to cook eggplant. I hate it but H will eat it so I bought  one this weekend. I have no clue what to do with it. 

dollfinn19

I like to do canned green beans or corn.

Fresh, I like a lot, but most commonly, I do: broccoli, carrots, green beans, side salad.  I love grilled or roasted squash.  DH is not a fan, so I rarely do it.

Frozen: Edamame, broccoli.  I'm picky about frozen veggies.

mon.petit.chou

Broccoli (usually boiled, fresh or frozen)

Squash, Zucchini (sauted or oven roasted, stuffed zucchini)

Asparagus (oven roasted),

Onions, Bell Peppers (sauted, carmelized, oven roasted)

Spinach, Cabbage (cooked or raw in a salad)

Turnips (cooked and mashed like potatoes)

Artichoke (we've only tried this a few times but it was good) 

mon.petit.chou

And these are not really forgotten veggies per se, but these are a couple recipes I really like: 

Veggie Tian - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/vegetable-tian-recipe/index.html

Creamy Pearl Onions - Take a bag of frozen pearl onions, cover in broth and simmer for 45ish minutes until almost all the liquid is gone. Add a (generous) splash of cream and let that simmer down for a few minutes before serving. It's delicious!

ETA: I almost forgot this squash casserole! I just skip the breadcrumbs on top. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/squash-casserole-recipe/index.html 

clseale13

We do a lot of steamed broccoli. 

Zucchini we either do on the grill or I'll do it w/some onion, garlic, olive oil (sometimes yellow squash) in a pan. 

 

I'll do spaghetti squash in the oven then throw a little butter & parmesan cheese on it.

Butternut squash (peeled and cubed) tossed in garlic and olive oil and roasted in the oven.

Green beans boiled in chicken stock, or blanched and then in the pan w/a little fresh garlic and a dash of olive oil.   

Asparagus- steamed, grilled, or roasted.

ETA: I love spinach. but DH not so much, so I'll do it every now and then for myself