Would you like to eat more vegetables, but do you have no inspiration at all on how to approach this? We help you out! You can easily process vegetables in certain dishes and to help you with that, we have listed 8 easy ways for you. Which one are you going to try first?
Whether you go for 'normal' meatballs or the vegetarian version, you can easily process vegetables in them. This not only boosts the nutritional value, but also the taste and texture of your balls. You can process vegetables such as mushrooms, carrots and onions, but also (pureed) cauliflower or pumpkin. Combine them with green leafy vegetables, such as spinach or kale, for a taste sensation!
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Cheese macaroni isn't exactly known for its nutritional value, but you can easily change that. Puree pumpkin and incorporate it into the cheese sauce for a nutritional boost. Pumpkin contains a lot of beta-carotene, vitamin C, magnesium and fiber. In addition, it also gives your cheese sauce an extra creamy structure! You can also choose to replace the macaroni shells for cauliflower as the basis for even more vegetables in this comfort dish.
Instead of opting for just potatoes in your mash, you can also mix in other vegetables. How about cauliflower, pumpkin, sweet potato or broccoli? It enriches the taste and gives you a lot more healthy nutrients. So win-win!
You can of course use a normal pasta sauce with tomatoes as a base, but you can also choose to try something different. For example, use zucchini, pumpkin, carrot or kale as a base. Actually, any pureed vegetable would work, so experiment and see what you like best!
Do you eat a lot of pasta, rice or other grains during your dinner? You can easily replace it with a vegetable version! For example, use zucchini to make pasta or cauliflower to make rice. Don't have a lot of time to get started yourself? Nowadays there are also many pasta types made from lentils or chickpeas that also ensure that you get more nutrients.
A delicious bowl of chips with a dipping sauce is of course nice when you are watching a movie. But you can also use more vegetables here. In addition to choosing vegetable chips, you can also make vegetable dips. How about baba ghanoush (eggplant dip), paprika hummus or spinach-artichoke dip with Greek yogurt? You can make them yourself or maybe even find them in the supermarket – how easy?!
You can also process different vegetables through your muffins and bread. Vegetables such as carrots, zucchini and beets do particularly well in baking; they taste great and give your creations a colorful touch. And then we haven't even mentioned the extra nutrients you get from it!
Maybe you have made spaghetti with zucchini, but have you also made lasagna with vegetable leaves? You can cut zucchini, eggplant and pumpkin into thin slices and use them as lasagna leaves. At least as tasty and much healthier!
