This recipe was inspired by a friend’s garden. He sent home a rather large bag of mixed produce with my husband that had just been picked.
Not one to turn down a big bag of home-grown veggies, I got to work coming up with a recipe to include them all. It turned out quite tasty. Even my 2-year-old son was rather taken with it. In fact, I think he ate more of my dinner that I did!
(Makes approximately – veggies: 6 cups / millet: 6 cups)
Millet
1 1/2 cups millet
2 cups distilled water
2 cups vegetable stock
2 tsp. marjoram
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
Directions
Place liquids and seasoning in pot and bring to a boil. Add millet and cookie until all liquid is absorbed.
Garden Veggies
1 large bunch chard (there’s plenty of room for wiggle on the amount)
1/2 butternut squash
1 tomato
1/2 package tofu
1 cup vegetable broth
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 small bunch parsley
1 onion
6 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
Directions
Step 1 – Gather all your veggies. This can be any combination of veggies you’d like. I chose a combination of veggies from our friend, as well as some in the fridge that really needed to be cooked.
Step 2 – Chop all your ingredients. In olive oil, saute the onion, garlic and parsley. When the onions become opaque, add the squash. Cover and cook on medium heat until the squash is soft. Add chard, tofu and tomatoes. Cook until chard is wilted and tomatoes are cooked through.
Step 3 – Serve. Put about 1/2 cup of millet in a bowl, and top with 1 cup of veggies!
Enjoy!
Nutritional Content
1 serving of millet and 1 serving of veggies combined.
Calories: 378
Total Fat: 9 gm
Saturated Fats: 1gm
Trans Fats: 0gm
Cholesterol: 1gm
Sodium: 520mg
Carbohydrates: 62gm
Dietary fiber: 7gm
Sugars: 5gm
Protein: 14gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 29
Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.
Munchkin Helpers:
If you have little ones, here’s how they can help (With close supervision, of course).
Little ones can help by putting chopped veggies in a bowl or in the pot, if they are old enough to avoid the heat. They can also help serve, and set the table.
Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).
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