Friday, January 8, 2010

Any good recipes for making sweet-tasting veggies?

I really enjoy sweet things and want to eat more veggies. I already eat sweet potatoes. Does anyone have a good recipe for any other veggies that are made to taste sweet?Any good recipes for making sweet-tasting veggies?
Make a sweet and sour chicken stir fry using the veggies you love.Any good recipes for making sweet-tasting veggies?
Zucchini is easy to make, and it is very sweet. Use 3 large zucchini and 1 large red onion. Cut the zucchini half length wise and then cut them into half moon pieces. Dice the onion. In a skillet add 2 tablespoons olive olive oil, and 2 cloves chopped garlic, set on a med hi heat. When the pan starts to sizzle throw in the zucchini and the onion and cook for 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper and you are ready to go!! Enjoy
Prep time: 25 minutes





Ingredients:





1 zucchini, sliced





1 yellow squash, sliced





1/2 red bell pepper, chopped





2 tomatoes, chopped





1/4 c. fat-free Italian dressing





2 c. brown rice, cooked





1/4 c. soy parmesan cheese





non-stick cooking spray





Directions:





Spray casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.


Mix vegetables and dressing together in the casserole dish.


Cook vegetables in microwave for 10 minutes, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes.


Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top of the vegetables.


Serve vegetables over rice.


Serves: 4





Serving size: 1 cup vegetables and 1/2 cup rice
there are alot of recipes on the link below. here is one example. hope it helps.





INGREDIENTS


1/3 cup butter


1/4 cup pineapple juice


2 tablespoons brown sugar


1 tablespoon lemon juice


1/8 teaspoon ground cloves


DIRECTIONS


Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix in pineapple juice, brown sugar, lemon juice and ground cloves. When thoroughly mixed, remove from heat and use to marinate vegetables as desired.
Actually, my mom used to add a spoonful of sugar to most vegetables. Some people add honey. Either are okay with carrots. Have you ever tried sweet potato fries (sprinkled with sugar, not salt-- Beef O'Brady's has them)? Cook down sugar over veggies and it creates a candied effect.





Y'know, it's funny-- I was eating lunch the other day and realized the entire lunch was sweet: cola, PB%26amp;J uncrustable, cup of peaches, and a fudge round dessert cake. Yep, I have a major sweet tooth, too! Plus, I once ate one of those oriental dinners from a place in the nearest mall and everything from the meat to the rice to the veggies to the tea was sweet! Hey, you could do whole sweet oriental meals, too!





Anyway, have fun... and stay SWEET!
carrots


Melt come butter in a skillet add the carrotts and saute then sprinkle some brown sugar over them


YUMMM





Accorn Aquash


Cut in half take the seeds out poke holes but do not cut through. Put anout 1 tsp butter in each half and then in each half put the follwing:


1 splash lemon juice


1 tsp brown sugar


1 tblsp honey


1 tsp honey


Bake at 350 for 1 hour it comes out GREAT!!!


Hope these help you
GOURDS!


:)


Things like pumpkin and squash are very sweet. Here are a couple examples:


Acorn Squash - cut in half, and remove seeds - roast in oven.


Season with butter, a little salt, and brown sugar.





Spaghetti Squash - same deal, or microwave in a casserole dish with some water, then once you have removed the spaghetti like flesh, toss in some brown sugar or maple syrup. Very good - like dessert!





Check online recipe sites for exact roasting times and such.





Good luck!
Butternut squash is to DIE for.





1 butternut squash


2-4 tbs butter(I like a lot but I know some people don't)


2 tbs brown sugar





Heat oven to 300


Cut sqaush in half length-wise


Arrange on baking pan flesh side up


Put 1-2 tbs butter on each half


Sprinkle with 1 tbs brown sugar on each half


Roast in oven until fork tender





Now, you can either mash or just scoop out pulp and eat as is. Maybe garnish with more butter and brown sugar. You could also cut sqaush into cubes and saute with butter and brown sugar instead of roasting. I'm absolutely certain you will LOVE this dish! :)
im guessing lemon juice or salt
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Simmer carrots in a combination of brown sugar and butter. Yum! Or bake sweet potatoes and top with butter and brown sugar.
Sweet and Tangy Marinated Veggies





8 cups mixed assorted fresh vegetables, such as brocolli, cauliflower, zuchini, carrots and red bell peppers


1/3 cup distiled white vinegar


1/4 cup sugar


1/4 cup water


1 (1 ounce) packet hidden valley ranch dressing mix











1. Place veggies in a large ziplok bag. Whisk together vinegar, sugar, water and salad dressing %26amp; seasoning mix; mix until sugar disolves.


2. Pour over veggies, seal bag and refrigerate for four hours, turning bag occasionally.

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