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Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté

Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté

Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté is a quick and healthy dish or side. This quick and easy low-carb recipe combines mushrooms, zucchini, carrots, fresh ginger, fresh orange juice, and garlic for a great healthy dish or side dish that goes well with chicken, beef steak, pork, and salmon.

This mouth-watering Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté is ready in a flash and packed with healthy goodness. I love how simple and easy it is to cook and how delicious it tastes. This recipe was one of those that was so delicious I kept coming back for more!

Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté

Sautéed fresh veggies are a staple in our house and this combination is one of my favorites. Zucchini, mushroom, and carrots act as great sponges that take on the flavor of whatever you cook them with.

Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté
Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté

This recipe is one of my favorite because it is so versatile, and you can use any veggies that you have sitting in your fridge.  I used mushrooms, zucchini, and carrots for my vegetable sauté, but you can swap in so many different types of vegetables. I like variety of colors and textures, and chopping vegetables into different shapes to keep things interesting.

Sautéed vegetables are a bright and flavorful side dish that goes with pretty much anything! All our side dish ideas: sides page.

Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté

Easy Mushroom and Zucchini Sauté is a mixture of colorful vegetables sautéed in a savory sauce that makes for a simple weeknight meal! Less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Asian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 10 medium-sized baby Bella mushrooms
  • 3 medium zucchini (sliced)
  • 2 medium carrots (sliced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
  • Freshly squeezed orange juice (from 1 orange)
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste)
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and lightly season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 2 – 3 minutes.
  • Add carrots and sauté for another 2 minutes. Then add ginger and minced garlic. Mix together and add the zucchini, soy sauce, orange juice, rice vinegar and red pepper flakes. Stir regularly and cook for another 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are soft (but not wilted).
  • Try and season with salt and black pepper to taste if needed. Add fresh cilantro, stir, and serve.
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Mediterranean Beet Salad

Mediterranean Beet Salad

This gorgeous Mediterranean Beet Salad with Cucumbers, Feta Cheese, Olives and flavorful Dressing is perfect for any occasion.

Ingredient Notes:
Beets – Use small to medium beets and a variety of colors if available. Read more about the health benefits of beetroot.
Cucumbers – I like to use English cucumbers because they’re thinner and have fewer seeds than regular cucumbers. Read more about the health benefits of cucumber.
Feta Cheese – good feta cheese is a must for this salad.
Kalamata olives – you can use another kind of olive.
Lemon juice – red wine vinegar will work very well too.
Extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.

Mediterranean Beet Salad

I love incorporating salads into my diet in unique and delicious ways. This Mediterranean Beet Salad couldn’t be simpler to make. Just have everything prepped and chopped and simply add all of the ingredients to a medium-sized bowl. Toss to combine, taste, and season with more salt and pepper if needed.

In my opinion, beets are an underrated vegetable. They’re inexpensive, available year round and are loaded with nutrients. This Mediterranean Beet Salad combines this sweet and earthy veggie with crunchy cucumbers, crumbled feta cheese and olives, for a salad that’s full of flavor and texture.

All our salad ideas: salads page.

Mediterranean Beet Salad

This Amazing Mediterranean Beet Salad is fresh and absolutely delicious. It’s a perfect combination of crisp-tender cucumbers, sweet beets, crumbled feta cheese and olives all tossed in a mustard vinaigrette.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 3 small roasted or canned beets (cut into roughly 1/2″ pieces)
  • ⅓ English cucumber, unpeeled (sliced into quarters)
  • ¼ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
  • ¼ cup kalamata olives (pitted, halved)
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard (coarse ground)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • Fresh dill for garnish (chopped)

Instructions
 

  • To make the dressing: in a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper together.
  • Place the beets, cucumbers, olives, and feta cheese in a medium bowl. Add the dressing and mix together.
  • Sprinkle fresh dill on top. Enjoy!
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White Wine Tomato Chicken

White Wine Tomato Chicken

There are so many things I love about this recipe. When it comes to an easy chicken dinner, this one is the winner – White Wine Tomato Chicken. Perfect for busy weeknights.

Ah, wine. I get so much pleasure out of cooking with wine. Typically you want to cook with crisp, higher acidity white wines, such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc. I had a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc so I used that for this recipe.

As always, I try to use pasture raised chicken and organic veggies when possible. Nutritionally, a pasture raised chicken is far superior to traditionally raised chicken. Research has shown that pasture-raised chickens have higher levels of beneficial nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E, and beta-carotene than conventionally raised chickens. Buy farm-fresh Pasture Raised Chicken from local family farms. I got our chicken from KDE Farm.

It can be tough to cook healthy meals for your family during the week. However, you can make delicious and healthy meals in under 30 minutes with ingredients you’ve got in your pantry and fridge. This one skillet White Wine Tomato Chicken is wholesome, nutritious and easy to put together after a long day of work.

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White Wine Tomato Chicken

This White Wine Tomato Chicken Recipe is so EASY to make and completely ready in about 30 minutes!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pieces chicken drumsticks
  • 2 pieces chicken thighs
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 3-5 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup crisp white wine
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon dry thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dry oregano
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Fresh chives for garnish (chopped)

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large skillet and add olive oil to skillet. Use enough olive oil to thinly coat the entire surface.
  • Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Once oil is heated, add chicken to skillet and sear on both sides until almost cooked. Remove and set aside.
  • Add garlic and cherry tomatoes to skillet, cook for 30-60 seconds.
  • Add white wine, water, thyme, and oregano. Bring to a boil, then add chicken back to the skillet. 
  • Cover and cook for 5 – 10 more minutes under medium heat, or until chicken is done. Make sure chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
  • Taste sauce and add additional salt and pepper (if desire) and garnish with chives.
  • Serve and enjoy!
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