INGREDIENTS:
- 1 large onion
- Olive oil or coconut oil for sautéing
- Ground meat, minced, raw, or cooked, such as chicken, beef, turkey, organic turkey sausage, or tofu
- Starchy vegetables, such as a potato, sweet potato, squash, zucchini, or corn, grated or cut into small cubes
- Non-starchy vegetables such as carrots, yellow squash, red peppers, and broccoli
- Leafy greens, fresh or frozen
- Seasonings of choice, such as parsley, basil, thyme, or Italian seasoning
PREPARATION:
- Sauté the onion in olive oil or coconut oil. Add seasonings now, if they’re dried, so the heat releases their flavor. (Add fresh herbs at the end.)
- Add the meat now if it’s raw or later, if it’s already cooked and just needs to be heated through.
- Add the starchy vegetables. You can also use cooked leftovers.
- Add the non-starchy vegetables — anything you have in your fridge or pantry. Make it colorful! The more the better.
- Add leafy greens, to boost nutritional content. Even frozen spinach if that’s all you have. This is a great way to use up arugula, spinach, kale, or pregrated cabbage when its getting old.
- Finally, add fresh herbs and salt and pepper to taste.
Hints:
Make it fun. Be creative! Be a good steward of your kitchen. There’s never any wasted food when you assemble a hash!
The benefits? Pure unprocessed food, rich in vegetable fibers and high in protein. So quick and convenient to reheat on the go. Make a big batch on Sundays. You may find yourself making a different combo mid week just because it tastes so good and is so easy to assemble and eat.