PEARL CHATS: Greens build up your blood with oxygen, detoxify your body, offer high amounts of vitamin C, and fight powerfully against disease. The whole family gets a double dose of healthy greens in this tasty, hearty dish (both spinach and zucchini), but they won’t know it. Funny thing, in my house, I struggle to get my children to eat zucchini when they know it is in a dish, but they don’t have the same problem with spinach, and they wolf it down like professional Popeyes! They have no clue there is zucchini in this yummy stuff. My boys go back for second helpings, and I just smile and serve them up. This is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6. This recipe is found in the "Speedy Skillet Meals" section of the Trim Healthy Table Cookbook, on page 66.
PEARL CHATS: Greens build up your blood with oxygen, detoxify your body, offer high amounts of vitamin C, and fight powerfully against disease. The whole family gets a double dose of healthy greens in this tasty, hearty dish (both spinach and zucchini), but they won’t know it. Funny thing, in my house, I struggle to get my children to eat zucchini when they know it is in a dish, but they don’t have the same problem with spinach, and they wolf it down like professional Popeyes! They have no clue there is zucchini in this yummy stuff. My boys go back for second helpings, and I just smile and serve them up. This recipe is found in the "Speedy Skillet Meals" section of the Trim Healthy Table Cookbook on page 66.
Top and tail the zucchini. Don’t bother peeling. Cut them into large chunks. Put half in a food processor and pulse until they look like tiny pieces (like cooked rice) but not mush. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining zucchini. (If your processor is large enough, just do it all at once.)
Brown the meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain off any fat, then add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, tossing the garlic through the meat. Add all the zucchini pieces, the salt, black pepper, pepper flakes (we use at least a teaspoon of the flakes, but you may want to start with less if you’re not a heat lover), and nutritional yeast (if using). Cook over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes, tossing well with the meat. Once the zucchini has wilted, add the spinach in 3 to 4 batches, as it will overflow if you add all of it at once. As you add each batch you may think “this is too much!” Be not afraid! Soon it will cook down and lose almost all its volume. Stir in the spinach well and allow it to wilt for a minute or two before adding the next batch. Once all the spinach is in, increase the heat to high, add the Parmesan, and cook while stirring for just a few more minutes.
Recipe Notes
From Trim Healthy Table~
MAKE A FAMILY MEAL