Recipes for Thursday August 27th, 2026
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Delicious Recipes for Your Organic Fruit & Vegetable Basket
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Entrees
E1 – Chicken with Green Beans & Sweet Potatoes Sheet Pan
Ingredients
· 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1 inch pieces)
· 1 ½ teaspoons salt
· 1 teaspoon black pepper
· 1 teaspoon paprika
· 1 teaspoon garlic powder
· 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
· 3 tablespoons olive oil
· 2 medium sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes (about 5 cups))
· 12 ounces green beans (trimmed)
· 2 tablespoons honey
· 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
· 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
E2 – Pork & Green Bean Stir Fry with Sweet Potato Fried Rice
Ingredients
For the sweet potato rice:
2 large sweet potatoes peeled, Blade D
1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
1 small white onion diced
pepper
4 eggs beaten
2 teaspoons soy sauce
For the pork and beans:
¾ - 1 pound pork tenderloin
salt
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon honey or 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pound green beans trimmed and cut crosswise into 2” pieces
Instructions
E3 – Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Bowls
Ingredients:
· 1 1/2 pounds sweet potato, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
· 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed, drained and patted dry
· 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
· 2 teaspoons chili powder
· 1 teaspoon each: ground cumin, garlic powder
· fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
· half of a small white onion, thinly sliced
· 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
· 5 ounces baby spinach
· 4 cups cooked brown rice, farro or quinoa
· 1 ripe avocado, thinly sliced
· toppings: chopped fresh cilantro, hemp hearts, pepitas, and/or cotija cheese
Chipotle Tahini Dressing
· 1/2 cup water
· 1/4 cup tahini
· 2 tablespoons lime juice
· 1 to 2 teaspoons maple syrup
· 1 large chipotle in adobo sauce (plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce)
Instructions
Sides
S1 – Sauteed Zucchini and Onions
Ingredients
· 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
· 1 large yellow onion, diced small
· 6 cloves garlic, minced
· 2 tablespoons (30 grams) capers (optional)
· ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
· 2 pounds (907 grams) zucchini, diced
· ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
· 2 tablespoons water
· 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, optional
· 1 tablespoon (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
S2 – Swiss Chard with Onions & Garlic
Ingredients
· 2 tablespoons olive oil
· 2 medium onions, chopped
· 6 garlic cloves, sliced
· 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
· 2 bunches Swiss chard, coarsely chopped (about 16 cups)
· 1/2 cup walnut halves, toasted
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
S3 – Braised Red Cabbage with Onions & Apples
Ingredients
· 2 tablespoon butter or olive oil
· 1 head red cabbage, small to medium. Cored, quartered, and thinly sliced
· 1 large white onion. Cut in half and thinly sliced.
· 1 large apple. Quartered, cored and thinly sliced. Or grated.
· ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
· ¼ cup Apple cider.
· Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
S4 – Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
· 2 microwaved sweet potatoes cut in half (recipe here)
· 1 can of black or pinto beans (15 ounces), rinsed and drained
· 1 can of corn, rinsed and drained
· ¾ cup of diced tomato
· ¼ cup of chopped green onion
· 2 teaspoons of cumin
· Salt and pepper, to taste
· Guacamole, for garnish (optional)
· Minced cilantro, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
S5 – Spicy Green Beans & Chard
Ingredients
· ¾ cup water
· 1 pound fresh green beans, ends trimmed
· 1 bundle of green chard, chopped
· 1 ½ tablespoon melted butter
· ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
· pinch of salt
· pinch of pepper
· ¼ cup fresh parmesan cheese, in bite size chunks
Instructions
S6 – Zucchini & Green Bean Saute
Ingredients
· 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil divided
· 1 large zucchini halved and thinly sliced
· ½ pound trimmed green beans cut in bite-sized pieces
· ¼ cup thinly sliced scallions
· 2 tablespoons lemon juice
· cup crumbled blue cheese feta or shredded parmesan – optional garnish
· salt and pepper to taste
· red chili flakes optional
Instructions
Desserts / Beverages
D1 – Caramelized Apple Banana Dessert Topping
Ingredients
· 1 Tbs. butter
· 1 banana
· 1 small or 1/2 large apple
· 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
· (optional) 1/4-1/2 tsp. dried ground ginger (or grated fresh)
· 1 Tbs. pecans or walnuts (use the code STEWARDSHIP for 10% off at that site!), coarsely chopped or whole (make them crispy nuts first)
· (optional) shredded coconut
Instructions
D2 – Apple Banana Muffins
Ingredients
· 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
· 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
· 2 teaspoons baking powder
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
· 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
· 1/2 cup agave or honey
· 1 egg
· 1/2 cup milk
· 2 ripe bananas, mashed
· 1 medium apple, peeled and grated
Instructions
D3 – Sticky Orange Banana Bread
Ingredients
· 3 large ripe bananas (about 300g)
· 75g sunflower or olive oil
· 100g coconut or brown sugar
· 2 oranges, zested
· 225g self-raising flour (or use plain flour with a total of 3 large tsp baking powder)
· 2 large tsp baking powder
· Glaze:
· 100g icing sugar
· 1 orange, zested
· 2 tsp water
· To decorate:
· 1 orange, sliced
· 2 tbsp granola or seeds, optional
Instructions
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