We love brocolli. Okay, I love brocolli and Julie likes it, but I think we've gotten a bit burned out on it lately. It's a staple around here- inexpensive, uber-nutricious, and very storage friendly in terms of one weekly shopping trip.
So, with what to replace our venerable stand by? The answer was not only in front of my face, it was on sale, the pasty sad looking cousin, cauliflower. I picked up a head and some potatoes, because I've been craving Indian food lately, and my favorite place is in Scottsdale, a bit ambitious for most weeknights, and besides, I've been meaning to try some of Fresh & Easy's jarred Indian sauces. I knew the korma sauce wasn't quite right, but it was plenty close enough for what I was going for.
I portioned the veggies, microwaved them individually until they were about 15 minutes of roasting time from being done, then tossed them well with the sauce and put them in a roasting dish in a hot oven with the chicken tikka and some garlic naan. Tossed them halfway through, and it was ready to serve.
Not the real deal by a long shot, but I beat the brocolli blahs, and that was victory in itself.
Get adventurous- try new stuff!!!
And that stuff was even better the second day. Whatever you call it. It's too fancy for an Indiana girl. But good anyway.