Simple Dinner Solutions: Vegetable Medley with Garlic Butter Sauce
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During November and December, things get busier by the moment.
The calendar fills up with different activities and parties.
This can leave even the best of us a little frazzled and wanting some simple dinner solutions for feeding the family.
When things get busy one of a few things can happen in our house.
We can start eating out more often, allowing take out to take over the house.
We can go for quick meals like a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup that never seem that satisfying as a dinner option.
I can lose hours of sleep trying to fit everything into my day, including meal preparation.
The more practical option and the one that I like the most is to find simple dinner solutions that are satisfying and allow our family to gather at the dinner table for a short respite between the frenzy the holiday season often brings.
For years, I have found STOUFFER’S® to be a great solution to the dinnertime dilemma. It was easy to find them in the frozen foods department of my local Walmart.
One dish that my family loves is lasagna. However, making it ‘from scratch’ takes me hours to do.
Instead of 70 minutes in the oven, the lasagna was ready in 30 minutes using my microwave oven. Instructions for this alternative cooking method are on the package.
I then transferred it to the toaster oven for a few minutes to quickly brown the cheese a bit.
When we’ve purchased the Lasagna with Meat Sauce in the past, I have opted for a tossed salad.
Rather than do that old stand-by of a tossed salad, I decided it would be great to have a Vegetable Medley with Garlic Butter Sauce.
I found a wonderful vegetable medley that contains cauliflower, broccoli, and two types of carrots in just the perfect proportions to not have any one vegetable take over the others.
While it is delightfully steamed with nothing on it, the cooler temperatures of late fall and winter have me wanting more depth of flavor for my food.
Taking the vegetables to the next level was as simple as dicing up several pieces of garlic and sautéing everything with butter.
Just make sure to operate on a lower temperature so you do not accidentally burn the garlic and butter.
Adding the lid to cook the vegetables with a little steam action helps them cook at that lower temperature.
Vegetable Medley with Garlic Butter Sauce
Quickly elevate a frozen vegetable medly with garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound package of "California" or "Normady" vegetables (broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)
- olive oil
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 6 to 8 cloves of garlic, diced or sliced
Instructions
- In a skillet over a medium-low heat, warm a bit of olive oil.
- Add the garlic and saute for a few minutes until turning a light golden brown.
- Add the frozen vegetables and 1 Tbsp of butter. Stir to melt the butter, then put a lid on the skillet.
- Check every few minutes, stirring the vegetables until they are cooked.
- Add the other Tbsp of butter, stirring to melt and coat the vegetables.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 134Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 78mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 5gSugar: 3gProtein: 3g
My boys all enjoyed the different approach to the vegetables alongside their slices of STOUFFER’S® Lasagna.
Best of all for me, the entire meal took just over 30 minutes to pull together when you cook the NESTLÉ® STOUFFER’S® Family Size Entreés in the microwave oven.
The second bonus?
This meal is easy enough to prepare that my teen-aged sons can make this dinner for the family, too.
Regardless of who’s cooking in the kitchen, the end result is a delicious meal and a lovely time for the family to reconnect at the dinner table.
I know that we’ll be making this Vegetable Medley with Garlic Butter Sauce on a regular basis, too.
I’d love to hear about your favorite side dish recipe!
What are some ways that you make mealtime preparation easier during the holidays?
What’s your favorite from the NESTLÉ® STOUFFER’S® Family Size Entreés product line?
This looks good like to try this love the
veggies
I love those vegetable medleys. They are seriously delicious and so easy to prepare too. Plus, the colorfulness of this really makes for a beautiful plate presentation for dinner. – Katy
I’ve made this exact meal on a couple of occasions. Those Stouffer’s lasagnas make weeknight family dinners so easy and everyone loves them!
I love easy dinners like that! Vegetables with garlic sauce is a great side dish!
I love easy dinners like this. Just pop it in the oven/microwave and dinner is served. Your recipe for veg. medley looks delicious. I have never put sauteed garlic in my vegetables, I have garlic powder but not fresh. I will def. try your recipe.
What a great way to liven up the veggies. My kids don’t care for plain veggies and I’m always looking for flavorful ways to make them more pleasing. Thanks for the recipe!
I love a good vegetable medley for a side dish. I especially love having options for simple and easy meals!
I love simple dinners like this! I don’t have a dishwasher so the less dishes , the better!
I love easy dinners!! These are the perfect veggies to pair up with a lasagna dinner!
I always have a Stouffer’s dinner in the freezer. Sometimes life gets very busy and I like knowing that I can pop one in the oven and have a delicious meal that everyone will love.
It’s so smart balance the meal like that. Mixed vegetables are the perfect way to go and do that.
I have a bag of California vegetables in the freezer. I never thought of cooking them with garlic. What a delicious idea!
We really like the Stouffer’s lasagna with garlic bread and a salad. Frozen meals are such a great time saver on busy days.
We make Stouffers for those nights when I am busy with work. They are perfect, easy meals for the family.
What a delicious and easy dinner.Veggies with garlic is a favorite in my household.
I love this during the busy times of the year. It’s so hard to make something good that’s also fast and that the whole family will enjoy!
I love Stouffer’s Lasagna and those veggies! Looks like a great dinner meal!
That looks so good! I am always looking for easy ans simple dinner solutions!
I love how relying on quality, home cooked style, products like Stouffer’s family size lasagna can help ease the workload in the kitchen so I can make nutritious sides for my family. This whole meal sounds delicious!
I’ll be right over!
My mom made Stouffers Lasagna all the time when we were kids and now that I am the mom, my kids love it, too!