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Easy Gourmet A-List Meal

This is a crowd and cook pleaser because:

It’s delicious, tastes gourmet, provides solid nourishment, satisfies many diet types, and there’s a lot of food.
It takes like 15 minutes to prepare, then the oven and pot do the cooking for you.

If you follow a pescaterian, vegan, vegetarian, or paleo diet, please scroll down to our Savvy Alternates table!

September 26, 2019 By savvygrub

A (0 - $450)/ Dinner/ Vegetarian

‘Rice n’ Beans’ Gets Fancy

Vegetarian, vegan and pescaterian meals are commonplace in some of the oldest healthy living people on earth.

So why don’t more people skip animal protein? Read more about this here.

The biggest kickback I’ve heard regarding adopting a pesca-vegan lifestyle, is the perceived lack of flavor and repetitive nature of meals. Plus, “I’m going to miss meat too much…” “I can’t stand tofu…” “it’s too strict…” “I can’t eat out…”

While our bodies don’t need complete protein at every single meal to get sufficient essential amino acids, we do need a variety of protein throughout the day. I talk more about this in my post “7 Easy Ways to Turn an Old Pasta into a New Dish“.

I think I’ve got a winner recipe that’s yummy enough to appeal to carnivores, sufficiently nourishing to provide solid protein, versatile enough to satisfy your personal preferences, and simple enough to make quickly.

September 23, 2019 By savvygrub

A (0 - $450)/ B ($450 - $800)/ Sides/ Vegetarian

Tangy Beet Salad

This nourishing salad makes for a delicious and beautiful plate in every season.

Be sure to check out the “Savvy Alternates” table below with instructions for halving the cost of this recipe and more!

“Extra Salad” … but not enough for seconds? If you have a little extra salad left after dinner, box it up with a handful of extra greens, and add a side of our keto breadsticks or cheesy toast — you’ve just made tomorrow’s lunch!

$ – SAVVY: Save the Beet Greens for another dinner: freebie leafy greens! Need an easy A-grade recommendation? Try this gluten free pasta out, or for a B+ meal, our paleo-friendly Pulled Chicken n’ Sweet Potato Hash Bowls/Wraps/Salads.

September 19, 2019 By savvygrub

A (0 - $450)/ Sides/ Vegetarian

Purple Salad

You might call this a slaw… although my husband distinctly said “I can’t even taste the cabbage” and then the words “this tastes amazing” came out of his purple mouth.

September 19, 2019 By savvygrub