[sonick]

Originally Posted by spoon.ek9

So, I ran out of salad greens yesterday and took the opportunity to experiment with roasted veggies as a warm replacement. TBH, I swear my body was starting to reject the cold salad greens lol.

Anyways, I kept it simple:

Potatoes (only item I weighed), carrots, broccoli and red onions (1/4 of an onion per meal). Cut to approximately same sizes.

Seasoned with:
Thyme
Rosemary
Basil
Oregano
Salt & Pepper
Garlic powder
Spray with light coat of oil

Air fryer 400 degrees for 9 mins (without the broccoli first), remove, shake, add broccoli, 9 mins again.

Probably shouldn't have surprised me but this was pretty damn delicious and had my whole apartment smelling great The broccoli comes out a bit charred and crispy and was easily the best tasting veggie in there. The onions were sweet after air frying too!

I may choose to add zucchini to the mix as well

Meals are now

1. French toast and egg whites
2. Roasted veggies with chicken breast
3. Overnight oats with strawberries/blueberries
4. Roasted veggies with chicken breast

I'll calculate my rough calorie total again later on. If I'm in too much of a deficit I'll have my sorbet/ice cream again. I was genuinely full after dinner last night and didn't feel like eating dessert

With hardy veg like broccoli no need to overthink it.

Roast it hard with a bit of oil for heat transfer. Any herbs etc you add before that will just burn or won't add much.

Finish with kosher or flaky sea salt, some acid (lemon, vinegar, etc), more fat like good finishing olive oil or butter (unless counting calories), maybe a crack of pepper, and you're good

Key is to make sure the middle is cooked but still firm.

Tbh my meal prep hack that people are always surprised about is to pack raw broccoli (also works with cauliflower) and not cook it before you pack it.

That way when yoi reheat the meal, the broccoli is perfectly steamed with crunch but not overcook into mush.