Meat Free Friday

Today I decided I was going to fix all of the yummy veggies that I had in my fridge. I chose eggplant stew as my meal of the day. The recipe required all of the veggies that I currently had so no additional trip to the store needed! The whole meal is 62 calories. That is hard to be angry at!

• 1 eggplant, cubed
• 1-2 zucchini, sliced
• 1-2 summer squash, sliced
• sliced mushrooms
• crushed garlic
• 1 can of diced tomatoes (do not drain)
• 1 can of chickpeas
• 1/2-1 cup of veggie stock
• 1-2 cups of spinach
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 med green pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Saute the garlic, onion in olive oil for 5 mins then add mushrooms. After 5 mins add can of tomatoes. When the mixture begins to bubble add eggplant and let it cook for 45 mins. Add zucchini, summer squash, and peppers, cook for 20 mins. Add spinach and chickpeas. Add the chicken broth slowly throughout the whole cooking process. Serve over brown rice.

I started my meat free Friday with an egg white, mushroom, and cheddar (just a smidgen) sandwich on amazing whole wheat bread. I enjoyed some cucumber slices and hummus as an appetizer while the stew cooked. I'm going to eat some cantaloupe and watermelon that I got from the farm also. For dinner I will probably just eat some more stew or some cereal.