I recently received a request from one of you asking me to share my lunch recipes on the blog. What a great suggestion, I'm surprised I never thought of it myself! Since 95% of people I know LOVE food as much as I do, I figured I'd mix it up a bit today and share some of the recipes I made during didactic and clinical years of PA school!
So when I find recipes, I usually adjust them per my taste and requirements (meat or no meat, change/omit certain spices, etc.) and mood for that day. I'll share the link to a recipe and share how I altered it just in case anyone is interested to see how I played around with it.
Breakfast
I'm not a huge breakfast fan and if you know me personally, you know I eat my breakfast in multiple "snacks". But on the weekends sometimes I like to whip up a little something and make myself a simple but filling brunch.
Breakfast Burrito: we all know there are multiple things you can add to a breakfast burrito. The one I make only has eggs in it but many people also add meat to it.
School/work day: coffee, blueberry chobani greek yogurt, fruit of some sort, kind breakfast bars
Quick Recipes
Mexican Corn and Quinoa Salad: my ABSOLUTE favorite recipe of all times. It's so quick and requires literally the least amount of effort.
- Pro tip: if you have an instant pot, you can cook quinoa in 1 minute on high pressure!
Loaded Veggie Salad with Chickpeas and Black Beans: I usually do either chickpeas or black beans instead of both, add a handful of spinach on some days. You can literally play around with this any way you want.
Toastadas: this is my go to dinner recipe if I get home late and am super hungry.
Guacamole Grilled Cheese: my all time favorite. I even have my mom hooked on it ;)
Chickpea Avocado Salad: because we all are so much happier with even more avocado in our lives.
Avocado Egg Salad: so filling!
Black bean quesadillas: my #1 comfort food forever and always. I also add chili powder and cumin + coriander powder to my seasonings. I pour in some vegetable broth and let the veggie-bean mixture simmer until broth evaporates.
Hummus Quesadillas: I've only made one batch of this and I used spinach and mushrooms instead of olives (because I am not an olive person) but you can switch out the veggies as you like.
Recipes that require a bit more love
Black Bean Quinoa Enchilada Bake: love love love this recipe. It just hits the spot for me each time.
One Pot Taco Pasta: I've played around a lot with this one. I use whatever pasta I have at hand so there is no added pressure to go out and buy elbow macaroni if you don't have it. I usually substitute enchilada sauce for taco sauce and sauté green bell peppers, onions, garlic, and taco seasoning since I don't add any meat.
Lasagna: I make this meatless as well. The last time I made this, I also added sautéed onion, garlic, and spinach to one small portion of lasagna. Too good!
Black Bean Burgers: anyone else feel like Facebook is only for recipes nowadays?
Sides
Roasted Asparagus with Panko and Parmesan: because who doesn't like some good asparagus?
Roasted Vegetables: literally the easiest thing to make with the least amount of effort.
Lemon Roasted Brussels Sprouts: I'm getting into Brussels sprouts lately and this was such a quick fix during rotations.
There are a lot more things I've made from recipes that I've accumulated from family and friends along the way but unfortunately I don't have a link to share for those. Some of those things include garlic + green onion pasta with mixed sauce, paneer and veggie panini, vegetarian chili, cheese tortellini with homemade tomato sauce, and much more.
I hope this was a fun post for you guys. I'm currently brainstorming to see where I can take this blog since I've graduated from PA school and my life looks a lot different now. If you guys have any particular requests or suggestions, drop them in the comments below and let me know! I still have some PA related posts I'm working on so that content is not going anywhere, don't you worry.
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