Mixed Grains medley

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The cupboard was bare! We came back from vacation and I was not in the mood to deal with holiday grocery crowds. Last night we ordered in Chinese food. There wasn’t a lot of excitement over pizza tonight. So I went freezer spelunking, pantry diving, and investigated the bottom of the veggie drawer and came up with tonight’s menu.

Moral of the story: there is always SOMETHING to eat in this house, really.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 box “Whole Grain Blend” by Near East
• 1 box taboule mix by Near East
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• Water, per package directions

DIRECTIONS:

• Make “Whole Grain Blend” on stovetop per package directions. About half way through cooking time, add shredded carrots, stir and let simmer for rest of cooking time.
• Make Taboule according to package directions. Leave on counter to cool, while the other mixture cooks.
• Combine two mixes in a bowl. Stir well.
• Add in spice packets, tomato, cukes, onions and garlic to mixture. Squeeze fresh lime or lemon over top.
• Stir well, cover and put in fridge.

Served with naan from the freezer and “pastry bites” from Trader Joe’s.

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