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Caramelized Cabbage with bacon is a flavorful, addicting healthy side dish perfect for serving with just about anything. Caramelizing Cabbage will turn even the biggest Cabbage naysayer into a believer!

This easy cabbage recipe is paleo, keto, whole30, easy to prepare, and a crowd pleaser!

We’ve all had caramelized onions, but have you ever tried caramelized cabbage?

Truth be told, I couldn’t tell you whether or not caramelized cabbage is a thing. I dreamt it up one day while I was thinking about making a cabbage stir fry and caramelized onions were simultaneously on my mind.

I thought it brilliant to slowly cook sliced cabbage until it was softened yet slightly crispy and deeply golden-brown for a crazy flavorful approach to the otherwise bland vegetable.

And it’s so easy to prepare! If you can caramelize an onion (which we will be doing in this recipe, too), then you can caramelize a cabbage!

The way I see it, caramelized cabbage can be used in all sorts of ways – as a straight up vegetable side dish, a condiment, topping for sandwiches, burgers, steak, or chicken. I would even use it in burritos, grilled cheese sandwiches of breakfast sandwiches. Go wild!

Cabbage is neutral in flavor, making it ideal for dishes using big bold flavors like onion, garlic, and bacon. It doesn’t take much to spruce it up and make it extra palatable.

Caramelized Cabbage Recipe with Bacon, onions, and garlic - a healthy, easy side dish

Let’s dig deeper!

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A weekly vegetarian meal plan featuring six meals, one dessert, and a printable grocery list! Choose your dinner recipes and get a head start on meals for the week!

Whatcha doin’?

During these crazy times it seems like we’re all just hunkered down..working, playing away from the crowds when possible…just trying to work on our inner souls. At least that’s the boat I’m in 😉

There are wildfires all over California currently, and we’re pretty well swaddled in smoke. Send your warm wishes to our firefighters if you have some to spare!

Food this week! WELL, we have a great lineup for you all! On the menu: Guacamole Tostadas, Teriyaki Vegetable Stir Fry, Pasta Alla Norma, Chickpea Salad Sandwich, Southwest White Bean Veggie Burgers, and Summer Grain Bowls. For dessert? My amazing gluten-free chocolate cake I posted recently!

Hope you’re all staying well, and enjoy the meal plan!

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My 12 favorite healthy comforting recipes from the blog I make over and over again! If you love your food clean, filling, AND easy to prepare, these recipes may just become a household staple!

Here they are, friends! My absolute favorite recipes from this site.

While I’m constantly developing new recipes for this site, there are some I make time and again. We food bloggers tend to only make a recipe a couple of times and then never revisit it. Like most people, I have my favorite comforting meals that I gravitate towards because I find them to be so satisfying and easy to throw together. 

I do my best to keep meal time simple and stress-free! We could all use a dose of easy and cozy right now, so I figured I would share the recipes that are absolute essentials for me.

When you’re in the mood for something that really hits the spot and is also nourishing, you can use this post as inspiration!

During those times we’re overwhelmed and it feels like everything is falling apart, one of the best things we can do for ourselves in the name of self-love is be good to our bodies. This means honoring our cravings in a way that supports our immune system and mental health.

Leave me a comment letting me know which one(s) you try!

Enjoy! xo

12 Favorite Healthy Comforting Recipes:

30-Minute Summer Red Vegetable Curry – Vegetarian red curry made in only 30 minutes! Yellow squash, zucchini, potato, carrot, and bell pepper are stewed in aromatic coconut milk for a filling yet healthful meal. I change up the types of vegetables I use depending on the season. 

30-Minute Summer Vegetable Red Curry | TheRoastedRoot.net #vegan #vegetarian #healthy #glutenfree

Crispy Paprika Salmon Bowls with Ginger Vegetables and Rice are one of the meals I make multiple times per week. They’re well-balanced, quick and easy to prepare, and hit the spot no matter the season! 

Crispy Paprika Salmon Bowls with Ginger Vegetables and Rice - a well-rounded, clean and filling meal that will nourish your body and soul! | TheRoastedRoot.com #glutenfree

Orange Ginger Chicken Stir Fry with onion, bell pepper, broccoli, and carrot is a quick, easy, nutritious dinner recipe. Serve it up with steamed rice, coconut rice, cauliflower rice or roasted vegetables for a well-balanced meal.

Instant Pot Rotisserie Turmeric Chicken is a perfectly moist and tender whole body chicken recipe that comes out just like rotisserie chicken, but is prepared in your pressure cooker! You’ll put this easy, mouth-watering chicken recipe on repeat!

Coconut Rice – Coconut rice is quite possibly the most magical rice in all the land. If you’ve never had it, you’re in for a treat! Cooked with full-fat canned coconut milk, coconut rice has a subtle sweet flavor with a rich and creamy essence. It is perfect for serving with curry or just about any main dish! 

How to Make Coconut Rice - a delicious, creamy approach to rice!

Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Vegetables – A basic recipe for roasted vegetables that never fails to impress! This healthy and delicious side dish is perfect for meal prepping or serving a group of people. I make this recipe every time I go to a family dinner and anytime I entertain guests at home. 

Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Vegetables - a basic recipe with lots of room for adaptations! This vegan and vegetarian side dish is perfect for serving a crowd

Soft, Chewy, Gooey Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies are my absolute favorite dessert and are just so comforting. They have a nice crispy outside and that delicious molten inside. You’d never know these cookies are grain-free and refined sugar-free!

30-Minute Chicken Green Curry – Lightning quick Thai green curry is a healthful weeknight meal worthy of putting on repeat. All it takes is 7 basic ingredients to make this gem! I make it several times a month in a large batch and eat on it for many meals. 

30-Minute Chicken Green Curry - paleo, whole30, grain-free, keto, healthy | TheRoastedRoot.net

Instant Pot Chicken Soup with Rice – Comforting chicken soup with rice, vegetables, and kale. This easy recipe is prepared in your pressure cooker (or can be made on your stove top), and is ultra satisfying! I make it throughout the year, regardless of the weather 😉 

Silly Simple Instant Pot Chicken Soup with Rice - this healthy recipe is packed with vegetables like zucchini, kale, and carrots and is easy to make in your pressure cooker | TheRoastedRoot.net #glutenfree #healthy

3-Ingredient Mayo-Free Tuna Salad – Lunch can often be the most difficult meal of the day. I usually whip up easy tuna salad made with three basic ingredients in less than 5 minutes. Packed with healthy fats and protein for healthy, filling lunches.

3-Ingredient Tuna Salad - a mayo-free tuna salad recipe packed with healthy fats and protein

Creamy Turmeric Ginger Baked Sockeye Salmon made with only a few basic ingredients in 30 minutes or less! This easy healthy dinner recipe will please even those who don’t love fish.

Earl Grey Matcha Latte – a frothy matcha tea recipe with collagen, gelatin, flax oil and cinnamon. This creamy beverage includes gut health benefits and is a fabulous way to start the day. I drink one every single morning! 

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Right now may be the best time to begin meal planning if you haven’t made it a part of your weekly routine. With so much uncertainty, it’s best to play it safe and prepare nourishing meals at home that help boost your immune system.

If you haven’t checked out my Immunity-Boosting Turmeric Soup with Vegetables, give it a go! It is one of my go-tos not just for regular everyday eating but also for those times I’m trying to remain well and give my immune system an extra boost.

Let’s discuss this week’s meal plan!

On this week’s Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan: Easy Red Lentil Curry, Sheet Pan Mexican Veggie Dinner, 30 Minute Chickpea and Vegetable Stir Fry, Pesto Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Avocado, and Kale, and Roasted Broccoli Chickpea Lemon Pasta.

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Another weekend, another meal plan!

We’re all knee deep in cold and flu season, and if you haven’t gotten sick already, you likely know someone who has or is currently. To ward off illness or to boost your immune system back up after it has taken a nose dive, I posted my Immunity-Boosting Turmeric Soup with Vegetables. Give it a shot, or share it with your friends and family who have been feeling under the weather!

On this week’s healthy vegetarian meal plan, we have Vegan Chili Beans, Vegan Lasagna Soup, Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Mango Pico De Gallo, Teriyaki Vegetable Stir Fry with Rice, and Quinoa Chickpea Spinach Soup. 

Enjoy! 

xo

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A nutritious meal plan with winter-inspired dinner recipes that are plant-based and health-conscious. This meal plan features vegetarian recipes with options for vegan and gluten-free eaters.

Can you believe Christmas is only a few days away?! If you’re looking for some last-minute holiday recipes, be sure to check out my 50 Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies and my 50 Gluten-Free Holiday Side Dishes!

Just because we have a big holiday coming up doesn’t mean we need to throw ourselves completely out of whack when it comes to mealtime! For this reason, we still have a meal plan for you this week!

On this week’s meal plan: Butternut Squash Kale Lasagna, Curried Cauliflower Chickpea Buddha Bowl, Thai Lentil Vegan Meatloaf, Sweet Potato Lentil Tortilla Soup, and Teriyaki Stir Fry with Broccoli and Chickpeas.

Happy Holidays!

Enjoy!!

xo

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