As families look to incorporate more nutritious dishes into meals from morning to night, using kid-friendly recipes can help make the process easier and more fun.
To help make it easier for busy parents to plan and serve healthier meals, registered dietitian Melanie Marcus, Dole’s nutrition and health communications manager, created a series of enchanted frozen fruit- and vegetable-based dishes including main courses, smoothies, desserts, sides and more. Because these recipes can be made in advance and frozen for later use, they’re perfect for on-the-go families and busy lifestyles.
For example, these frozen sandwiches make for an easy grab-and-go breakfast while make-ahead lasagna simplifies busy evenings and banana split cups can appease those dessert cravings.
These and other family-friendly recipes are part of Dole’s healthy-living alliance with Disney’s Frozen 2. For details, visit dole.com/Disney. Follow Dole at #Dole and #DoleRecipes.
ROYAL FROZEN SWEET POTATO LASAGNA
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium DOLE® White Onion, chopped
1 package (8 ounces) Dole Mushrooms, sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 pounds 99 percent fat-free lean ground turkey
5 cups Dole Baby Spinach
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup marinara sauce
1 cup raw cashews
2 cups fat-free cottage cheese, strained
4 medium Dole Sweet Potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick crosswise
1 cup low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese
MAKE AHEAD FROZEN BRRR-EAKFAST BITES
Prep time: 15 minutes, plus cooling time
Cook time: 25 minutes
Servings: 8
Nonstick cooking spray
8 eggs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 package (8 ounces) DOLE® Mushrooms, sliced
1 Dole Red Onion, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
4 cups Dole Baby Spinach
1 cup fat-free milk
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
8 100 percent whole-grain English muffins, split
8 frozen chicken breakfast sausage patties
FROZEN BANANA SPLIT CUPS
Prep time: 15 minutes, plus freezing time
Servings: 12
2/3 cup gluten-free dark chocolate chips
2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
3 DOLE® Strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced
1 ripe Dole Banana, peeled and thinly sliced
2tablespoons chopped roasted unsalted peanuts
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