20 Recipes To Save Sad, Forgotten Vegetables

No veggie left behind! This happens to me more often than I’d like to admit, and I know I’m not alone: I get ambitious about dinner, over-buy a ton of fresh produce, and then watch those vegetables slowly wilt and wither in the back of my fridge. You know the ones—the slightly droopy carrots, the half-used head ofcabbage, the wrinkly bell pepper, the sad and lonely onion half. Well, luckily for us, I’ve pulled together this collection of veggie-forward recipes that will save those past-their-prime veggies lurking in the crisper drawer. With recipes like Easy Cheesy Greens and Beans Soup, Drunken Noodles, and Homemade Hamburger Helper, we may never have this problem again! JoinMyRecipesto save, search, and organize your recipes all in one place! To start saving, click on any recipe below, then tap the heart ❤️ icon. Easy Vegetable Fried Rice “Ready in just half an hour, this easily adaptable vegetable fried rice is a great way to use up leftover veggies as well as leftover rice.” —Katie Workman, Recipe Developer German Sausage and Potatoes “I like lacinato, but red Russian kale and curly kale cook up beautifully in this dish as well. If kale isn’t your thing, stir in some baby spinach right before serving. The leaves will wilt from the heat of the potatoes.” —Ivy Manning, Recipe Developer Oven Roasted Vegetables “As for which vegetables to roast, the options are endless. This recipe features vegetables that are available year-round and that roast at about the same rate, including red onion, carrot, fennel, sweet potato, and potato. I like the balance of sweetness and earthiness from this combination, but feel free to switch it up depending on what you have in your fridge.” —Katie Morford, Recipe Developer Easy Cheesy Greens and Beans Soup “I consider this a winter-to-spring

No veggie left behind!