Easy dinner

A dinner that I make a few times a week is a variation on a microwave meal. I make an Asian soup bowl, usually Annie Chun's miso or udon soup, and add a bunch of veggies. Here's my basic recipe, although I don't really measure things when I cook, I just throw a bunch of stuff in:

INGREDIENTS: 

Mushrooms (I use shittakes, just make sure to cut off the tough stems. But any mushrooms will work)

Red and yellow onions, chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Leeks, sliced 

Bok choi or Napa cabbage, cut or torn into small pieces
1 sheet toasted nori, ripped into small pieces 
Olive oil or margarine (Earth Balance with olive oil is the tastiest)
Soy sauce
Terriyaki sauce
Tofu, chopped into small cubes
Green onions, chopped


DIRECTIONS: 
1. Heat some oil or margarine in a pan. Add onions and garlic first, and sautee for a few minutes. Add mushrooms, leeks, and bok choi. Let the veggies sautee until the onions are softened. 
2. While the veggies are cooking, make the microwave soup according to the directions. 
3. Add some soy sauce and terriyaki sauce into the veggies (not too much, since the soup already has some seasoning), and salt and pepper to taste.
4. Finally, add the toasted nori and stir for one minute until the nori softens. 
5. Put the veggies into a bowl (you will probably need a larger bowl than the microwave soup comes in) and add the soup on top of it. Stir in the tofu, and add green onions for garnish.  


Ta-da! A simple, 10 minute meal that doesn't taste like you made it in the microwave. I never used to consider soup as a "meal" until I made this! It's filling, satisfying, delicious and healthy.

My semi-homemade soup