Mon-Fri Seasonal Recipes + Grocery Shopping List #15
Can you believe we’re on week 15 of these recipes already?! I’ve learned something important about myself through all this cooking: I’m not great at timing multiple dishes unless I have it all spelled out, and I typically like to put on a podcast or audio book when I cook so I don’t want to have to be thinking about the steps and forgetting something. So this week I’m trying something new. I’ve reformatted the recipes to make everything flow more seamlessly, so you’ll know exactly when to start each dish and nothing will get forgotten or burn while you’re chopping something else. This new format has been so helpful for me and I really hope it helps you too (let me know in the comments or the chat what you think!).
I also added in an optional weekend sweet treat: my kids’ favorite apple crisp recipe. It’s SO good with vanilla ice cream (this is the one we love, I get it at Sprouts). Plus the apple crisp is made with Einkorn flour, which is the way grain was used before all the modern processing. Anytime we have extra apples in the house, Poppy asks “Can we make apple crisp?!” So I added those ingredients to the grocery list too (I marked them optional in case you want to skip it). We’re all about sweet treats in this house, especially when they’re made with ingredients we actually recognize and no weird chemicals.
Monday: Roasted Butternut & Chicken Soup with Crispy Sage
Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 35 min Total: 55 min Serves: 6
Before You Start
Equipment: Rimmed baking sheet, large Dutch oven, small skillet, blender (optional)
Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
Peel and cube 1 medium butternut squash. Toss with 1 Tbsp olive oil + pinch of salt and spread on the pan to roast first.
While squash roasts, dice 1½ lb uncooked chicken (thighs or breasts), chop 1 onion + 2 celery stalks, and mince 3 garlic cloves.
Strip leaves from 8 sage sprigs — chop half for the soup, save half whole for crisping later.
Measure 8 cups chicken broth so it’s ready once the base is built.