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This week I chose: Spicy Butternut Squash with Pumpkin Seed Sauce, Green Chile Pozole with Quinoa, and Orecchiette with Brussels Sprouts and Caramelized Onions.
SunBasket also encourages recycling and provided stickers this month to keep the insulation rolled when throwing into your recycling bin.
Meal #1: Orecchiette with Brussels Sprouts and Caramelized Onions
First up is the orecchiette with brussels sprouts and caramelized onions. This meal was fairly quick to throw together when you're not wiping your tears from cutting the onion.
The first steps were to caramelize the onion and get the pasta on to cook. I found this meal was simple and delicious - all in all, it took me about 30 minutes from start to finish.
The finishing touches were a bit of lemon zest and a quick saute of the brussels sprouts. Then I just plated it up and topped it with the lemon slices. I really enjoyed this meal - I did find that it needed the extra component of the lemon slices to loosen the pasta a bit - but I really enjoyed it!
Meal #2: Green Chile Pozole with Quinoa
Second up is the Green Chili Pozole with Quinoa. This meal took at bout 45 minutes from start to finish.
There was quite a bit of chopping involved with this one, but it went pretty quickly. Next up was a quick saute of the onion, garlic, and pepper, and then in went the broth, dried pepper, and quinoa.
The longest part was the inactive time of waiting for the soup to simmer and infuse the quinoa with flavor! This was delicious and I would definitely make it again.
Meal #3: Spicy Butternut Squash with Pumpkin Seed Sauce
Last up, we have the Spicy Butternut Squash with Pumpkin Seed Sauce.
The longest part was waiting for the butternut squash to roast, but in total, the whole meal only took about 30 minutes.
Here's a picture of the sauce simmering away on the stove - here you can also see my biggest complaint with this dish. While the flavors were excellent, the texture left a lot to be desired. The sauce was really separated and didn't look (or feel) very appetizing.
Adding the roasted squash did make the texture a little better, but I'm not sure I would choose this meal again.
Verdict: Overall, I really enjoyed SunBasket this month! All of the dishes seemed to be autumn-appropriate, the flavors worked really well together, and the portion sizes seemed right on par for two meals. The only disappointment was the sauce from the butternut squash dish, but that was a pretty small complaint overall!
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