Healthy Cooking on the Cheap: Latin-American Cuisine

Gather your family around the table this week and enjoy delicious meals together! Make the Arroz con Pollo on a Sunday afternoon, when you have some extra time to spend in the kitchen, and treat your loved ones to classic comfort food—Latin American style. The kids with love it, and you’ll be eating the leftovers all week long when cooking just isn’t an option. The noodle bowls and acorn squash are flavorful vegetarian dinners that open kids up to new tastes and cultures. Enjoy!

Grocery list
2 red bell peppers
1 small heads green cabbage
2 cucumbers
1 box rice noodles
3 green onions
one orange
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
4 garlic cloves
1 whole 4–4.5 lb. chicken
2 pints cherry tomatoes
2 green bell peppers
1 large onion
1 small jar pimento stuffed green olives
1 small bag frozen green peas
paprika
saffron
bay leaf
white rice
1 quart chicken broth
16 oz. extra firm tofu
roasted peanuts