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I slam a bag of mixed frozen veggies most days, each bag has 4-6 servings. Tons of different mixes available with different plants for variety. Stir fries directly from frozen w/ a little olive oil in literally a few minutes (frozen veggies are typically blanched before freezing so they don’t really take much cooking, they’re ready to eat basically as soon as they’re warmed up). Go nuts with your favorite seasonings.
Delicious and near zero time commitment accompaniment to anything else you make for dinner. No prep work. Zero food waste ever. Dirt cheap.
I mention it because from what I see most people who attempt to to hop on the “eat a shit ton of veggies every day” grind usually feel pressured to “do things properly”, which involves fresh produce and a bunch of complicated recipes or whatever. But then trying to eat like that every day is time consuming, so they give up, and most of the veggies end up in the trash
Frozen veg are great. They're frozen just as they're at their best, and often much cheaper than fresh. I just can't get over frozen broccoli - no matter what I do, they just come out mushy, so I just avoid that.
You can 100% make crunchy broccoli with frozen broccoli
They are really crunchy when they are frozen.
To be fair, I've only really used the frozen veg in stir fries or in soups, and haven't really researched ways to make it like it's cooked from fresh. What do you do to make your broccoli crunchy? Without eating it frozen like the other person said. 😂
They come out alright sautéd in the span, like is mentioned. I don't know how you could get it crunchy, but I imagine pulling off the heat at the right time would be crucial for achieving the best texture.
I haven't tried it in a stir fry, but I like to sweat out my frozen broccoli in a pan first before I add oil. Gentle heat, just enough so you see the steam coming up.
Just steam/ cook it slighty. Basically defrost it, or chuck it in last minute when pan frying