It’s not quite a stir-fry, it’s not quite a hash… the best way I can describe it as is a dish at Denny’s called a skillet. The best part about this dish is you can throw almost any vegetable that you have into it and it will still taste amazing. Also, once you have the basic concept down of making the dish you can start getting creative!
The only thing about this dish is that it takes about 50 minutes over the stove. But if you make a large batch (like I usually do) this dish can last you a week and the flavor gets better after a couple of days in the fridge. So hunker down some Sunday afternoon for some meal prep!
What it will take is a large pan, some oil, a lot of vegetables, and protein of choice. The other trick to this dish is knowing what time to put each vegetable in the pan. You have to consider which food items will take the longest to cook and put those in first then go on accordingly.
Below I have the minimum time that each vegetable should have to cook:
Onions – can cook as long or as little as you want. I put them in first and let them get brown and caramelized by the end, but you can put them in at any time
Potatoes – 40 minutes
Sausage – 30 minutes
Broccoli, Cauliflower – 20 minutes
Peppers, Mushrooms, Cabbage – 15 minutes
Jalapenos, Garlic, Tomatoes, Spinach and seasonings – 5 minutes
This is simply a guide for how long I typically cook these vegetables, they can be cooked for as long or as little as seems necessary which can change based on the size of individual vegetables and how much there is in the pan. There is a lot of room for experimenting with other vegetables as well so don’t feel limited to this list.
Every time you add a new vegetable create a hole in the middle of the pan that allows direct contact between the bottom of the pan and the newly added vegetables to ensure thorough cooking.
As for the sausage, I prefer andouille sausage because of the nice spice that adds a kick in the dish, but you can put any kind of sausage or meat substitute of choice. Another recommendation is to fry an over-easy egg to put on top of each serving!
Here is the official recipe:
Vegetable Skillet
Servings: 8
- Oil of choice (I use vegetable oil)
- 1 medium onion
- 1 pound of yellow potatoes (3 medium-sized)
- .25 pound of sausage
- 1 medium head of broccoli
- 2 bell peppers
- 16 oz package of mushrooms
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeno, minced
- 2 cups of spinach
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pinch of cayenne
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
Instructions:
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Cut and prep all vegetables: Dice the onion, and cut other vegetables into bite-sized chunks.
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Turn on a pan to med-high and add two tablespoons of oil to the pan. You will likely need more as you add more vegetables, so add a tablespoon at a time as needed.
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Once the pan is hot add onions and cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
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Add potatoes to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
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Make a hole in the center of the pan by moving potatoes to the side. Add sausage to the center of the pan and cook for about five minutes on each side or until brown.
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Again make a space in the center of the pan, and add the broccoli, stirring occasionally keeping the broccoli to the center and the other components to the side. After five minutes have passed mix all of the components together and then again push them to the side.
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Add bell peppers and mushrooms to the center of the pan and cook for ten minutes. Once the time is up, add the spinach and mix the whole dish together and make room in the center of the pan.
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Add one tablespoon of oil to the center of the pan and add your minced jalapeno and garlic making sure to stir constantly as not to burn either component. After 1 minute stir the jalapeno and garlic into the rest of the dish.
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Season the dish with salt and pepper to taste (usually about a teaspoon and a half of salt and a quarter teaspoon of pepper but can vary greatly depending on preference and size of the dish) add garlic powder and pinch of cayenne.
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Serve with a fried egg on top and refrigerate leftovers.
I hope you all enjoy this dish as much as I have! It tastes amazing and feels so great getting so many vegetables in. So the next time you have a lot of vegetables lying around in your fridge grab your pan and get cooking!