Quick and easy lunch

Feeding a teenager and his friends requires a lot of imagination.

When my son's team comes over for practice it usually includes lunch or dinner.

Last week, days before the competition the programmer Liam came over for the day and had lunch with us.

I ran to the fridge and did a "whatever is in the fridge" healthy lunch they both enjoyed.

1 / I peeled the carrots and with a mandoline, I sliced them diagonally and steamed them for about 15 minutes ( steaming allows to keep all the vitamins in the vegetables ).

2/ Meanwhile, I cut some onions, mushrooms and cooked them in a little bit of olive oil until the onions became translucid.

3/ I deglazed the pan with some chicken broth to keep all the flavours in the pan.

4 / I added some kalette ( What is a kalette ?? ) and sauteed it with the mix of mushrooms and onions in the reduced chicken broth.

5 / When the carrots were steamed ( not too soft, not too hard .....) I added them to the pan, shaking it to make sure all the flavours were combining together.

6 / I poached an egg for 4 minutes in simmering water, added some lettuce and served.

Quick and easy lunch, it took me about 20 minutes to put it together and brought the boys energy, veggies and some quality time at the lunch table.

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