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16 Vegetable-Filled Recipes

This fall, serve up these nutrition-packed recipes that are chockful of veggies.

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Open-Face Grilled Vegetable Sandwich
Asparagus and mushrooms provide a wide range of B vitamins your body needs for maximum energy production.
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Quick & Easy One-Step Spinach Lasagna
Save time with no-boil lasagna noodles, bottled tomato sauce, and frozen spinach -- all processed 'fast' foods that are good for you because they still supply plenty of essential vitamins and cancer-defeating phytochemicals.
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Avocado-Turkey Wraps
Avocado is rich in heart-protective monounsaturated fats and vitamin E.
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Tomato Biscuits
Bits of fresh tomato add antioxidant power to these easy drop biscuits. Yogurt puts calcium in every bite.
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Baked Sweet Potato 'Fries'
Baked 'fries' are the way to go when you're cutting back on fat. These baked sweet potato sticks are so flavorful, you'll never know the difference.
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Tomato Egg Drop Soup
An infusion of garlic adds rich flavor and cancer-fighting power to this Cuban-style broth.
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Thai-Style Beef Sandwich
Vitamin-packed coleslaw enriches this beef sandwich.
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Tagliatelle with Veggies & Blue Cheese
Broccoli and cauliflower add flavor, texture, and-most important-nutrients galore to this quick dish.
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Mediterranean Chicken
Fennel, green beans, and white kidney beans add folate, calcium, and fiber to an earthy chicken dish.
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Italian Spinach Pie
Eat plenty of spinach to help keep your heart in tip-top shape with vitamins A and C and folate.
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Cheese Tortellini with Pumpkin & Ricotta
A warm and hearty dish to serve in cold-weather months, when pumpkins and winter squashes are among the most powerfully nutritious vegetables on the market.
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Couscous-Stuffed Peppers
Chickpeas and couscous combine to give this low-calorie dish a high protein score.
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Broccoli-Potato Puree
Mashed potatoes take a colorful and nutritious twist when mixed with phytochemical-and vitamin-rich broccoli.
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Mushroom and Winter Vegetable Soup
This warming vegetarian soup is filled with healthy veggies.
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Gratinéed Baked Squash Halves
Fresh sage and grated Gruyère make this classic fall dish special.
This warming vegetarian soup is filled with healthy veggies.
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Squash and Eggplant Casserole
This colorful vegetable casserole is transformed into a feast for the eye and palate with a fresh and punchy mixture of parsley, garlic, lemon zest, and toasted almonds, and then simply served with fluffy Parmesan polenta.
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