Meals in Minutes with Trailblazing Chef Shenarri Freeman
As everyone gets back into the swing of fall routines and after-school activities, families are constantly on the search for convenient weeknight solutions that save time yet bring nutritious, delicious flavor to the table. Today we’re joined by trailblazing chef culinary expert, Chef Shenarri Freeman, who will show us simple and wholesome whole grain-based solutions to supercharge your next meal with a perfect 10. Find out more at www.BensOriginal.com
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00:00 Good morning, Chef. How are you doing?
00:02 I'm great. How are you today?
00:04 I'm great because we know right now people are busy, back to school, different things going on.
00:09 So staying healthy is very important.
00:11 So let's talk about ways that people can, of course, stay on that healthy trend right now.
00:16 Yes. Thank you so much for having me here today.
00:19 I'm really excited to be here with Ben's Original for the launch of Ben's Original 10 Medley,
00:24 which is a blend of 10 different grains, vegetables, legumes, and herbs.
00:28 This is such a full circle moment growing up off of Ben's Original.
00:33 So really excited to see this new launch with the Ben's Original 10 Medley.
00:38 I like it. All right, let's get into meal planning.
00:40 That could be very easy because that's one thing people kind of like forget to do or say they don't have time to do.
00:46 So what are some things we could do to have those meals all ready to go for us?
00:50 There's a lot of different things that you can do.
00:53 When we are looking at the Ben's Original 10 Medley, first and foremost, there's four different flavors.
01:00 So you have the Chinese style five spice.
01:03 You have a Caribbean style, a tomato and herbs.
01:06 And then we also have a Southwest flavor.
01:10 So many different flavors and options there.
01:13 This heats up in the microwave within about 90 seconds.
01:17 You can also cook it stovetop.
01:19 So there's so much convenience there when you're looking to kind of cut down on that cooking time,
01:24 get something out super quick for the kids or if you're on the go.
01:28 And this is what it actually looks like once we've cooked it off in the microwave for about 90 seconds.
01:33 Looks delicious. And with that looking so good, we know that we got to make the meals look fun.
01:38 We got to elevate them so the kids are more involved.
01:42 And of course, looking good when we serve it to our friends.
01:45 Where are some suggestions?
01:47 There's many different ways to elevate your meals when you're cooking with Ben's Original 10 Medley.
01:54 So I have a few examples here for you today.
01:56 We have our broccoli fried rice, which is very vegetable forward.
02:00 But if you're looking to elevate it, you can add in a little bit of protein.
02:04 Here I have an example of a beef protein with the broccoli fried rice.
02:10 I also have an example of how the tacos can be used with the smoky Southwest flavor.
02:17 We have a salad using the tomato and herbs flavor palette.
02:21 And then we also have a wrap here using the Caribbean style, the Caribbean style flavor.
02:28 So you can really elevate with the Ben's Original 10 Medley in so many different ways.
02:34 But mostly I would say adding in that protein, adding in a little bit of your own flavors and spice palettes.
02:41 But it's already so full of flavor, so you really don't need to do too much.
02:45 I like that. I like that. Easy to do. Very quick to do for the family.
02:49 So any other quick tips or tricks you have for us in preparing meals for the family?
02:54 Yeah, so many different tips.
02:56 All of them are going to be online actually at Ben's Original dot com, where you can find the recipe to all of these meals that we prepared here for you today.
03:05 So you're going to find ways to cook your dinner a little bit quicker.
03:09 You're going to find ways to also add an additional flavor to these meals as well.
03:14 So many different tricks and tips for you available at Ben's Original dot com.
03:18 I like that, Chef. I know you're very busy all morning letting people know about these great meals they can have.
03:23 And I appreciate you for stopping by the Daily Mix. Thank you.
03:27 Thanks so much for having me.
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