ChopChop Magazine

ChopChop: The Fun Cooking Magazine for Families is an award-winning quarterly magazine, published in English and Spanish for over 10 years. Each 48-page issue of the magazine contains delicious, nutritious, culturally diverse, affordable, and easy-to-follow recipes, along with essential kitchen skills, STEAM learning, and loads of fun games, and activities.

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QUICK BITES

Dear Parents,

THE LEARNING GUIDE TO THIS ISSUE

Toast with Ricotta and Honey • RECIPES JUST RIGHT FOR THE LITTLEST COOKS

Cheesy ScramBleD Eggs • When it comes to going meatless, you really can’t beat eggs. They’re full of protein, they’re inexpensive and easy to prepare, and they’re versatile and delicious. Learn to scramble eggs and you’ll be ready to make your own breakfast, lunch, or dinner—or even an after-school snack.

EVERYTHING… BEANS • We love beans because they’re delicious and full of protein, fiber, and vitamins. Plus, whether you start with dried beans or use beans from a can, they’re not very expensive—and there are so many kinds and colors! White beans, pink beans, red beans, brown beans, black beans, speckled beans, and garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas). As far as we’re concerned, a can of beans means you’re never far from a good meal.

PiZZa Beans • As soon as we cover something in red sauce and melted cheese, everyone gets excited. And these tender white beans are no exception! Use the biggest beans you can find for this recipe—butter beans or large limas are our favorite. But if all you’ve got are smaller white beans (great northern, cannellini, or navy), those will be fine too.

RoasteD Falafel ChickPeas • Falafel is a classic Middle Eastern dish of fried chickpea balls that are usually served in pita bread. Here, we’re using the flavors of falafel (cumin and coriander) to make an easy, crunchy snack. If you want to double the recipe, go ahead—but don’t make more than you plan to eat soon, since they’re really best when they’re fresh.

Classic Three-Bean SalaD • This is our version of the classic picnic salad. We love it because it’s easy, portable, and adaptable—just use whatever canned beans you have! They are all perfect for this dish. Kid Recipe Tester Linnea described this salad as“very fresh” and recommends adding a little grated cheese.

Four-Bean Chili • There are so many different beans in this hearty, zesty pot of chili that nobody will miss the meat. Of course, if you only have 2 or 3 kinds, that’s fine too—but the more the merrier! Kid Recipe Tester Amine thought the hardest part of this recipe was“opening all the cans,” and his whole family thought the chili was delicious.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT

SEE HOW TO MAKE SALAD • A fresh salad is the perfect side for any of our meatless meals. Here are some of our favorite formulas! Just top with the Garlicky Mustard Vinaigrette (look to the right), toss, and serve.

Garlicky MustarD Vinaigrette • This versatile dressing is as good on a pasta or bean salad as it is on a tossed green one.

MEATLESS Any Day! • Just because you’re going meatless doesn’t mean you can’t satisfy everybody’s cravings! Try our delicious vegetarian recipes and your wallet, body, taste buds, and our planet will thank you.

LoaDeD QuesaDilla • A quesadilla is like a grilled cheese sandwich, but instead of using slices of bread, it uses corn or flour tortillas with melted cheese in the middle. You can use any canned beans or fresh vegetables that you like in the filling.

Pasta with Tomato anD Lentil Sauce • This sauce has all the robust richness of a meat sauce with none of the, well, meat. Lentils guarantee that you’ll get plenty of protein, and everything else guarantees that it will taste great. Have you ever started pasta in cold water? It’s a method that’s...