Zippy Spices For Flavoring Veggies

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• toasted breadcrumbs
• panko breadcrumbs
• butter
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine flavor mixture ingredients; store in a small jar with a tight lid.
• 2 add 1 - 2 teaspoons of flavoring mixture (use your own judgment of how much you'd like to add) to your broccoli or cauliflower or asparagus (about a minute before serving, along with some melted butter and a couple hands-ful of crumbs. stir well and finish heating per package instructions.
• 3 i've sprinkled french-fried onions over the top (they don't get crunchy but they add enormous flavor!, and that's been met with rave reviews too.
• 4 sprinkle some parmesan cheese over the top or another handful of crunchy bread crumbs and serve.
• 5 this mixture (and the toasted crumbs) will jazz up even the most boring frozen veggies--into something sort-of special.