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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Ingredient Exploration

    All About Bok Choy

    Published: Sep 28, 2015 ยท Updated: Aug 14, 2019 ยท Post may contain affiliate links

    Celebrate veggies all year long with a new vegetable each week! This week, we're highlighting bok choy.

    Veggies All Year - Baby Bok Choy from Living Well Kitchen

    Have you ever had bok choy?

    I've had it a few times, and it's primarily in some kind of Asian cooking.

    It's one of those veggies I forget about; then I have it and remember how much I really like bok choy.

    To be honest, I totally forgot to put bok choy on my list of veggies I'd be celebrating this year for Veggies All Year.

    It wasn't until I found some baby bok choy on sale the other day that I decided I should celebrate bok choy this week. You should definitely try it out! It's a delicious, interesting, and nutritious veggie!

    Learn all about bok choy: the health benefits, how to cook and eat them, and lots of recipe ideas

    Bok Choy Nutrition:

    *1 cup shredded has 9 calories, 0.1g fat (0g saturated fat), 45.5mg sodium, 1.5g carbohydrates, 0.7g fiber, 1g protein, 63% Vitamin A, 52% Vitamin C, 40% Vitamin K, 12% Folate

    Bok Choy Fun Facts:

    *Bok choy is a chinese cabbage.

    *It has multiple spellings: bok choy, bok choi, pak choy, or pak choi

    *Bok choy is a powerful inflammation fighter.

    Veggies All Year - Baby Bok Choy from Living Well Kitchen

    Bok Choy Tips:

    *Look for bok choy that is green with no holes or wilted spots.

    *1 pound of bok choy is about 4 individual heads of baby bok choy. It's about 6 cups chopped.

    *Store bok choy in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. Do not wash until just before using.

    *When washing, make sure to clean throughly as dirt collects inside the leaves and stems.

    *Bok Choy is often served sautéed or in soups.

    Veggies All Year - Baby Bok Choy from Living Well Kitchen

    Bok Choy Recipes:

    Five Spice Baby Bok Choy
    Sesame Chicken, Baby Bok Choy, and Cucumber & Pepper Salad with Cilantro-Lime Dressing

    *Thai Tofu Soup from Delicious Knowledge
    *Brown Rice Bowl With Five Spice Tempeh and Garlicky Greens from Rachael Hartley Nutrition
    *Vegan Ramen Soup from Delicious Knowledge
    *Pineapple Chicken with Bok Choy from The Lean Green Bean
    *Vegan Korean Nourish Bowl with Barley (Bibimbap from MJ and Hungryman
    *Vegetarian Ramen Noodle Soup with Shiitakes and Bok Choy from Rachael Hartley Nutrition
    *BBQ Chickpeas with Sweet Potatoes and Bok Choy from fannetastic food
    *Spicy Peanut Tofu and Bok Choy Rice Bowl from The Foodie Dietitian
    *Easy Coconut Curry from fannetastic food

    Meme

    Have you ever had bok choy? If so, what is your favorite way to enjoy bok choy?

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