Sea Island red peas with greens and late pepper pesto

Why it’s a good meal: You get protein and fiber from the all those beans, and so much flavor and micronutrients from the many, many super-fresh veggies in this stew. Plus a little bit of fat from the sunflower seeds in the pesto. If you’re looking to eat your veggies? This is how you do it.

Ingredients: Vegetable stock (onions, carrots, celery, garlic), Sea Island red peas, collard greens, pesto(peppers, Thai basil, scallions, olive oil, pumpkin seeds, lemon), onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, garlic, salt, red wine vinegar, olive oil, pepper.