I was craving Chinese food. I didn’t feel like making a huge meal or ordering calorie-heavy delivery, so I reached into our deep freezer for one of my favorite Trader Joe’s frozen meals – their Kung Pao Tempura Cauliflower. We almost always have one of these on hand. It makes a great main dish if you add rice and veggies, but it’s also fantastic appetizer, snack and side dish.

By itself, it’s good for a quick frozen meal. But with a few tweaks and special ingredients, it can be “WOW” – and you don’t even have to make a sauce from scratch – just add a few extra flavors for some oomph. It’s pretty guilt-free when it comes to calories – with these hacks it comes in about 170 calories per cup (six cups per bag).