Here’s another one of my easy Meatless Monday ideas with only 4 main ingredients!! Quinoa with veggies and Asian-style sauce. (One serving of quinoa has 8 grams of protein! You can find it in most supermarkets, as well as Trader Joe’s) You can substitute or add other veggies as well!
1 cup uncooked quinoa, well-rinsed
2 cups Veggie broth/water
Broccoli
Mushrooms
Sauce:
2 Tblsp soy sauce or tamari
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp toasted sesame oil (or olive oil)
Bring veg broth/water to boil.
Add quinoa, return to boil, cover and simmer 20 min until quinoa is translucent.
While quinoa is cooking, cook broccoli & mushrooms (boil, steam, stir-fry or saute) I like to boil/steam broccoli & saute mushrooms.
Mix quinoa, broccoli and mushrooms together
Mix sauce ingredients and add to mixture (plus some garlic powder and powdered ginger)
There you have it! Enjoy!
I love Quinoa, but it doesn’t always turn out well for me! Any advice?
Make sure you rinse the quinoa well before you cook it. Cover and simmer until quinoa looks translucent and you can see the little rings. I usually cook for 20 min (you may have to add a little more liquid). Good luck!