Receta Clean Eating Vegetable Quinoa
Quinoa is incredible stuff. It’s so amazingly versatile, you can do just about anything with it.
As many of you know, I’m moving towards grain-free living. But I sure was NOT going to throw out or give away the little bit of quinoa I had left. No sir! It’s just too yummy for that! So instead, I made this last quinoa dish and enjoyed it thoroughly.
I’m basically doing the same thing I did when I converted to clean eating. Letting things run out and replacing what I can with grain free options. It’s been an interesting change. My kitchen won’t become completely grain free because I won’t change Mini Chef’s diet while I’m trying something new out (again). But at least I’ll get down to the least tempting items. Items like whole grain pasta and brown rice. At that point, we’ll be able to comfortable coexist in the food department. I’m actually looking forward to making the change completely. I think when you make a big change like that, it changes the way you live a little bit. I think that’s the hardest part. All those “routines” you get into that have to change. It’s not the food, it’s the way of doing things that I’m used to. That’s truly the hardest part of all of this. But I know it’s best for me at this point, so I’ll keep at it!
P.S. – I know quinoa is technically a seed. But it still impacts my blood sugar, so that’s why I’m giving it up.
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Clean Eating Vegetable Quinoa
- (Makes approximately 6 cups)
- Ingredients:
- 2 cups dry quinoa
- 4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1/2 lb. baby carrots, sliced
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 large red onion, chopped
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. dried marjoram
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
Directions:
Put the quinoa and chicken broth in a medium-sized pot and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for approximately 15 minutes, or until the broth is completely soaked up by the quinoa.
While the quinoa cooks, saute the remaining ingredients over medium heat in olive oil until the carrots are cooked to your liking and the onions are translucent.
Allow both the vegetable mix and the quinoa to cool a bit before combining.
Stir everything together, add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1 serving)
Calories: 270
Total Fat: 8 gm
Saturated Fats: 1 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 4 mg
Sodium: 108 mg
Carbohydrates: 45 gm
Dietary fiber: 7 gm
Sugars: 6 gm
Protein: 10 gm
Please Note: Nutritional information estimated at MyFitnessPal.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.