Quinoa recipes have been popping out everywhere. You can cook it as a side dish as you would do with rice or as a full course meal. I decided to give it a try last night with what seemed like a simple enough chicken and vegetable stir fry recipe from epicurious.com. (See above) The healthy dish is perfect for week days and is so tasty you'll want seconds.
You will need:
- 1 carrot thinly sliced
- 2 cups snow peas washed and trimmed
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 garlic clove sliced
- 1 thai pepper chopped (Really hot so optional)
- 2 teaspoons of grated ginger
- 1/2 fresh coriander
- 2 chicken breasts cubed
- 3/4 QUINOA
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Soya sauce
- 1 beaten egg
Easy steps:
1. Cook your cubed chicken breast in olive oil until brown then set aside.
2. Bring 3/4 water for 3/4 of quinoa to a boil. Once it boils, turn heat to low and cover for 15 minutes.
3. In the same pan used for chicken, cook carrot 1 minutes. Add pepper, thai pepper, garlic and ginger.
4. Add your 2 cups of snow peas to the vegetable and cook for another minute. Set aside.
5. Transfer your cooked Quinoa to your pan and add 1 beaten egg.
6. Mix in your vegetables, chicken and coriander to the quinoa and egg.
I hope you enjoy!
MeMo
