Quinoa with Vegetables

In a quest to eat healthier (at least on occasion), I attended a class on nutrition about a year ago. One of the food items meantioned was quinoa. It's a grain from South America that contains all the amino acids that our bodies need (or a complete protien, if you'd like to think of it like that). I bought some after the class and started feeding it to my family. We all liked it and have continued to eat it. In fact, when a friend brought us dinner a couple of weeks ago that had couscous as one of the items and my son insisted that it was quinoa.



1-2 cloves garlic
2 green onions
1 zucchini
1 large carrot
6 oz mushrooms
1 bell pepper
1 can Italian stewed tomatoes
1 c chicken broth
2 c quinoa


Chop all vegetables into bite sized pieces. Saute in 1 tbl oil for about five minutes. Then add garlic and saute for another two minutes. Add tomatoes with juice and broth. Bring to a boil then add quinoa, stir and cover. Cooked covered for 15 minutes or until quinoa is done.


We eat this as a main dish as you don't need any other protein to supplement it and the dish is full of vegetables. You could also serve it as a side dish.