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Recipe of The Day: One-Pot Veggie Quinoa

Jan 8, 2025 | Recipes

A cozy one-pot meal for a chilly winter night!

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One-Pot Veggie Quinoa


  • Author: A Better Meal
  • Total Time: 45

Description

This One Pot Veggie Quinoa takes around 45 minutes from beginning to end. Watching your figure? This is a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe and serves 4! If you have peppers, garlic, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it!


Ingredients

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1 cup Broccoli florets

1/2 cup burrata

1/2 cup Crinkled carrots

1 cup Cauliflower florets

1 tsp. Dried basil

3 cloves Garlic – minced or chopped

1 cup Green peppers – chopped

1 tbsp. ketchup

2 tbsp. Olive oil

1 tsp. Oregano

1 tsp. Crushed pepper

1 1/2 cup Dry quinoa – rinsed

3 Whole Roma tomatoes – blanched, peeled and chopped

Pinch of sea salt

3 cups Water

6 Whole white mushrooms – sliced

1 cup Yellow onions – chopped


Instructions

Step 1: Heat oil in a wok/skillet/ non-stick sauce pan and add all the herbs including garlic in the warm oil.

Step 2: Immediately add onions to it and saute until golden brown.

Step 3: Add green pepper, broccoli, cauliflower and cover and cook for a few minuets. The veggies should be slightly soft but crunchy.

Step 4: Add crinkled carrots and saute for 1 minuet. Next, add the tomatoes and again cover and cook for a few minuets, until the tomatoes release it’s juice.

Step 5: Add burrata cheese to get the creamy texture. Next, cover and cook again for 2 minuets.

Step 6: Add salt, ketchup, and quinoa. Saute until quinoa is well coated.

Step 7: Add water, cover and cook until water is absorbed and quinoa is well cooked. This may take about 10-15 minuets.

Step 8: Garnish with more crushed pepper if required, serve hot and enjoy!

  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Category: Lunch, Dinner
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 4
  • Calories: 446.89 kcal
  • Sugar: 7.58 g
  • Sodium: 95.39 mg
  • Fat: 18.92 g
  • Saturated Fat: 5.73 g
  • Carbohydrates: 57.12 g
  • Fiber: 8.98 g
  • Protein: 18.68 g
  • Cholesterol: 21.0 mg