Quinoa Stir Fry with Vegetables
Save some time cooking big batches of quinoa or rice to make healthy meals during the week, like this quinoa stir fry with vegetables. It's so tasty!
Servings: 4
Calories: 285kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- ½ julienned onion
- ½ julienned red bell pepper
- 1 cup julienned red cabbage
- 1 julienned carrot
- ½ head of broccoli chopped, discard the stem
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 sliced cloves of garlic
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cane or coconut sugar
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa according to package directions. Read this post if you want to learn how to cook quinoa properly.
- Boil or steam the veggies for about 2 minutes. You want crunchy vegetables. Drain and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok or a frying pan and cook the garlic over medium-high heat for about a couple of minutes.
- Add the cayenne powder and the veggies and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the quinoa and the rest of the ingredients (except the sesame seeds) and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Serve with some sesame seeds on top.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge for about 5 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 9.6g | Fat: 9.8g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Sodium: 295.8mg | Fiber: 6.5g | Sugar: 7.2g