I cooked this Healthy Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf Recipe yesterday for dinner. I had zucchini and broccoli left over from making baby food and I thought: Ok, let’s use them and make a side dish with wonderful quinoa. A few other ingredients and a little creativity and I had another great side dish for a great family dinner.
Healthy Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf
I added a couple of eggs and some soy sauce and I guess my Healthy Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf Recipe got an Asian twist. Kind of like a vegetable fried rice mixed with a pilaf sort of creation. Sounds weird but trust me, it tastes great. My family loved it and that’s what counts. The onion, garlic, zucchini and broccoli makes this dish a great way to incorporate more vegetables into your daily diet.
this is a super nutritious and healthy recipe that the entire family can enjoy. It is also ready in 30 minutes. Happy to share with you my latest side dish. Easy to make, I served it with baked salmon for dinner. You can try and make it with other vegetables like carrots, cauliflower, peppers or mushrooms. Enjoy this dish accompanied by a protein or simply by itself. Quinoa is a superfood anyway.
Quinoa is an excellent source of plant-based protein, specifically a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids that the body cannot produce on its own. A single cup of cooked quinoa provides approximately 8 grams of protein.
If you like quinoa as much as I do, please also see my 5 Easy To Make Quinoa Recipes post. You will find creative ways to make quinoa dishes.
Healthy Vegetable Quinoa Pilaf Recipe
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Mixed Vegetables Quinoa Pilaf
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 3 -4 1x
Description
Delicious and nutritious side dish for the entire family to enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 eggs
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 zucchini cut in slices
- 1 cup of broccoli florets
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 2–3 tablespoons soy sauce
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Olive oil
Instructions
- In a medium size pan, sauté the onions with a little olive oil. Add the garlic and then the vegetables and mix well for only a couple of minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking, move them to the side with a wooden spoon and add the 2 eggs mixing them like if you were making scrambled eggs. Break in pieces and then incorporate to the vegetables and mix well.
- Add the quinoa, the vegetable broth, the soy sauce and salt and pepper to taste, mix well and cook covered in medium heat for about 12-15 minutes or until the liquid absorbs and the quinoa is cooked.
- Enjoy.
- Category: Dinner
Ros Emely says
This is great recipe, it looks so delicious! I love quinoa so I will have to try this!
Creative And Healthy Fun Food says
Thank you!