When looking for recipes I search out those that are healthy, don’t use too many ingredients and are simple to make. I’d love to have the time and budget to prepare extravagant meals every night, but since that isn’t possible at the moment I try to make sure what we eat is great tasting and good for us. This veggie quinoa bowl checks all the boxes. It is comprised of just four healthy base ingredients and I can prepare it quickly after a long day at work.
I found the basis of this recipe at Reclaiming Provincial and made a few modifications. The original recipe was geared towards more of a meal you would eat for breakfast and we generally eat my version for dinner. To make it more dinner friendly and heartier, I added in extra eggs as well as additional broccoli and mushrooms so it is more filling.
It may not be the prettiest to look at, but it always hits the spot and, as you will see, is one of Puggle Chef’s favorite meals to help prepare because she loves to snack on broccoli! She has become quite the little sous chef and hangs out in the kitchen with every night me while I cook dinner. She’s quite helpful, in fact if water is about to boil over and I’m looking away she alerts me to it. She’s too cute!
Veggie quinoa bowl ingredients
Plus some cheese which deserves its own photo.
Puggle Chef stir-frying the broccoli.
Stir-fried veggies
Veggie quinoa bowl ready to eat.
- 1/2 cup quinoa or one 8 oz bag of Trader Joe's pre-cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup milk - I use plain coconut if I'm cooking my quinoa.
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 heads broccoli cut into florets
- 16 oz mushrooms sliced
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese graded - add more based on taste
- 2 eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
- Cut up broccoli and mushrooms and grate cheese.
- Heat a little olive oil over medium heat.
- Add broccoli to heated pan and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Add mushrooms to pan with broccoli and stir-fry for additional 2-3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and set aside.
- If you are cooking your own quinoa, combine milk, water and quinoa and bring to a boil. (If you are using Trader Joe's pre-cooked quinoa, place the 8 oz bag in the microwave and cook for 3-4 minutes.)
- Once pan with quinoa reaches a boil reduce heat and simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove pan from heat and add broccoli and mushroom mixture and cheese. Mix well.
- Scramble eggs
- Add scrambled eggs to quinoa, broccoli, mushroom, and cheese mixture and mix well.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.