Recipe of Quinoa fried rice

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, quinoa fried rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Quinoa fried rice is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Quinoa fried rice is something that I have loved my whole life.

Try swapping out traditional rice for quinoa in this easy Quinoa Fried "Rice" recipe! I've wanted to share this recipe for a while, but thought I might be overloading you with too many healthy recipes - and if you're. Quinoa Fried Rice - This quick and easy veggie packed quinoa stir fry recipe is perfect for a healthy lunch, dinner or make ahead meals!

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have quinoa fried rice using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Quinoa fried rice:

1. Prepare 1 cup quinoa
2. Get 1 cup carrots shredded
3. Prepare 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
4. Get 1 tbsp garlic chopped
5. Prepare 1 tsp chopped ginger
6. Make ready 1/2 cup green peas cooked
7. Make ready 1/2 cup black beans cooked
8. Make ready 2 tsps salt
9. Take 1 tsp turmeric powder(optional)
10. Take 1 tsp pepper powder
11. Make ready 2 cups water
12. Make ready 1/2 lemon
13. Get 2 tbsps olive oil

It makes a simple side dish or add some diced tofu, chicken, shrimp or any other protein to make it a well rounded, easy and tasty. Quinoa makes a great alternative to rice in this quick and easy stir fry. I often make a large batch of quinoa, and keep the rest in my fridge to use throughout the week (it freezes great too). We're in love with this easy vegetarian dish that doubles as a side and a main course!

Instructions

Steps to make Quinoa fried rice:

1. Add 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water with a drop of oil in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.
2. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes.
3. Drain the excess water.
4. In a pan heat some olive oil.
5. Saute garlic,onions and ginger with a tsp of salt.
6. Add some turmeric powder and shredded carrots and saute well till they are almost cooked and onions turn light brown.
7. Now add the black beans and green peas into this with some pepper.
8. You can add some mixed spices according to your taste.
9. Check salt in between.
10. Once the veg mixture is cooked add the quinoa into this with a squeeze of half lemon and mix well.
11. Serve hot !!

This Quinoa Fried Rice from Delish.com is the best. This quinoa fried rice uses protein-packed quinoa as a delicious alternative to rice! It's full of veggies and an easy way to a healthy meal. This post was created in partnership with ALDI. Regular fried rice gets a protein boost when rice is swapped for quinoa in this healthy dinner recipe.

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