I found this recipe in Joel Fuhrman's book Disease-Proof Your Child. It sounds a little bland, but it's important to me that I cook at least one dinner per week for Sameer and me that is something I would actually feed Simran too. She's going to be eating the same food as we do really soon. I plan to add some cilantro to this dish for flavor and color. Avocado slices added on top would probably be good too.
Ingredients
1 cup rinsed quinoa
2 cups water (I might consider using low-sodium vegetable broth for added flavor.)
1/4 cup red peppers, chopped
1/4 cup green peppers, chopped
1/4 cup orange peppers, chopped
1/4 cup yellow peppers, chopped
1/4 cup red onions, chopped
1/4 cup carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 can (16 oz) organic pinto or adzuki beans (I plan to make some slow-cooker beans this week from dried pinto beans and will just use a pound of those.)
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a pot, except the beans. Bring to a boil and then turn down heat to simmer for about 15 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed. Turn off heat and add the can of beans.
This was so bland, and I was wrong about the cilantro. It's really healthy, but I ate a full bowl of this stuff and Sameer had two, and then we ate a frozen pizza because we felt like we hadn't really eaten much at all.
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