Easy Quinoa Stir-Fry

Quinoa Stir-Fry

 
This is probably one of the easiest recipes I've made. It's a great for during the week when you just want to make something quick- and bonus, it's healthy. Quinoa is somewhat of a grain, with a texture similar to rice or small pasta. I like to use it instead of rice because it is high in protein and fiber as well as vitamins and minerals. It's easy to make and if you have a rice cooker your life is even easier. You can also use a little help from your grocery store by stocking up on frozen vegetables when they go on sale. I usually buy the bags of mixed stir fry vegetables and add in whatever else I have in the freezer, in this case I had a bag of stir-fry vegetables and half of a bag of frozen corn, so I used those up. You can use any combination of vegetables you like, fresh or frozen, although I like to use frozen because it's already washed and chopped.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Quinoa, rinsed.
• 2 cups vegetable broth or water
• 6 cups frozen mixed vegetables
• 4 tablespoons teryaki sauce
• 4 tablespoons either hoisin or oyster sauce, I used oyster sauce because it's what I had
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• dash of ground ginger
• fresh ground black pepper
• diced green onion (optional)
• red chili pepper flakes (optional)

Method:
 
1. In a medium sauce pan, combine vegetable broth (or water) and quinoa and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes. Quinoa will look like this when ready. (You can cook the quinoa in rice cooker to make it even easier.)

 
2. In a large pan, over high heat add frozen mixed vegetables. Once defrosted, stir in teryaki sauce, oyster or hoisin sauce, soy sauce, pepper, chili flakes, and a few sprinkles of ground ginger to taste.

 
3. Cook sauce and vegetables for 3-5 minutes. Add in cooked quinoa, stir to combine and top with diced green onions.