Showing posts with label quinoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quinoa. Show all posts

Sunday, April 21, 2013

just a little something i whipped up

 I made a yummy egg dish for a late breakfast today.
 This meal has everything going for it ~ quick, easy, delicious, nutritious,
AND it can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Start out by cooking one cup of quinoa according to package directions.
{Have you ever had quinoa? A lot of people think it's a grain, but it's actually
a seed. It cooks quickly (15 min.), is high in protein, is gluten free,
contains no cholesterol, and is also high in folate and magnesium. It's 
a great change in your diet and meal plan instead of rice.}

 
In a medium-sized frying pan, pour a little olive oil, and saute chopped veggies
of your choice until crisp-tender. Use whatever you have on-hand that would be good
 in an egg dish ~ onions, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, broccoli, tomatoes. 
All I had in my produce stash today was onions and peppers. So I went with that.


While the veggies are cooking, whisk up some eggs. This dish was for two people,
so I used four eggs.


Pour the whisked eggs over the sauteed veggies and cook over medium heat.
Use a wooden spoon to scramble the egg and veggie mixture in the pan.


When eggs are done, you can choose to serve them as is...


or, sprinkle some cheese on top. I used shredded cheddar. You can use any
kind of cheese you like, including feta.


Spoon the quinoa onto a plate and then pile the egg and veggie mixture on top
of the quinoa. Delish! A salad of baby greens would be perfect with this egg
dish, too. Bon apetit!


Won't you join me over at Elaine's Sunny Simple Life and
The Charm of Home today?