Veggie Quinoa Bowl
Recipe: #10398
August 27, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Quinoa, Broccoli, Swiss Chard, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, High Fiber Low Calorie, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, more
"This makes a quick and satisfying, yet healthy, lunch that could easily be packed up in the morning and taken to work to help you avoid the fast-food bag. Any combination of whole grains and vegetables could be used, but I have found this one to be especially good!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (361.2 g)
- Calories 440.8
- Total Fat - 2.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 138.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 81.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 19.9 g
- Sugars - 5.1 g
- Protein - 29 g
- Calcium - 337.3 mg
- Iron - 13.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 67 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place chard and spinach in a microwave safe bowl with the water, cover and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
Step 2
Place frozen squash and broccoli on top of cooked greens and microwave, covered, another 1 1/2 minutes.
Step 3
Add quinoa and beans on top of vegetables, cover, and microwave an additional 1 minute or until all ingredients are warmed through.
Step 4
Remove from microwave and mix together with a spoon.
Tips
No special items needed.