Vegetable Quinoa with Chickpeas
A lot of the time, I make a mess when I cook. I end up using multiple pots and pans, a bunch of utensils, a couple plates, and so on. When I can get away with it, I really like to make one-pot recipes. Check out this easy, healthy, vegetarian one pot dinner recipe that you're sure to love!
Ingredients
- 1-2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/4 Medium Sized White Onion
- 2 cloves Smashed Garlic
- 2 cups Fresh English Peas
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper
- 2 cups Broccoli (I used 1 steamer bag of fresh broccoli)
- 6 Medium Tomatoes
- 1 cup Dry Rainbow Quinoa
- 2 tsp Roasted Vegetable Better than Bullion
- 1 can Chickpeas
- 1/2 cup Dry Pasta
- 1 bag Spinach
Instructions
- Dice the onion and smash the garlic cloves.
- Add the diced onion and olive oil to a pan. Put the heat on medium. Add garlic as the onion starts to saute.
- Add the English Peas, chopped bell pepper, and broccoli to the pan.
- Incorporate the vegetables with the olive oil.
- Roughly chop and add the six tomatoes to the pot.
- Add 1 cup of dried quinoa and incorporate the quinoa into the vegetables. Turn the heat up to high.
- Add 2 cups of water and mix in teaspoon of Better than Bullion. Cover the pot and let it simmer for approximately 5 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup dry pasta of your choice to soak up additional water.
- Add can of chickpeas.
- After 7 or so minutes, test the pasta and add spinach.