2 QUINOA RECIPES! LEMON QUINOA AND VEGGIE QUINOA!

Quinoa is basically a healthy substitute for rice! It has soo many health benefits but head over to my Health/Fitness blog for more information on that. Here I'm going to be focusing on sharing two of my favourite ways to eat Quinoa!

Recipe 1: Lemon Quinoa

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Quinoa

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1/2 Lemon

1 Shallot

Method:

Step #1- Cook 1/2 cup of Quinoa by boiling it on the stove in a pot for about 10 minutes.

Step #2- Drain the water from the Quinoa.

Step #3- Mix through the Quinoa; 1 tbsp of olive oil and the juice from half a lemon. 

Step #4- Cut up some shallots and sprinkle on top or mix through.

Recipe 2: Veggie Quinoa

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Quinoa

1 Celery Stick

1 Sml Carrot

1/4 Capsicum

Chicken Breast

1/2 Onion

1 Shallot

Almonds

Coconut Oil

Chia Seeds

Method:

Step #1- Cook 1/2 cup of Quinoa by boiling it on the stove in a pot for about 10 minutes.

Step #2- Drain the water from the Quinoa and mix through 1 tbsp of olive oil.

Step #3- Place cut up celery, carrot, capsicum, onion and shallots into a frying pan with water.

Step #4- Cook chicken breast in coconut oil and then add it to the vegetable mix.

Step #5- Once the vegetable/chicken mixture is completely cooked through and the vegetables have become soft, turn the heat off.

Step #6- Serve chicken/vegetable mixture on a bed of the Quinoa then garnish with chia seeds and almonds.

Thank you so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed the 2 recipes!