- Ingredients:
- 250 g quinoa
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 eggs
- 500 ml vegetable broth
- 30 g of peas
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 piece of ginger
- Pereji
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
- Salt, pepper and olive oil
If you don't know how to incorporate healthy quinoa into your dishes, here is a delicious proposal: a quinoa stir fry with chicken and vegetables, a complete unique dish that does not exceed 385 calories per serving.
Quinoa is a pseudocereal that has twice the fiber of most cereals and seeds, it is an excellent source of vegetable proteins and calcium, and as it does not have gluten, it fits perfectly in the recipe book of people with celiac disease or those who are intolerant to this substance present in many cereals.
How to make quinoa stir fry with chicken and vegetables step by step
- Prepare the quinoa. To cook the quinoa, you just have to wash it and cook it in the boiling broth along with the peas for about 15 minutes or until the cereal absorbs the broth.
- Make a French omelette. Beat the eggs, salt and pepper and make a fine omelette. And once done, cut it into strips.
- Saute the chicken. Clean the chicken and cut it into strips. Sauté them with 1 tablespoon of oil for 4 minutes. Remove them and mix them with the teriyaki sauce.
- Sauté the vegetables. Peel the onion, cut it into feathers and cook it in 3 tablespoons of oil for 5 minutes. Next, peel the garlic and mince it. Peel the ginger and grate it. Scrape the carrots and cut them into strips. Add it all to the onion and sauté for 5 more minutes.
- Mix everything and serve. Add the quinoa, soybeans, 2 tablespoons of water, and the chicken and tortilla strips. Stir and serve sprinkled with parsley.
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How to cook Quinoa just right
The quinoa takes about 15 minutes to cook. It will be at its peak when the grain doubles in volume.