Easy Vegetarian One-Pot Quinoa Meal Recipe | Must Try This Delicious Vegetarian Meal

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Using homemade broth can reduce sodium and enhance flavor.

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Lentils are lower in calories and chickpeas are often cheaper.

Pre-heat oven to 375 deg. F.

Place quinoa into a bowl. Rinse and clean the quinoa with your hand gently. Drain the water using a fine-mesh strainer. Repeat the process until the water is no longer murky.

Place the diced tofu into an oven pan. Drizzle 1 tbsp of vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Mix gently. Bake the tofu in the oven for 20 minutes.

In a hot skillet, add 2 Tbsp of vegetable oil.

Saute red onion.

Add carrots and celery and continue stirring.

Add red pepper and mushroom.

Add garlic.

Add cajun or old bay seasoning and continue stirring.

Add quinoa and stir for 1 minute.

Add broth and half of the diced tomato. Place the lid on the skillet and wait for 20 minutes.

Once the quinoa is cooked add the tofu.

Add Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper.

Add green peas and mix gently.

Garnish with green onion, parsley and tomato.

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