Healthy Quinoa Mushroom Recipe | Vegan Recipe

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: water

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Water reduces sodium content while chicken broth adds flavor.

nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan cheese

Parmesan adds umami flavor but contains dairy.

Begin by washing the vegetables.

Chop the white onion, red onion, and garlic finely.

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

Heat a pan over medium-low heat and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Add the white onions and garlic to the pan and allow them to caramelize, stirring occasionally.

Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the pan to fry slowly with the onions.

Add about 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger to the pan.

Add the sliced mushrooms and red onion to the pan to cook slightly.

Add the colorful bell peppers and Scotch bonnet pepper to the pan and stir, allowing them to sauté for about 2 minutes.

Add 1 cup of cooked quinoa to the pan and mix well with the vegetables.

Season the quinoa with oregano, Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper.

Stir everything together and allow to cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, keeping the bell peppers crunchy.

Garnish the dish with chopped scallion and about 1 teaspoon of dried thyme.

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