Friday, September 16, 2011

Roasted Vegetables and Quinoa

You can use any vegetables you like

 2 red peppers 
2 onions 
1 12 oz   package of portabella mushrooms
2 mes zucchini
1 s med butternut squash or 1 package already cut up
1 bunch of broccoli
 2 cloves  garlic
!/2 -1 cup of either chicken broth or vege broth heate up
1 cup of quinoa  cooked according to directions (one cup of quinoa to 2 cups of water 

Chop all veges into chunks
Place on sheet pan toss with olive oil ,salt, pepper and  2 cloves of chopped garlic
When veges are done toss with Quinoa  and hot  broth
Put into a 400 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until tender not mushy!!

If you are using a whole butternut squash , cut in half  and in half again spoon out seeds , drizzle with olive oil and salt put  on a sheet pan face down and roast for about 20 minutes until a knife can easily go through.
Take off of sheet and let cool before removing the skin and cut into chunks set aside until all vegsges are done.
or use tow sheets and cook all at the same time

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Note: Quinoa is a grain that is high in protein, it contains all eight  essential amino acids!!!
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