Quinoa Lunch

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Quinoa Lunch

Description

A quick, easy and delicious way to cover 4 lunch meals in 45 minutes. Stay productive, eat well. You can saute all kinds of vegetables, add pickles, salads etc.. If you are bored of eating quinoa, you can make a sandwich in the same time (with the vegetables pre-cut). Finally, you can experiment wit...

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :0 Min

Cook Time : 0 Min

Total Time : 0 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4 serving
  • 4 cups quinoa


  • 2 numbers red capsicum


  • 6 numbers mushroom


  • 4 numbers carrots


  • 2 cups baked beans


  • 3 tablespoons olive oil


  • 1 number lemon

Directions

  • Clean the quinoa and let it boil in 5 cups of water.
  • If you have never cooked quinoa before, once the water starts boiling, simmer the heat and let the quinoa cook covered for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cut the mushrooms and the capsicums; grate the carrots.
  • Saute the vegetables except the carrots in olive oil.
  • Once everything is cooked, let all the ingredients cool down.
  • Put the sauteed vegetables, cooked quinoa and the grated carrots in separate containers; cover the containers with cling wraps and keep it in the refrigerator.
  • When you are hungry, take all the stored items out.
  • In a plate or a tupperware, put some quinoa first.
  • Top the quinoa with baked beans, followed by the sauteed vegetables and carrots.
  • Put a few teaspoons of olive oil and then add all the spices that you would like. I prefer cayane pepper, salt and some mustard sauce.
  • Squeeze in some lemon on top.
  • Your delicious everyday, efficient lunch is ready in less than 3 minutes.