Vegan, Mediterranean-inspired Quinoa and Chick Pea grain bowl over spinach

Name: Vegan, Mediterranean-inspired Quinoa and Chick Pea grain bowl over spinach Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa 1 serving =.25 cup dry; 3.5 serving Great Value Chick Peas Canned; 14 gram(s) Avocado Oil - Chosen Foods - 1 TBSP; 6 cup Spinach fresh; 3 tsp TONE'S granulated garlic (by PIXIEWINGS2); 3 tsp Onion powder; 1 tsp Pepper red or cayenne; 1.5 tbsp Table Salt (by CECELIAMERWIN); 2 tbsp Red Wine Vinager (by MARNIJT); 3 tsp Fennel seed

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 cup Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry 3.5 serving Great Value Chick Peas Canned 14 gram(s) Avocado Oil - Chosen Foods - 1 TBSP 6 cup Spinach, fresh 3 tsp TONE'S granulated garlic (by PIXIEWINGS2) 3 tsp Onion powder 1 tsp Pepper, red or cayenne 1.5 tbsp Table Salt (by CECELIAMERWIN) 2 tbsp Red Wine Vinager (by MARNIJT) 3 tsp Fennel seed

Directions

Toast quinoa in a heavy bottomed pot with a lid with all herbs and spices in oil until toasty. Add vinegar and get any browned bits off the bottom of your pot. Add can of drained chickpeas, stir more to incorporate flavors. Pour two cups boiling water over, cover tightly. Will be ready in 15-20 minutes. To plate, put a handful of fresh baby spinach on a plate and pile serving of hot grains.

Serving Size: makes 6 2-cup servings. (1 of those cups is the fresh spinach bed!)

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAROLINE1000.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 216.3
Total Fat: 5.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 1,933.2 mg
Total Carbs: 36.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
Protein: 8.7 g

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