Nicki's Lunch Quinoa

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 219.0
  • Total Fat: 6.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 115.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 55.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
  • Protein: 11.1 g

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Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    1 Tsp olive oil
    I medium onion
    25g Pine nuts
    1 cup of Quinoa
    125g Chick peas
    1 carrot
    1/2 green Bell Pepper
    1/2 medium Zucchinin
    1tsp Cumin and Paprika
    1pint water

Directions

Chop the onion, carrot, green pepper, Zucchini into small pieces.
Heat olive oil in a saucepan, add onions and Quinoa, stir and fry lightly for 3 mins.
Add the chopped vegetable, chickpeas and spices continue stirring for a couple of minutes.
Add the water slowly and then simmer.
Meanwhile dry roast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan until they look toasted.
Turn the saucepan down very low until the Quinoa opens up.= about 10mins
Turn the pan off and leave to soak up all the water. Add the toasted Pine nuts and mix.
A very filling and healthy lunch


Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NICKI151.