Super Filling Quinoa Veggie Plate

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Quinoa Veggie Plate
Superfood quinoa meets steamed veggies in this low calorie, low fat dish that bursts with flavor!

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 25
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
1 cup water
1 tsp vegan chix bouillion (optional)
1 cup frozen green beans
1 cup frozen cut carrots
1 cup frozen peppers and onions

*Sauce:
1/3 cup tomato sauce
1/3 cup diced tomato with juice
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp dried minced onion
Dash of garlic powder
Salt and Pepper to taste

1 tsp Nutritional Yeast**
Sprinkling of Adobo Seasoning

Directions
Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add vegan chix flavored bouillion, if desired. After boiling, stir in rinsed quinoa, lower heat to medium low, cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until quinoa is semi-translucent.

While quinoa is cooking, steam green beans, carrots, peppers and onions for 12 minutes.

For sauce, combine tomato sauce, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, dried minced onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper and heat on stove for 5 to 10 minutes.*

To plate, divide quinoa onto two plates, top each with half of the veggies and sprinkle on Adobo seasoning. Divide the tomato sauce and pour over each plate and top each one with 1/2 tsp of nutritional yeast.**

Tips
*To speed this up, you can substitute your favorite pasta sauce for the sauce recipe.

**Note that this is NUTRITIONAL yeast. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE BAKERS YEAST!

Nutritional Info:
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 261.7
Total Fat: 3.3 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 312.9 mg
Total Carbs: 51.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.9 g
Protein: 9.9 g