Carrot Quinoa recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
5 carrots, shredded
2 red bell peppers, diced
2 green bell peppers, diced
1 onion, diced
1 shallot, chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
4 cups vegetable broth
1 cup quinoa
1 pinch dried basil, or to taste

Nutrition Info

389.8 calories
carbohydrate: 51.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 17.2 g
fiber: 8.9 g
protein: 9.4 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 333.2 mg
sugar: 25.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrots, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, onion, and shallot. Cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes.

  2. Pour vegetable broth and quinoa into the saucepan. Cover and simmer until quinoa is soft, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle dried basil on top.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I was experimenting with quinoa and I came up with this tasty dish full of vegetables.

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