Superfood Quinoa Bowl

Zeruiah Zeruiah
Zeruiah Zeruiah @zeruiah

This recipe was born at the time of the pandemic - where my husband and I had chosen to make the best of it through diet and exercise! I had become very avid about calorie counting and nutrition consumption - thus this recipe became as way for us to get a wide/r variety of vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, proteins and carbs. We each have one bowl a day though I half mine, and always have some on hand; frozen in the freezer!

Nearly all of the vegetables we buy frozen so that we can limit our trips to the store. The first part of the ingredients is the two 1 gallon freezer bags which each make 18 bowls. We'll only be using one of those bags for this recipe.

Serving size: 1 bowl

Calories - 206

Total Fat - 4g
Total Carbs - 31.2g
Protein - 9.5g

If you'd like the full nutrition please let me know as I was unable to fit all the vitamin and minerals I've kept track of.

Note: We try to buy all organic everything if you're wondering what to get on the ingredients, go for quality and limit additives!

Superfood Quinoa Bowl

This recipe was born at the time of the pandemic - where my husband and I had chosen to make the best of it through diet and exercise! I had become very avid about calorie counting and nutrition consumption - thus this recipe became as way for us to get a wide/r variety of vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, proteins and carbs. We each have one bowl a day though I half mine, and always have some on hand; frozen in the freezer!

Nearly all of the vegetables we buy frozen so that we can limit our trips to the store. The first part of the ingredients is the two 1 gallon freezer bags which each make 18 bowls. We'll only be using one of those bags for this recipe.

Serving size: 1 bowl

Calories - 206

Total Fat - 4g
Total Carbs - 31.2g
Protein - 9.5g

If you'd like the full nutrition please let me know as I was unable to fit all the vitamin and minerals I've kept track of.

Note: We try to buy all organic everything if you're wondering what to get on the ingredients, go for quality and limit additives!

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Ingredients

30-40 minutes
18 servings
  1. Meal prep - two, one gallon bag recipe:
  2. 32 oz- Chopped Spinach - Frozen
  3. 14.4 oz- Pepper Stir-Fry - Frozen
  4. 14 oz- Chopped Turnip Greens - Frozen
  5. 14 oz- Chopped Collard Greens - Frozen
  6. 14 oz- Chopped Kale - Frozen
  7. 10 oz- Chopped Broccoli - Frozen
  8. 8 ozWhite Mushrooms - Sliced or Chopped
  9. 1Large Yellow Onion - Chopped
  10. 1Bulb Garlic - Diced
  11. Now remember the above ingredients makes two, one gallon bags. We're only using one of them for this recipe, so feel free to buy half the ingredients listed above if you so wish
  12. The recipe:
  13. 2 cups- Dry Quinoa
  14. 4 Tbsp- Olive Oil
  15. 1 Cup- Vegetable Broth
  16. 1 Cup- Bone Broth
  17. 1-15 oz- Can Black Eyed Peas
  18. 1-15 oz- Can Garbanzo Beans
  19. Spices:
  20. 1 tsp- Paprika
  21. 1 tsp- Chili Powder
  22. 1 tsp- Cayenne Powder
  23. 1 tsp- Ground Cumin
  24. 1 tsp- Ground Turmeric
  25. 1 tsp- Ground Ginger
  26. 1 tsp- Ground Coriander
  27. 1 tsp- Celery Salt
  28. 2heaping tsp - Oregano Leaves
  29. 2 tsp- Garlic Powder
  30. 2 tsp- Onion Powder
  31. 2 tsp- Black Pepper
  32. 1 tsp- Iodized Salt
  33. 1 tsp- Himalayan Pink Salt

Cooking Instructions

30-40 minutes
  1. 1

    Half each of the ingredients in the first section and create two, one gallon bags then freeze. We'll be using one bag.

    The below image only shows the one bag we'll be using for the recipe. They look different each time as well, depending on how much I shuffle them about in my hands and such before freezing. I also only had one on hand for an image.

  2. 2

    Take frozen bag out to thaw.
    -Start quinoa to cook.

    Note: Do not add seasoning to the quinoa. Also, I usually cook the quinoa in the rice cooker and when it's done I stir it and put it on warm.

  3. 3

    Heat stockpot on medium high.
    -Once hot, add olive oil.
    -Add frozen vegetable bag.
    -Put a lid on the pot and let it sweat for about 10 mins while stirring occasionally.

    Note: I usually put half the olive oil in the bottom and drizzle the rest on top of the veggies and stir.

  4. 4

    Make spice mixture.

    Note: Also while the veggies warm and sweat, if you haven't, lay out your 18 prep bowls.

  5. 5

    Add the 1 cup of vegetable broth.
    -Recover.
    -Let that sit for about 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Add the 1 cup of bone broth.

    Note: Only recover and rest for 5 minutes if it's not hot - we don't want a boil, just some warmth!

  7. 7

    Add the can of garbanzo beans.
    -Add the can of black eyed peas.
    -Add seasoning mixture.
    -Stir and let it come to a boil, then turn heat down to medium-low.

  8. 8

    Add quinoa.
    -Stir well!

    Note: Do not let this overcook. Long exposer to heat can kill of nutrition.

  9. 9

    Now you're ready to make your bowls!

    Note: I use a 3/4 cup to scoop out of the pot. It's not exact but it's good enough for me. Sometimes there's a little bit left over which I just eyeball and spread out over the 18 bowls.

  10. 10

    Cool
    -Cover
    -Freeze
    -Enjoy

    Note: We usually take our bowls out the night before and put them in the fridge then microwave them the next day.

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Comments (2)

Chris Gan
Chris Gan @ChrissyAlpha
Great idea! Thanks for sharing this recipe

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