We recently tried a new vegan recipe that I actually really enjoyed - Teriyaki Veggie Quinoa bowls. I was excited to find a new recipe for quinoa as it is a complete protein and a great way to get protein without meat. It was also more filling than I thought it would be.
The original recipe is found here but I kind of simplified it. I just used a frozen bag of stir fry vegetables and cooked those up in regular oil (I'm not into the whole coconut oil thing - it's really high in saturated fat although it would probably give it a nice tropical flavor). For the sauce I just used soy sauce and I didn't have much maple syrup so I put in some brown sugar. Next time I will make more sauce as it wasn't a lot of sauce to flavor all the quinoa. Also, I never have minced garlic or ginger so I just used powdered.
I didn't take a picture but you can click on the link above to see what it ends up looking like. Ammón wasn't a huge fan as he isn't big on cooked vegetables but he ate it. Zeke took a few bites which I figure a success and with more exposure he'll get more used to quinoa. If you try it I'd make sure and serve it with some sides that your kiddos like to make sure they have other stuff to fill up on just like introducing any new food. We had strawberries on the side for our meal.
Also, Happy Birthday to my Zeker today, he's 4! We're celebrating up in the mountains at Glacier National Park!
Yum! It has been a long time since I've made quinoa, and I'll have to try this out. Coconut oil is a great thing to use, but it definitely adds that tropical flavor like you mentioned! I tried using it in place of shortening in a baking recipe and it was weird (coconut biscuits. . . yum?).
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