Clean Eating Quinoa Fried “Rice” Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced small
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup frozen organic corn
- 2 red, yellow or green peppers, diced
- 3 fresh garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ' knob of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil, or olive oil
- 2 ½ Tbsps coconut aminos, or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 eggs, lightly scrambled
- 2 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds, to garnish
Instructions
- Heat ½ Tbsp avocado/olive oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Once hot add the eggs and lightly scramble, then set eggs aside.
- In the same preheated pan add the remaining oil. Add all the veggies and cook about 6 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cooked quinoa and stir-fry for about two minutes.
- Sprinkle in the coconut aminos and sesame oil and stir-fry until incorporated, about 2 more minutes.
- Add the scrambled eggs then toss everything together until the warmed through.
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