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Chickpea, Quinoa, Veggie Saute - Easy!

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Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 330
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil light
  • 1 Sweet onion (large) diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 Yellow sweet bell pepper (large) diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 Orange or red sweet bell pepper (large) diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 cup Tomatoes diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 15.5 oz can Chickpeas drained
  • 1 Lemon juiced, about 3 tablespoons
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil light and equal amounts to the lemon juice
  • 1 cup Quinoa cooked
  • 2 cups Arugula
  • 2 teas Smoked paprika
  • ½-1 teas Garlic powder
  • 1 teas Lemon pepper or black pepper
  • 1 teas Sea salt

Method
 

  1. Pour olive oil into a saute pan. Turn heat to medium.
  2. Add diced onions, peppers and chick peas to the pan and saute.
  3. Juice the lemon and add equal amount of olive oil to the container. Whisk.
  4. Pour some of the lemon and oil mixture into the saute pan to keep the vegetables and chick peas moist while they cook.
  5. Continue cooking until the chick peas are slightly browned and the vegetables are soft.
  6. Add diced tomatoes, stir and cook until warm.
  7. Stir the quinoa into the saute pan, add the remaining lemon juice mixture and cook until warm.
  8. Sprinkle the seasonings (paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, salt) on the saute mix, and stir well.
  9. Turn off the heat, add the arugula to the mixture. Allow the arugula to wilt.
  10. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.25cupCalories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 8gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 593mgPotassium: 603mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2046IUVitamin C: 116mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Substitution Options:

  • Exchange 1 large diced shallot for the sweet onion.
  • Exchange spinach (snipped into long pieces) for the arugula.
  • Use lime juice instead of lemon juice.
  • Substitute brown rice for quinoa.
  • Add some heat with 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
 
Recipe courtesy of: www.spacebetweenblog.com
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