Thai Fried Quinoa
I love this meal. It requires minimal ingredients and can be ready in 30 minutes. I enjoy cooking but when it comes to making dinner I want something quick and easy. By the time 5 o’clock rolls around something happens to my children and they barely resemble the sweet, peaceful children they are most of the day. They become wild and crazy and starved. Therefore, while I would love to make a gourmet meal rivaling something you would see in Bon Appetit, I need to get something on the table quickly.
With this dish I was able to do exactly that. Chalk one up for Mom!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe scrambled tofu I left the veggies and the beans out of the recipe.
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced. Use green and white parts
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or 1 Tbs Garden Gourmet cilantro
- 1 tsp ginger
- 2 Tbs soy sauce
Instructions
- Begin by preparing the tofu scramble in a skillet per recipe.
- In a medium saucepan add the quinoa, coconut milk, and the water.
- Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- To the skillet with the tofu add the garlic, ginger, soy sauce and green onions.
- Cook about 5 minutes.
- Add the frozen peas and the cilantro. Stir in the quinoa. Cook until peas are thawed, about 5-7 minutes.
- Serve with crushed peanuts on top if desired.
Notes
Adapted from Iowa Girl Eats
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Hi! I'm Jamie. I love making delicious vegetarian meals for my family. Here you will find easy and affordable recipes with some occasional glimpses of my life as a stay at home mommy to 3. I'm glad you're here!
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As a Quinoa lover this looks so delish! I have to admit I only recently tried tofu (in a dish at Pei Wei) and LOVED it. Love the idea of combining tofu and coconut milk into quinoa. Great pictures! Looks delish!!
Pei Wei has great tofu!
i am on a asian kick so this is what I want for lunch right now! I haven’t used tofu so maye this is the best time to start!
This is a great dish to start with for tofu!
I am always looking for great, tasty dishes that can substitute rice, potatoes, etc (I love them, it’s just that I love variation even more!), and this looks really, really good! Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome! Let me know if you try it! Thank you for visiting.
Love the presentation! For a treat I would serve normally boring rice packed in a cup then inverted onto the plate, serving the rest of the meal ladled or placed on top. Such a simple thing, yet the kids would think we were eating a fancy restaurant-type meal.
Thank you! The kids did think it was fun!