Chicken (or Tofu) Quinoa Stir-Fry
Makes 2 servings (or 1 and some left overs)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
- A wok or large frying pan
- A small pot
- A sharp kitchen knife for chicken
- Cutting board
- A knife to cut veggies
- Measuring cups
- 1 large chicken breast, cut into cubes for stir fry (farm fresh from Terra Nossa Farms)
- OR substitute chicken for 1 package of extra firm tofu, cut into strips
- 1 1/2 cup of quinoa (can be bought in bulk from most grocery stores, like Market on Yates)
- 3/4 cup of diced mushrooms (try wild mushrooms from Untamed Feast)
- 3/4 cup of sliced carrots (from Galey Farms)
- 3/4 cup of diced bell peppers (the more colours the better, get them from Sun Wing Greenhouse)
- 1 head of broccoli cut into florets (from Madrona Farms)
- 1 cup of bean sprouts (from Sun Trio Farm)
- 3/4 cup of peas (try them from Haliburton Farm)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon of teriyaki sauce
For quinoa:
- In the small pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil
- Place quinoa in pot, reduce heat to a simmer and let cook for about 10 min (fluff with fork occasionally)
- When all water has absorbed (like cooking rice), remove from heat and keep warm until ready to put into wok
- Heat wok on a medium-high setting. Lightly oil and wait to warm up
- Place pieces of chicken breast into pan. Cook chicken throughly
- When chicken is just about cooked, place carrots, broccoli, peas into wok
- Add mushrooms and bean sprouts and reduce heat to medium-low
- After veggies look tender add quinoa into wok
- Pour teriyaki sauce into wok and stir together
- Remove from heat after chicken has finished cooking and veggies are tender or browned
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