There's something really beautiful about one pot meals. I love the efficiency, and I love being able to make something so easy-feeling taste so damn good. Or maybe I just love being lazy.
This chick pea quinoa pot is something I made a lot last winter, on days I was off of work (which was typically a weekday. I worked a lot of weekends, and weekends are always a good time to put more energy into the basics). Anyways, I plan to make this a lot this winter too, especially since I am back in school now, as it's a perfect lunch box meal. It's also vegan.
- one can of chick peas, drained and washed
- one cup (or two dL) white quinoa (i like white because of the yellow color)
- coarse salt and peppar
- juice of half a lemon
- turmeric
- ground cumin
- green onions
Put everything in a pot, except for the green onions, add ratio of water for cooking the quinoa, bring to a boil, then simmer with a lid on till the quinoa is done. Toss in the green onions and let rest a few minutes. You can make this with or without olive oil. Sometimes I like to drizzle the oil on afterwords, as I love the taste of uncooked olive oil. It's probably good with butter too.
When I make this, I usually just eyeball the spices, so I'll have to update this post later on with the measurements next time I make it. Also, it might be a lot of lemon juice for most people. In my world, almost everything tastes better with lemon juice in it.
UPDATE: I think most people don't include a used spoon in pictures of food they post, but that's what you get here.
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