Quinoa with kale and chickpeas

Cosy healthy comfort food.

This recipe is super quick and simple but packs some serious flavour. Its great if you have some left over quinoa from the night before, or to make up as a change to your regular packed lunch.

This recipe packs a punch of plant based protein from the chickpeas, quinoa, kale and nutritional yeast ensuring a wider range of essential amino acids to keep you going strong.

Serves 1

Calories: 352

Fat: 8g

Carbs: 54g

Protein: 22g

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cups cooked chickpeas
  • 2 cups fresh kale
  • 1/4 cup quinoa
  • 1/2 vegetable stock cube
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  1. Boil the quinoa as per packet instructions with the stock cube.
  2. When the quinoa is cooked, heat a large frying pan and add the oil.
  3. Add all the ingredients including the cooked quinoa to the pan and fry on a medium heat
  4. Continually stir until the seasoning is mixed through, the chickpeas are warmed and the kale has softened and wilted. (Note; kale doesn’t wilt as much as spinach)

Serve on its own or as a side with seitan sausages and some extra veggies.

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2 responses to “Quinoa with kale and chickpeas”

  1. I’m definitely going to try this!

    1. Awesome let me know how it turns out.

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