"I Have No Time" Dinner

This "recipe" is one of my little tricks for staying on track when I get home at 8:30pm and I'm trying to resist ordering pad thai. It's quick, simple and delicious and even the most novice cook can follow these instructions.

Ingredients
2 cups quinoa, cooked
1 bag frozen veggies
2-3 large handfuls of baby spinach
2 TBSP butter or ghee
Sea salt
Ground pepper

Cooking Instructions
1. Place 1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa in colander, then rinse in cold water
2. Add quinoa to medium-sized pot and add 3 cups filtered water and 1 TBSP ghee or butter
3. Bring quinoa to boil and cook for 5 minutes, then turn off flame and cover. Let stand and steam for 15 minutes (or longer if you like it mushy). Set pot aside.
4. In large pan, add frozen veggies and follow cooking instructions on bag. When veggies are almost done, add quinoa and spinach and sauté until spinach is wilted.
5. Season to taste with 1 TBSP butter and salt/pepper

This time I used a quinoa/spinach/frozen peas, corn and carrots mix with butter sauce from Trader Joe's, but you can use this trick with any combination of carbs, greens and frozen veggies. Other concoctions I have made:

Brown rice/bok choy/frozen edamame/with sesame oil and low sodium soy sauce
Jasmine rice/canned baby corn, water chestnuts, bean sprouts/spinach/with Trader Joe's red thai curry sauce
Quinoa/black beans/frozen corn/avocado/with salsa

As always, throw in some chicken, shrimp or tofu for added protein.

Voila! Instant deliciousness. Now go get cooking.

xo Saranna