quinoa with shrimp
By: Shari Johnston
Published: Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 7:28pm

Ingredients




medium sized onion, cut into small dice
red pepper (or whatever colour you have on hand), diced
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice & zest of 1 lemon
1 tbsp fresh basil
1 tsp red chili pepper flake (more or less, depending on your tastes)
1 large can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup veggie stock
1 cup white quinoa
1 454 gram bag of shrimp (I use 26/30 sized, thawed, deveined, peeled and cut in half)
olive oil
salt & pepper

Preparation

1 Heat some oil in a frying pan (roughly a tablespoon should do it). 2 Saute onion, red pepper and celery until softened. 3 Add garlic, lemon zest, basil, red chili flake and give it a quick stir. 4 Add lemon juice, veggie stock and canned tomatoes. 5 Once simmering, add quinoa, stir, bring to a simmer and cover with a lid. 6 Let simmer until quinoa is cooked, somewhere around 20 minutes.  You want the final product to be a bit saucy so if it seems a bit thick, add a touch of broth to loosen it up. 7 When quinoa is cooked, add the shrimp and stir until cooked through. 8 Season with salt & pepper and serve.

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A quick, easy and healthy weeknight meal idea.