Broccoli Quinoa Skillet Recipe

If you bored with the usual broccoli cooking, you can try to make the broccoli quinoa skillet. Combining the broccoli and the quinoa will make the combination for you to be the healthy menu. This is almost a vegan menu. This is also a gluten-free menu. So this can be perfect menu even for your breakfast.

It is also easy to cook it. You will need only twenty minutes including to prepare it. Now, let’s cook it. The guidance from the preparation is here.

Ingredients of broccoli quinoa skillet

Here are the ingredients that you need to prepare for this menu.

1.        4 cups chopped fresh broccoli florets

2.        ¾ cup uncooked quinoa

3.        1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil then divide

4.        1 medium finely chopped shallot

5.        3 cloves minced garlic

6.        ¼ tsp kosher salt

7.        ¼ tsp ground black pepper

8.        1 ½ cups low sodium chicken stock or vegetable stock.

9.        1 reduced-sodium white beans then rinsed and drained

10.    ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

11.    3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Don’t forget to also prepare the tools. As the name of this menu, you need to prepare a skillet to cook this broccoli quinoa skillet. Choose the large and deep skillet. If you don’t have the skillet, use the saute pan.

Cooking instruction

First, heat the skillet in a medium-low. Then add half of the oil into the skillet. Add the shallot and cook until slightly softened. But don’t allow the shallot to brown. Then add the broccoli, garlic, salt and the pepper. Saute until the broccoli is crisp-tender then remove the broccoli and shallots from skillet. The set-aside.

Before adding the quinoa to the skillet, add the remaining oil. Toast it for a minute. Stirring it scraping up along the bottom of the pan to cook it well. Then add the chicken stock and boil it. Don’t forget to lower the heat. Cover and let it simmer until the quinoa is tender. Then stir in the white beans and the broccoli mixture.

The last step to make broccoli quinoa skillet is by stirring in the parmesan and sprinkle with parsley. Don’t forget to add the salt and pepper, then taste it. And, it’s done.

Now you can enjoy it with additional parmesan. Serve it hot and enjoy your new style of broccoli as your healthy meal. You can serve this broccoli quinoa skillet menu for up to three serving.

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