Sauteed Vegetables OR wilted spinach and mushrooms w/ quinoa

Hellooo people of the world who have decided to live a healthy lifestyle.. It's Jamiee!

This quinoa post is long overdue. I had an external exam and literally less than 24hrs after my exam, i had to start prepping  to move out of my old house to a new one. So I have been extremely busy and lazy at the same time.
That aside, I finally got my lazy ass of my bed and made the quinoa. I decided to make two options: you can either go the vegetarian way or choose to do chicken or any other protein source. Your call :)
P.S I am not the best cook in the world and i don't really know how to decorate food on a plate. Cooking isn't my thing. I just know how to combine healthy food items together. My sister (biola) is a way better cook than i am. She loves doing it. I would rather shop than cook. lol.. I think my pictures should be enough evidence that i'm not the best when it comes to designing. I am a work in progress. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup  Quinoa
• Dark kidney beans
• Peppers (yellow, green, red :whatever you like)
• spices
• salt
• balsamic vinaigrette*
• bbq sauce*
• cucumber
• mushrooms
• chicken breast
• baby spinach
• extra virgin olive oil

 * = optional choices

Steps:
Quinoa

• put the  quinoa you desire in a pot. In a 1:2 ratio, add broth/water i.e 1 cup of quinoa to 2 cups   of broth/water.  (I didn't have broth so i threw in little salt and chicken bouillon).
• bring the quinoa to a boil on high heat: once it starts boiling, cover it and reduce the heat.
• The quinoa has this translucent bit to it (that's how you know it is cooked)

Notes: I used about 1/2 a cup of quinoa and i didn't finish it. It rises the way rice rises when it boils.


If you choose to go the vegetarian way;

• chop the peppers and cucumbers lengthwise.
• heat the olive oil in a pan and once it is hot, throw in the peppers and cucumber and stir it occasionally.

• after about 7 mins, i added a teaspoon of bbq sauce for taste (optional step)
• once the veggies are no longer crispy and don't have that raw feel to them, throw in some kidney beans.

•  Let it simmer for about 3 mins, taste it and season as desired. Allow it to cook for 4 mins and it's good to go

If you choose to go the non-vegetarian way;

• remove excess fat off the chicken breast and cut it lengthwise. Do the same for the mushrooms
• season the chicken as desired
• heat the olive oil in a pan and once it is hot, throw in the chicken.
• Once the chicken is no longer pink, add the mushrooms.

(At this point, you may choose to remove the chicken off the heat and saute the mushrooms without the chicken in the pan. It is actually better because then the chicken doesn't go dry. But i was too lazy to "be bothered" lol).

• Once the mushrooms are sauteed enough, add the spinach and keep on tossing them around till they are wilted.
• Add chicken bouillon if needed. Let it simmer for 2 mins and serve.

• Quinoa w/ sauteed vegetables and kidney beans

• Quinoa w/ wilted spinach. chicken and mushrooms

(you can add more spinach if you desire)

I usually eat my quinoa w/ avocado (IT IS THE BEST! TRUST ME) but i ran out of avocado :(
But if you have a chance to get an avocado, don;t hesitate to try it with the quinoa. 



Thank You
xx
Jamie