Italian Stir Fry

Veggie stir fry (quinoa pic is below)

I love to make what I think of as an Italian "stir fry".  There are so many different variations you can try.  Here, I used quinoa as the grain but you could use any kind of pasta (bowtie, penne), or brown rice, anything you feel like.  For the ingredients my favorite protein to use would be chicken sausage but again you can sub out another protein.  As for the veggies, the options there are endless!  Here's the recipe for the version I made this week.

Italian Stir Fry

4 Servings

Ingredients: 

3/4 cup cooked quinoa (cooks just like rice, I used 1 3/4 cups chicken broth to cook it)

Note: see pics, I tried to show what quinoa should look like when cooked.  The outer edge basically becomes transparent.

1 cup onion chopped

2-3 cloves of chopped garlic

olive oil

1 pkg chicken sausage sliced 1/4 inch thick (I used sun dried tomato this time but you can use whatever flavor you like)

1 can diced tomatoes with oregano, basil & garlic

1 medium zuchini chopped

1/4 bag of frozen mixed vegetables

1 package sliced mushrooms

1-2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning 

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil for about two minutes in large pan.  Add zucchini, sausage, mushrooms and frozen veggies to pan.  Cook until veggies are tender and sausage is cooked or heated through (make sure to read package as to weather sausage needs full cooking or not).  Add diced tomatoes and season with Italian Seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.  Serve veggie mixture on top a scoop of quinoa, top with Parmesan cheese.... mmmmmm.

Quinoa