Vegetable Quinoa Soup
This Vegetable Quinoa Soup is a nice change of pace from traditional vegetable soup. It's loaded with vegetables and protein thanks to the quinoa, is full of flavor and is best served with crusty bread.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup yellow onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 carrot stick sliced
- 1 celery stalk sliced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon parsley chopped
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pot, bring water and quinoa to a boil, then turn heat down and simmer until quinoa has absorbed the water and is cooked.
- Dice onion and mince garlic and place them in a large skillet with olive oil. Cook for a few minutes on medium heat and then add the chopped up carrots and celery. Cook those for 3-5 minutes and then add the quinoa, vegetable broth, parsley, and red pepper flakes to the pan. Simmer on low for 15 minutes.
- Pour into bowls and enjoy!
Notes
*This soup is delicious on its own, but even better when served with crusty bread!