Mushroom Quinoa

Love this as a side dish for weeknights as it’s quick, easy and tastes great. I also like serving this as a side for dinner parties. I have even served it as a side at my summer backyard BBQ. Very versatile and a crowd favorite!

Makes 3 – 4 Servings (side) 2 Servings (main dish)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 16 ounces of mushrooms
• 1/2 white onion (diced)
• 1 shallot (diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp mushroom soy sauce
• 3 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• Handful Parsley (chopped)

Instructions:

1. Cook quinoa according to package directions (usually 2 cups water to 1 cup quinoa for 20 minutes). For this step you can also cook the quinoa with vegetable broth.
2. Add 1/2 tbsp olive oil to a saucepan on medium high heat, add half mushrooms and cook until browned. Once browned, add a pinch of salt and 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce. Cook for another minute or 2 and remove from pan and set aside.
3. Add the remaining 1/2 tbsp olive oil to the pan. Once hot, add onions shallots and cook for 4-5 minutes. Next, add garlic and cook an additional 1-2 minutes
4. Add mushrooms, thyme, salt, garlic powder and black pepper and stir.
5. Add 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce and mushroom soy sauce cook on medium low heat until mushrooms are soft, approximately 6-7 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water if it gets too dry and cook an additional minute.
6. Mix in quinoa and the browned mushrooms.
7. Top with chopped parsley.