I have to admit that only really great stir fry recipes appeal to me. While I love the fresh vegetables that come with stir fry recipes, I am not a huge fan of oriental cooking. Still, when I came across a chicken stir fry recipes recently, I decided to try making quinoa stir fry. I’m always up for a new way of cooking quinoa and am eager to try healthy recipes!
One of the best things about stir fry recipes is that they are most always healthy!
I got the inspiration for this dish from Jillian Michael’s new book, The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook. If you haven’t already gotten it, it’s a great cookbook that I highly recommend! (It has two great quinoa recipes to try. I love the breakfast Quinoa Berry Crunch! Yummm!) The original stir fry recipe does not have as much kick and used rice (horrors!) rather than quinoa. I really liked the crunchiness that the quinoa added to this stir fry recipe. I think is is much better than the original would have been. (Not to mention – healthier on most counts!)
So, give this chicken and vegetable stir fry recipe a shot! Who knows – it just may become one of your favorite quinoa recipes!
My husband really loves this recipe because he is a hug fan of asparagus recipes. Since I didn’t grow up eating asparagus, I tend to not cook it as often as he would like. Because of this, this recipe has become one of his favorite ways of cooking with quinoa. Have more chicken stir fry recipes that would make a great quinoa salad? I’d love to hear from you!
By the way, if you are looking for more chicken recipes with quinoa, check out my chicken salad recipe! Who knew chicken salad recipes could be good for you!
If you have stir fry recipes or a favorite chicken stir fry recipe you would like to share I would love to hear from you!
Ok, sounds good! We are vegetarians so I can use vegetable broth in lieu of the chicken broth but I have two questions. 1, Do you know of a good veggie chicken substitute that would work well in this recipe? And 2, I have tried one from Trader Joes' that is…ooookkkk…. but if I were to use that would I still need to soak these veggie chicken stir fry products for 30 minutes or so?
Miranda – Vegetable broth works great with quinoa recipes and I have used it many times. Quinoa is great about soaking up the flavors that you cook it in, so that is a much better option than water. I use it often myself because even though I am not a strict vegetarian I just hate the idea of meat in general. I suffer from anemia, and I literally have to trick myself into eating chicken. Anyhow – as far as meat substitutes, I haven't found many that are great. (Other than Morning Star patties and Crispy Chicken) The best one I have had I got in the produce department of the grocery store and it came with a red sauce, but I can't remember the name. My recommendation would be to experiment and cut them up really small so that there is a lot of surface to absorb other flavors. And, since quinoa is a complete protein, you can always just leave out the chicken/chicken substitute. You are still getting 10 grams of protein per cup of quinoa. Throw in some black beans and you have even more!
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Ok Thank you! You are just wonderful for responding so quickly. Sunday meal it is!
I hope you enjoy!
Ok, sounds good! We are vegetarians so I can use vegetable broth in lieu of the chicken broth but I have two questions. 1, Do you know of a good veggie chicken substitute that would work well in this recipe? And 2, I have tried one from Trader Joes' that is…ooookkkk…. but if I were to use that would I still need to soak these veggie chicken stir fry products for 30 minutes or so?
Miranda – Vegetable broth works great with quinoa recipes and I have used it many times. Quinoa is great about soaking up the flavors that you cook it in, so that is a much better option than water. I use it often myself because even though I am not a strict vegetarian I just hate the idea of meat in general. I suffer from anemia, and I literally have to trick myself into eating chicken. Anyhow – as far as meat substitutes, I haven't found many that are great. (Other than Morning Star patties and Crispy Chicken) The best one I have had I got in the produce department of the grocery store and it came with a red sauce, but I can't remember the name. My recommendation would be to experiment and cut them up really small so that there is a lot of surface to absorb other flavors. And, since quinoa is a complete protein, you can always just leave out the chicken/chicken substitute. You are still getting 10 grams of protein per cup of quinoa. Throw in some black beans and you have even more!