🌾 Quinoa with Prawns and Peppers

Cooked quinoa with sautéed prawns and tricolor peppers. A protein-packed Mediterranean bowl.
⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩🍳 Easy🔥 620 kcal per serving💪 46 g protein per serving
Ingredients
- 320 g cooked quinoa
- 280 g peeled prawns
- 100 g red pepper
- 100 g yellow pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
Method, step by step
- Use already cooked quinoa, or cook 80 g dry quinoa in twice its volume of water for 15 minutes.
- Sauté the sliced garlic in a frying pan with oil for 1 minute.
- Add the red and yellow pepper strips and sauté 4 minutes over high heat.
- Add the prawns, season with salt and pepper, and cook 3 minutes until pink.
- Toss with the quinoa, add the lemon juice, and serve.
Nutritional information (per serving)
620
kcal
46 g
protein
60 g
carbs
16 g
fat
Values are approximate.
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