🌾 Quinoa with Prawns and Peppers

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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

  1. Use already cooked quinoa, or cook 80 g dry quinoa in twice its volume of water for 15 minutes.
  2. Sauté the sliced garlic in a frying pan with oil for 1 minute.
  3. Add the red and yellow pepper strips and sauté 4 minutes over high heat.
  4. Add the prawns, season with salt and pepper, and cook 3 minutes until pink.
  5. 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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