When I got home this evening I knew I wanted to cook up the quinoa that had been sitting in our pantry for a while, so the first thing I did was put some on. Then I had to figure out what ELSE I wanted to cook to go along with it! I rummaged through the pantry for some other goods and came across a can of diced tomatoes and some cans of tuna. Here is what I wound up doing:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (dry) quinoa
- 1 can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
- 2 cans tuna fish
- 1 package asparagus
Cook quinoa according to package directions. When it's cooked, stir in the canned tomatoes and tuna.
In the meantime, steam asparagus on the side. When done, shock with cold water to prevent further (i.e. over!) cooking, then cut into small pieces.
Dice a bit of raw onion and add that, along with the asparagus pieces, into the quinoa mix.
Sitr it all together, and then season with a bit of extra salt, pepper, and Italian herb seasoning.
Not only was this a healthy meal, it was relatively low in sodium, too! The raw onion added a touch of sweetness, balancing out the sourness of the tomato. The asparagus happened to be thicker stemmed, so next time, look for asparagus that is thin-stemmed (or, at least, more even width from head to toe) so that it cooks more uniformly.
Total cost:
1 lb asparagus = 99 cents
1 can tomatoes = 99 cents
2 cans tuna = $1.50
1 cup quinoa = $1.25
Grand total = $4.73 for just enough for the 3 of us for dinner :-)
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