If you purchase Qunioa in bulk at Costco, you can get it for about 10 bucks and I swear it'll last you at least a year! Even if you can't get it in bulk for a cheaper price, Quinoa bulks up alot when you cook it so one cup uncooked will easily last you a week if not more.
Suggested Ingredients
1 stalk celery (sliced)
1 good size zucchini (sliced)
1 carrot or slice up some baby carrots, which I generally have around for snacking anyway
1 15oz can no-salt added cannelloni beans (white beans)
1 14oz can no-salt added crushed tomatoes
2 14oz cans no-salt added diced tomatoes
1 large onion
4 minced cloves of fresh garlic
4 cups of lower sodium chicken stock (or make your own - see recipe on my blog!)
Herbs: oregano, parsley, thyme (really anything in the Italian herb family that you like), salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup quinoa
Suggested Cooking Method
Saute celery and onion in a bit of olive oil in a good size soup pot until the onion is soft. Add garlic and saute a bit more. Rinse and drain the beans. Add everything else except quinoa and let it cook for about 20 minutes or until the beans are almost as soft as you like them. This will cook for another 20 minutes, so keep that in mind. Season it to taste. Since we used alot of no-salt added, you will probably want to salt it some. The reason I generally get no salt added is so that I can control how much salt goes into my food - otherwise I end up with it being too salty and yucky after a few days. Add quinoa and let it cook for another 20 minutes or until you see the little white quinoa spirals pop out. Depending on consistency you might want to add some more liquid.
So, I actually doubled this recipe and it made a boat-load. I filled a gallon ziplock bag with it and put it in the freezer and STILL had enough to give 4 cups away plus had enough for myself for 4 days of lunch and 3 dinners. I probably had about a cup and a half every time. It's very filling! If you want vegetarian soup, just substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock. YUM.
Personally, I'm thinking of adding miniature turkey meatballs to it next time.
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