Quinoa Veggie Soup

You may or may not have noticed, I changed the name of the blog to Easy Gluten Free Meals & Slow Cooker Dinners.  I have been wanting to post some of the quick and easy ways I feed my family, but some of them are not slow cooker recipes.  So now I am going to be posting more recipes, all of them are quick and easy, but not all of them are for your slow cooker.

Tonight we are having Quinoa and veggie soup.

1 tablespoon olive oil
2/3 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 carrots, peeled and thin sliced
3 stalks of celery, chopped
1 small zucchini, chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped (the food processor makes quick work of this)
4 cloves garlic, minced (food processor makes quick work of this one too)
5 cups gluten-free free-range chicken stock
3 1/2 cups hot water
2 large tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
salt/pepper to taste



In a large pot (stock pot), heat the olive oil on medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.  Stir in carrots, zucchini, celery, onion, and garlic.  Saute for one minute, then reduce heat to low - cover and cook about 20 minutes.

Add the quinoa, chicken stock, water, and tomatoes.  Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the quinoa is tender.

Serve in bowls w/spoons.  ;-)   Salt and pepper to taste.