Harvest Blend with Veggies Galore

The other day I was browsing around Trader Joe’s (my favorite!) and came across a Harvest Grain Blend that combines soo much goodness in one bag – the description on the bag says “a savory blend of Israeli style couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo beans, and red quinoa”.  Yum!!  Now my dilemma when I got home was, what should I pair this with?  I had some chicken in the fridge, but I wasn’t in the mood.  I sought help from my friend Google and found a simple quinoa recipe  (see the “adapted from” at the end of this post) that seemed easily modified.  So here I am, whipping up my own version of God knows what.

I cooked the Harvest Grains Blend as stated on the package, then proceeded to top it with the leftover veggies I had on hand.  The result?  A delicious, texturey, healthy bowl of goodness.  It’s recipes like this that make me stop and say, “hmm… maybe I could become a vegetarian”.  But if I declared that, my husband might have a cow.

Serves 2.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 package of Trader Joe’s Harvest Grains Blend
• 1 3/4 cup water or chicken broth
• 1 TB butter

• 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt (optional)

Directions: Bring 1 3/4 cup water or broth to a boil.  Then add 1 TB butter and stir in 1/2 package of the Harvest Grains Blend.  Bring back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes.  Remove from heat.

Separately, boil asparagus in water until tender.  Immediately drain and leave it in an ice-bath.  In another pan, stirfry the chopped garlic and onions until tender, about 4 minutes, and season with garlic salt.

Top the cooked grains with your veggies and you have a hearty meal ready to go!

Adapted from: Delicious Big Bowl – Quinoa Recipe from 101 Cookbooks.

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