For this week’s What I Ate Wednesday, my recipe is perfect for the theme of the month: Love Your Veggies! I’m all about making crock pot meals for the week and I tend to just make them up based on what I already have. Today’s crock pot meal turned into kind of a chili/stew type dish. I had intended a soup but I’m kind of glad how it worked out!
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It definitely isn’t the prettiest dish I’ve ever made, but it smelled great (the smell reminds me of broccoli cheddar soup…) and hopefully no one will make fun of me at work… haha.
Quinoa Broccoli Black Bean Stew – Serves 4
Ingredients
1 family sized package of frozen broccoli
1 cup uncooked black beans
3/4 cup uncooked quinoa
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 tsp dill
1 tsp thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Sriacha for serving (optional)
Directions
Place all ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours, stirring occasionally. If you want a more soup-like consistency, then add 2 cups water before cooking. Serve with sriracha if you like a little extra spice and flavor.
What’s your favorite crock pot dish?
What’s your favorite meat-less dish?
This looks like a great meal! I love cooking soup and stews in the crockpot.
Thanks! And me too, I’m a little obsessed with how easy it is!
yum!! i love crockpot dishes… so easy and makes for so many leftovers!! win win!!
Yes – I make it so I can eat it for lunch all week!
So pretty!! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Recently made chia jam in the crockpot and it turned out beautifully. Trying to get away from my usual “open and dump” routine.
Oooo chia jam sounds good!
This sounds fantastic and I LOVE how easy it is to make! I’ll have to try it out with vegetable broth.
SO EASY! haha
yum!! How big is a family size bag of broccoli? Although this may be a bit too much for my tummy! I try to follow low fodmap…not that it has helped! Again, thanks for the recipe. So easy!!
You could always pick a different veggie or two that works better for you stomach. I find that broccoli doesn’t bother me when it’s really well cooked (aka broken down).
thanks…how big is the bag in oz?
I put family size because I couldn’t remember. But I think around 20oz
🙂 Gonna give this a go!
This sounds great–esp since I have all those items (and often do)!!
So easy to throw together, only took me a few minutes!
Mmmm, it may not look super pretty, but it sure does sound delicious!
I’ve decided some of the best food looks awful, haha
Ah, this is so simple! Love it 🙂
Thanks, Rebecca!
Your stew looks great!!! My co-workers always give me funny looks when I heat up a container of who-knows-what. I love He and She Eats Clean’s Turkey, Black Bean, and Sweet Potato slow-cooker chili!
I mentioned you in my blog post today!! Always love reading a fellow Chicago girl’s blog!
Thanks for the shout out, Kathleen!
Whoa talk about hearty and simple! This looks delicious. I’ve been on a big black bean kick lately – I’d probably add copious amounts of garlic salt to this and then I’d be in heaven 🙂
Add whatever you wish! I’m usually pretty simple with my recipes
we need to learn how to use our crock pot more 😉
it’s SO easy!
this looks delicious! totally bookmarking for when I want something quick and easy!
Thanks, Robyn!
This sounds good and I love the pic by the window 🙂 AND your new design rocks!
Thanks Kammie, yea I did this back in December, wanted something cleaner!
LOVE my crockpot! Thanks girl!
Thanks, Brittany!
This looks great!!