Mr. Foodie was working from the house a week or so ago and I needed something for lunch that would feed the both of us. As I started pulling things out of the fridge I realized I had the makings for what sounded like a pretty awesome casserole type dish. Yeah, pretty awesome it was if I do say so myself. With one exception, I thought there might be enough seasoning in the dish since all the veggies were already seasoned but the dish needed some extra salt and pepper when we sat down to eat.
I had some leftover Quinoa and leftover grilled veggies from the Mediterranean Wraps. I also had some skillet fried sweet potatoes with caramelized onions that I had been eating on for breakfast over a few days. Found some mushrooms and two open baggies of mozzarella cheese. Looked up in the fruit bowl and saw a tomato.
I started by slicing and caramelizing the mushrooms in a little olive oil and butter.
Then I combined the Quinoa and all the veggies in a bowl.
I sprayed my baking dish, dumped in the veggie mixture and topped with sliced tomatoes and mozzarella.
Baked at 350° for about 25 minutes.
Dished up and we enjoyed a super healthy and super frugal lunch.
I love it when things work out this way.
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This looks awesome, and how is it that I haven’t been notified of your posts in my reader?? I’ve been missing out on all your goodness, I gotta catch up!
That’s happened to me before. Sometimes I can check it an hour later and things appear, sometimes posts will show up a day later. Weird!!
This looks so yummie but is so easy to make! Will definitely try something like this soon. Thanks for stopping by my blog
Thank you! The best part is it was all leftovers!
Oh, this looks amazing and healthy! I have a big bag of quinoa I recently purchased from Costco. Yep, I’ll have to try this one out for lunch soon. :0)
I hope you do because I want to see your spin on it!
Can you believe I’ve never tried quinoa?! I’ve got to give it a go after seeing this recipe!
I just discovered Quinoa a couple months ago myself. I love the stuff and have been using it in all kinds of things! It’s a little pricey here but I figure since it’s pulling double-duty by being a grain AND a complete protein the cost is worth it!
Wow… all that just for lunch? I usually see if there’s plastic tub of something leftover & pop that in the microwave. Am I lazy or what? But I’d definitely stop by for this, looks good.
Normally I’d do the same as you but since Mr. Foodie was home and there were so many things laying around I figured it was a good way to use them up.