Savory Breakfast Quinoa Bowl with Eggs & Avocado

Savory Breakfast Quinoa Bowl with Eggs & Avocado

Reinvent your morning with a comforting bowl of savory quinoa for breakfast with eggs, avocado, & sauteed veggies! A fun, nutritious, & quick breakfast bowl you can prep in 15 minutes, and a great way to repurpose leftover quinoa.

Course Bowl, Breakfast, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine American

Diet Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegetarian

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings breakfast bowl

Calories 448

Author Alyssia Sheikh

Ingredients

Breakfast Quinoa Bowl

1 cup cooked quinoa (⅓ cup dry quinoa + ⅔ cup water)
drizzle of oil
1 Tbsp chopped onion
½ cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup fresh spinach
¼ cup cherry tomatoes halved
3 prunes diced
squeeze of lemon juice
pinch of garlic powder
pinch of salt

Optional Toppings for Serving

1-2 eggs fried or poached
¼-½ avocado sliced
crumbled bacon
tempeh bacon
sriracha
salsa dressing

Instructions

How to prep savory breakfast quinoa:

Cook quinoa according to package directions (or see stovetop instructions below).
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms, seasoning to taste with salt. Cover and allow mushrooms to reduce for 3-5 minutes.
Once reduced, add spinach, cooked quinoa, and tomatoes and stir to combine. Cover and cook 3-4 minutes, until spinach wilts and everything is warmed through.
Add prunes, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt and mix until integrated.
Serve savory quinoa with a fried or poached egg, sliced avocado, or whatever you like!
Yields 1 breakfast bowl.

How to cook quinoa on the stove:

Rinse quinoa in a fine mesh sieve with cold water. (Optional, but this can help remove any bitterness and make your quinoa taste nuttier.)
Add quinoa to a pot over medium-high heat and toast for 2 minutes, until fragrant. Stir regularly so it doesn’t burn!
Add water, turn up the heat, and bring to a rolling boil.
Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until all liquid has evaporated (~15 minutes).
Let cooked quinoa stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and season to taste.
Serve warm, or allow to cool and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

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Notes

Nutrition Notes

*The nutrition will vary based on whatever toppings you choose to use.

Savory breakfast quinoa bowl with no toppings:

Savory breakfast quinoa bowl with 1 fried egg + ¼ avocado:

Nutrition