When You don't have a ton of free time this is a quick and easy go-to.
You can do this with Rice or quinoa the difference is roughly 15 minutes longer for the rice.
You will need:
one box of onion soup mix (low sodium is great)
1 yellow onion
1 small bag of sugar peas
1 small bag of green beans
1 small bag of broccoli
1 small bag of sliced carrots
1 large package of sliced mushroom ( cut into bite size pieces)
1 zucchini sliced and cut into quarters.
NOTE-you can get all of these vegetables pre-cut at safeway. I try to use organic.
Start by chopping half a yellow onion in to very small pieces. Place in pot with Rice or quinoa and cook accordingly. If you're unsure see directions below.
once the rice/quinoa is started throw all other vegetables and other half of the onion in a wok or pan with 3 tbsp of olive oil. Stir the vegetables and add spices of choice. We use Garlic plus, onion powder and organic seasoning from Costco. we use a generous amount. Cook on medium string frequently. it takes about 20-30 minutes to cook depending on how you like your vegetables cooked. We like ours crunchy so closer to 20 for us. closer to 30 if you like them soft.
Quinoa-2 cup of quinoa, 4 cups of water half a yellow onion and 1 pkg of onion soup mix. Bring to a boil and turn down to low and cook for 15 minutes. This is a large batch so you could cut it in half but make sure you only use half the onion soup mix.
Rice- 2 cups of rice, 3 cups pf water, half a yellow onion and 1 pkg of onion soup mix. Bring to a boil then turn to low and cook for 30 minutes.
Optional sauce- soak 1 cup of cashews in 1.5 cups of water and blend with 1 pkg of onion soup mix. Ryan found the sauce too salty but I loved it so you could try half a pkg and taste test it before you add any more.
This is great for meal prep or for hosting dinner for a big group.