Dinner 'n dessert for the motivation-impaired

There are definitely days where figuring out what to make for dinner seems like a big pain in the butt. It can be hard to strike a balance between wanting something healthy but also delicious, and cooking because it's cheaper or getting takeout because it's easier. Am I right?

I tend to stick to a handful of the same dishes for awhile with a side veggies, but then I get bored. When that happens, I end up aimlessly walking through the grocery store for inspiration and pulling out mental notes I saved from people and the internet.

That's how I ended up with this dinner and dessert combination one night and, frankly, I was pretty pleased with myself. If you enjoy Japanese teriyaki, the meal portion is a little spin on that. The best part: it only uses four main ingredients so it's super easy :)

Someone told me about the Soyganic smoked tofu, which I bought but hadn't used yet. I also like replacing rice with quinoa or freekeh and, even more, if I can add that side veggie I mentioned right into the dish. This was the result (serves about 2).

 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup organic fresh or frozen broccoli
• 1 package Soyganic Smoked Tofu, diced or mashed
• 2-3 Tbsp organic teriyaki sauce (approximately)
• Sea salt and seasoning pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Cook quinoa with water according to package
2. Meanwhile, drizzle olive oil in a pan
3. Sauté tofu and diced fresh broccoli (or boil frozen broccoli separately, then dice)
4. Once quinoa is ready, stir in teriyaki sauce
5. Add tofu and broccoli to quinoa, add salt and pepper, and serve

For dessert, I found this banana muffin recipe from Minimalist Baker since I had tons of frozen bananas socked away, and wanted a little treat without needing to leave the house.

 

Note: I reduced the crumble topping by half to cut some fat and sugar. Still delicious!

Like and follow In Your Vegan Face on Facebook!