Healthy Weeknight Meals

Cooking can sometimes feel like a chore at the end of a busy day. It’s often tempting to throw a ready meal in the oven or call for take out. But preparing a simple and healthy family meal doesn’t have to be hard or time-consuming. Here are some quick wholesome dishes that you and your family will love. They can even be prepared in advance.

1. Vegan chickpea tuna.

1. you will need a can of chickpeas or freshly cooked chickpeas.

2. then smash the chickpeas until they become a paste.

3. Place smashed chickpeas in a bowl or plate and add a tablespoon of mayonnaise, a teaspoon of mustard, some salt cilantro, chopped hives, paprika, parsley and powdered garlic.

4. Toast two pieces of bread and some butter and then add your chickpea mix and enjoy! You can also use flour tortillas if you’d like.

2.Quinoa and vegetables.

1. Grab one cup of quinoa and rinse throughly 3-4 times.

2. Once quinoa is rinse grab a pot and add two cups of water, place heat on high and pour in the quinoa.

3. Cook quinoa for 15-20 minutes until soft. After 8 minutes place heat on medium and let it finish cooking.

4. While quinoa is cooking cook your vegetables and make a sauce to go along with your quinoa.

5. For the sauce you will need two medium tomatoes, one small onion, one bell pepper, powdered garlic, cilantro-and green onions. Cut everything into small pieces and put into a pot.

6. Once your ingredients for the sauce are ready to go add half a cup of water, a cup of tomato paste and a cup of tomato sauce and a tablespoon of salt. Don’t worry if it seems too salty it will even out with the quinoa.

7. Too cook the sauce set heat on medium and let it cook 8-10 minutes.

8. Once quinoa and sauce are cooked mix quinoa and sauce together and all done!

3. Quinoa salad.

This quinoa salad is supper easy and yummy it’s one of my favorites.

1. Grab one cup of quinoa and rinse throughly 3-4 times.

2. Once quinoa is rinse grab a pot and add two cups of water, place heat on high and pour in the quinoa.

3. Cook quinoa for 15-20 minutes until soft. After 8 minutes place heat on medium and let it finish cooking.

4. When the quinoa has finished cooking let it cook down and cut up some vegetables.

5. You will need two large tomatoes, two medium onions, powdered garlic, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, green onions, one bell pepper, parsley, paprika and salt.