An easy packable lunch

John brings his lunch to work with him most days of the week... I'm not sure what he would bring before I showed up, but nowadays the kid gets his lunches pretty much cooked and portioned out for him each week. (nice life right?!) Don't get me wrong I enjoy cooking and if I don't have time... well lets just say he hasn't had any the last few months since I've been too busy with everything else (moving/cleaning/packing/organizing/wedding planning) so he says I've been starving him... I ask how he managed to get along before I showed up... he likes to answer with a shrug LOL


This is an oldy but goodie recipe I use to make him all the time... problem is I never blogged about it (how did that happen!?!), and I can't find the original recipe... so I hacked it together this past week... the results... not as good as I use to make it, but still tasty... so I need to do a little more testing to get it back up to snuff but here are the basics.


Cook 1 cup of rinsed quinoa in a low sodium broth of choice (we like to use mushroom). While that's simmering away slice up some chicken kielbasa in a pan with onions and garlic and cook until brown. Toss into the quinoa and add some frozen peas. Add seasoning and red hot to taste (this is the part I need to remember better about). Toss and continue heating until peas are warmed through, add a little more mushroom broth to obtain your sauciness level :) Portion out into pyrex and you are ready for the week!