Quinoa

Quinoa is a great ingredient to have on hand to serve as the base of many meals – and to add to many other dishes. It’s easy to cook, versatile, and best of all, budget-friendly.

Start with the cheap quinoa tabouli salad, which is close to a traditional tabouli salad but has the added benefit of the healthy ancient grain.

The quinoa sushi rolls are delicious if you like sushi. The quinoa makes a hearty and nutty substitute to rice. These sushi rolls fill me up more than traditional rice-based sushi rolls.

My favorite way to eat quinoa? As the base of a sushi bowl! All of these ingredients can be prepped ahead of time and bowls can be made ad hoc throughout the week. Such an easy, prep-ahead meal.

There are virtually unlimited ways to use quinoa in recipes. Think outside of the box!