Italian Vegan Sausage and Green Beans with Quinoa

Italian Vegan Sausage and Green Beans with Quinoa

Pork sausage can be used instead; cook it through before adding.

Ingredients:
1 to 2 cups quinoa
2 to 3 big handfuls green beans, trimmed and cut
1 can red beans, drained and rinsed
1 package Italian-style plant-based sausage
1 can diced tomatoes
Olive oil
Sea salt and pepper
Dried parsley
Dried oregano
Garlic powder

Directions:
1. Put the quinoa and twice as much water in a rice cooker. Add the red beans.
2. Set the green beans in the steamer insert above the quinoa and cook on the steam setting.
3. Meanwhile, slice the sausage 1 inch thick and simmer with the tomatoes in a skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes.
4. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, garlic powder and parsley and simmer 10 minutes.
5. Stir the green beans into the quinoa and beans and season with oil and salt.
6. Serve the quinoa topped with the sausage mixture.