Every Helping
Sign in

Breakfast recipe · from the recipe book

Skillet Broccoli Quinoa Bowls with Basil-Mint Pesto

Fluffy quinoa topped with charred broccoli, sweet carrots and snow peas, a jammy egg, and a bright basil-mint pesto with toasted pumpkin seeds.

Skillet Broccoli Quinoa Bowls with Basil-Mint Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups200 gQuinoa, dryrinsed
  • 1¾ cups440 gWater
  • 4 large200 gEggs
  • 3¾ cups florets350 gBroccolicut into small florets
  • 3 medium180 gCarrotsthinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 2⅓ cups150 gSnow peastrimmed
  • 3½ tbsp45 gOlive oil
  • 1¼ cups leaves30 gFresh basilleaves
  • 2 tbsp chopped10 gFresh mintleaves
  • ¼ cup grated25 gGrated Parmesan
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • 2 cloves6 gGarlicpeeled
  • ⅓ cup40 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper

Steps

  1. In a skillet over medium heat, toast the pumpkin seeds for 3 to 4 minutes until they pop; tip into a bowl and set aside.
  2. Add the quinoa and three-quarters of the water to the same skillet, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low for 15 minutes; rest covered 5 minutes, fluff, and transfer to a bowl.
  3. Meanwhile make the herb sauce: finely chop the basil, mint and garlic together, then stir in the parmesan, the lemon juice, two-thirds of the olive oil, a pinch of the salt and the black pepper.
  4. Wipe the skillet, heat the remaining one-third of the olive oil over medium-high, and add the broccoli and carrot with half of the remaining salt; cook 5 minutes, stirring, until charred in spots.
  5. Add the snow peas and the remaining one-quarter of the water, cover, and steam 2 minutes until crisp-tender; season with the rest of the salt and the red pepper flakes, then move to a plate.
  6. Add the eggs gently to the empty skillet with a splash of water, cover, and cook over medium-low 4 to 5 minutes until whites are set and yolks thicken, reaching 160°F (71°C).
  7. Divide the quinoa among four bowls, top with the vegetables and an egg, spoon over the herb sauce, and scatter the toasted pumpkin seeds.

Contains: Milk, Egg.

Cook mode Log it in Today

Made it

Made it? Share how yours turned out.

Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

Want one that fits your numbers?

Pick the meal, the pan and your targets, and the Every Helping recipe generator writes a recipe with every number worked out. Free on the web.

Make a recipeMore from the recipe book