Lentil, Quinoa, Rice,Casserole

I had a great run today! It felt like I was being tested; everything was going wrong, but I didn't stop running. I lost my running sunglasses, so I slipped on a pair of stylish ones before the run. They kept sliding off while running so I tossed them ( oops). I also had no music, my Garmin wouldn't find a satellite and only connected to one 2 km into my run,  my shirt kept riding up, along with my shorts, and so my legs were chaffing. It became quite painful, but I would either have to walk home with the pain which would take longer, or grow a pair and run home. So I ran.

Distance: 9.0 km
Time: 50:35
Calories: 538

I was famished when I came home, so I had two pieces of rye toast with hummus and salsa. This is my favourite easy snack ever!

At two oclock I had to meet my trainer and we had a really tough workout. He attached a rope to my waist which was attached to a 45 pound weight. I had to sprint with it, do crab walks, do rows, bicep curls, plank walks, you name it ! All with the weight! He said that I am his only female client who can do that with so much weight! Booya!

Came home all sweaty, ate a plum, some organic grapes, cleaned up the house, and then showered. My fav friend Katie came over and we worked on the menu for Monday's vegan extravaganza. It's going to be a very busy day of cooking.

Then I made a very easy lentil, quinoa, brown rice and veggie casserole. Unfortunately I don't own a casserole pan, but I used a glass baking dish and it worked fine.

Easy Lentil, Brown Rice, Quinoa Casserole:

Inspire by OhSheGlows Lentil Rice Casserole

Ingredients:

• 3.5 cups veg broth
• 1/2 cup uncooked lentils (rinsed and drained)
• 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
• 3 medium sized carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 red bell pepper (or green, I just don't like the taste of green ones)
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/4 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp herbes de provence
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

Put all ingredients into dish and bake covered for 1.5-2 hours at 300! Enjoy!!!!

I used red lentils, but feel free to use green!

Pre-baking

All warm and yummy out of the oven

This recipe is a keeper. Very easy to make, with lots of flavour!

I am extremely tired from all of today's working out, so I'm excited to cuddle with my fur faces and read my book. I'm currently reading Wideacre, by Philippa Gregory; it's a great book--> all of her books are great!

See you tomorrow!