We were away for the weekend and stock is low in the refrigerator, so I scrounged a pound of ground beef, sauteed it with three garlic cloves, a big onion, some celery, a few green beans frozen from the summer, some "spring mix" baby greens (those are good sauteed, not just for salads), shitake mushrooms, ginger, oregano, salt and pepper and some extra bacon grease. When it was all cooked, I added a few cups of cooked red quinoa to stretch it out (feeding five here).
Edit: The shitakes were dried so I simmered them in a little water to rehydrate them, then put the mushroom broth in the mixture and steamed it away. Some sour flavor was missing so before eating I added some cider vinegar. The kids all liked the dish, even one who usually doesn't like the consistency of quinoa. It was like healthy Hamburger Helper.