Quinoa. ....Ancient grain

inthslif

It's a healthy alternative to rice.....French fries...
potatoes or chips

Sydking

mabey. But rice tastes way better. So do hot chips

It has its place. Just not very often

I prefer in a salad then with a hot meal in place of rice.

inthslif

I flavor the quinoa with canned tomatoes, cilantro and garlic. .....no rice for me

Lissa_Kaye

Love to cook it in a rice cooker, and season with a little chicken stock, ground rosemary, and virgin olive oil, red palm oil, or peanut oil. Also it is so good if you pan fry it in a little bit of butter with eggs, onions, diced bacon or ham. Toss in whatever veggies you have. Best breakfast ever. And it is awesome in chicken soup.

inthslif

Yummy. .....sounds good. ..... I'll try it

cziegeler1

Yum! I'm def going to try it for breakfast.

wizzybeth

How do you cook it in the rice cooker? What setting...white or brown rice? How much water to quinoa?

Sabine_Stroehm

We use quinoa a lot. Not necessarily "in place of" but just because it's good and nutritious.

inthslif

wizzybeth wrote: »

How do you cook it in the rice cooker? What setting...white or brown rice? How much water to quinoa?

I cook quinoa in a pan with water.......I use the directions on the bag

inthslif

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

We use quinoa a lot. Not necessarily "in place of" but just because it's good and nutritious.

Same here.......love the taste

Aemely

Quinoa... It's what the cool kids eat (apparently). I have never cooked it myself, but it looks intriguing...

How to Cook Quinoa

tsahm23

I made an alternative Chilli with quinoa! I use fresh tomatoes Instead of salsa, cilantro, kale, quinoa, beans, corn, and chicken instead of beef. And I actually baked it all up with a very light dusting of fat free mozzarella cheese! You can also add in either a little tomatoe sauce or Cannes diced tomatoes to give it more bulk.

inthslif

tsahm23 wrote: »

I made an alternative Chilli with quinoa! I use fresh tomatoes Instead of salsa, cilantro, kale, quinoa, beans, corn, and chicken instead of beef. And I actually baked it all up with a very light dusting of fat free mozzarella cheese! You can also add in either a little tomatoe sauce or Cannes diced tomatoes to give it more bulk.

Sounds good ...ty

Evenstranger

My wife found some quinoa chips from Simply 7 recently - she's tried the sea salt, cheddar and sour cream & onion. They're much less fat than potato chips, 8-9g of protein per serving, and they taste pretty good.

Wiseandcurious

Um... It's actually a seed? And it's a lot less ancient than, say, wheat - quinoa was first domesticated evidently around 5000BC while the earliest wheat around 8000 and possibly even 9600BC.

Just my pedantic side - the truth is I get hives when I hear/read anything that seems to romanticize food.

Otherwise, I really like quinoa - and its other, also healthy alternatives, like rice and potatoes My favorite is quinoa-mushroom stir-fry.

inthslif

Wiseandcurious wrote: »

Um... It's actually a seed? And it's a lot less ancient than, say, wheat - quinoa was first domesticated evidently around 5000BC while the earliest wheat around 8000 and possibly even 9600BC.

Just my pedantic side - the truth is I get hives when I hear/read anything that seems to romanticize food.

Otherwise, I really like quinoa - and its other, also healthy alternatives, like rice and potatoes My favorite is quinoa-mushroom stir-fry.

Ancient quinoa is actually a brand at Costco. ...but thanks for the history lesson

inthslif

Evenstranger wrote: »

My wife found some quinoa chips from Simply 7 recently - she's tried the sea salt, cheddar and sour cream & onion. They're much less fat than potato chips, 8-9g of protein per serving, and they taste pretty good.

Cool.... I'll look for them

inthslif

tsahm23 wrote: »

I made an alternative Chilli with quinoa! I use fresh tomatoes Instead of salsa, cilantro, kale, quinoa, beans, corn, and chicken instead of beef. And I actually baked it all up with a very light dusting of fat free mozzarella cheese! You can also add in either a little tomatoe sauce or Cannes diced tomatoes to give it more bulk.

Thanks ......yummy

Wiseandcurious

inthslif wrote: »

Wiseandcurious wrote: »

Um... It's actually a seed? And it's a lot less ancient than, say, wheat - quinoa was first domesticated evidently around 5000BC while the earliest wheat around 8000 and possibly even 9600BC.

Just my pedantic side - the truth is I get hives when I hear/read anything that seems to romanticize food.

Otherwise, I really like quinoa - and its other, also healthy alternatives, like rice and potatoes My favorite is quinoa-mushroom stir-fry.

Ancient quinoa is actually a brand at Costco. ...but thanks for the history lesson

Thank you for clarifying, I did not know that "Ancient grain" was a Costco quinoa brand. Always glad to learn something new

I do shop at Costco, so I'll look out for it next time, hopefully it will set me back less than at my local supermarket and it really is delicious in stir-fry.

jwillia9

Try breakfast quinoa, boiled milk, cinnamon, and apples. I promise it'll energize you in rad ways.

ibamosaserreinas

I LOVE quinoa.

This is one of my favorite quinoa recipes:

http://onceuponasmallbostonkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/quinoa-veggie-meatballs.html

inthslif

ibamosaserreinas wrote: »

I LOVE quinoa.

This is one of my favorite quinoa recipes:

http://onceuponasmallbostonkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/quinoa-veggie-meatballs.html

Cool....ty

mkakids

Love quinoa! And millet!