Quinoa

Lucy_Love_25

Hi friends,
Does anyone have any good recipes for quinoa?
Please and thank you!

Noelv1976

What the heck is it? Thought this was another word association game lol

Lucy_Love_25

Lol oh, nope. It's a grain that's very high in protein.

Feelgood97

Here the link: http://allrecipes.com/recipes/ingredients/whole-grains/quinoa/main.aspx

Noelv1976

Ohhh.....sounds expensive

Lucy_Love_25

Feelgood97 wrote: »

Here the link: http://allrecipes.com/recipes/ingredients/whole-grains/quinoa/main.aspx

Thank you!

Lucy_Love_25

Noelv1976 wrote: »

Ohhh.....sounds expensive

It is but I thought I would try it. I need more protein!

needernt

Try hemp seeds as well

Noelv1976

Almonds are great source of protein. I eat a lot of those

Laddiegirl

Its not expensive if you buy it at Trader Joe's. I'm new to it myself, so I just cook it with low sodium chicken broth, whatever spices I'm feeling that day (usually garlic, thyme & rosemary) and then throw some chopped fresh spinach into it a few minutes before its done. The spinach wilts down and gets me some extra greens.

I keep seeing this recipe for Garlic Mushroom Quinoa on Pinterest and really want to give it a try sometime.
http://damndelicious.net/2014/05/02/garlic-mushroom-quinoa/

inthslif

Quinoa is great. ....I eat it every day. .....I cook it in water and add canned tomatoes cilantro garlic and a pinch of my favorite seasonings. ....yummy

Eleanor_82

I found this easy-looking recipe for quinoa cups- little snack sized pieces made with ham/cheese, feta/ spinach, pesto or whatever you fancy:

http://iowagirleats.com/2012/02/16/mini-ham-cheese-quinoa-cups/

lesslee44

Really blah tasting but fills you. I boil it with a chicken flavored broth add grated cheese with broccoli

tat2cookie

I love it. You can use it in place of rice or pasta.
I recently made a quinoa Mexican skillet. It was freaking awesome!
http://damndelicious.net/2014/04/09/one-pan-mexican-quinoa/

Lucy_Love_25

Thank
You everyone!!! All these recipes look amazing! I'm going to have to buy more!

kennadieAndKJs_mom

I usually cook my quinoa and add cucumbers, feta, ground flax seed, chia seeds, red onion and apple cider vinegar. I love vinegar, so I add a ton of it, but you can sub with other things too. Sometimes I add different things like chick peas or lentils too. Depends what I have on hand and what I feel like. Good luck.

cornfedjo

I made spinach and zucchini lasagna with quinoa as the pasta substitute and it is awesome!

NicoleS9

Lucy_Love_25 wrote: »

Hi friends,
Does anyone have any good recipes for quinoa?
Please and thank you!

I like to throw it in soup- otherwise it can be a tad blah. Excellent source of protein though!
- I haven't tried this recipe yet, but anything with avocado and cilantro looks pretty yummy.

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-vegetarian-quinoa-and-avocado-salad-with-carnivorous-possibilities/

kilinnnda

I just cook it with water, 1/2 spoon of coconut oil and salt. Let It sit while I sautéed some organic veggie garden frozen mix with onion and garlic. Once it's nice and soft and mix the quinoa in and it's all done.

Noelv1976

never heard of quinoa till this post came out. Now I feel like I am quinoa expert!

kilinnnda

tat2cookie wrote: »

I love it. You can use it in place of rice or pasta.
I recently made a quinoa Mexican skillet. It was freaking awesome!
http://damndelicious.net/2014/04/09/one-pan-mexican-quinoa/

I'm so making this tomorrow. I'm so tired of mine even though I really like. I need a new flavorful recepi for quinoa. They are usually so flat and boring but this one has me looking foward to it.