Quinoa Recipes

dklibert

I just discovered quinoa. I figured out how to cook it. I am looking for recipes or ideas how to serve it. How do you enjoy quinoa? Thanks in advance.

mistymeadows2005

Quinoa "taco meat" - literally one of my FAVORITE THINGS!

Here's the system I use for my lettuce tacos, although the taco meat can be used for anything you'd use "regular" taco meat. It's just 50/50 quinoa and ground beef (I use 80/20 but if you want it leaner I'm sure it'd be delicious).

Cook the quinoa about 3/4 of the way, add taco seasoning and pull off the heat. Cook equal parts of ground beef til about 3/4 done - DO NOT DRAIN. Add taco seasoning...add the par-cooked quinoa and finish them together. The quinoa will soak up the extra beef fat and make it yummy and unctuous. Plus makes the quinoa taste just like beef. It saves MONEY, add protein and more fiber, plus quinoa is VERY high is essential amino acids. Not only all that goodness BUT it also tastes WAY BETTER than any other taco meat I've ever had...I've been doing this for about 5 years and will never go back to regular taco meat. 1 cup of this meat mixture is 603 cals, 37 grams of fat and 20 carbs.

aeloine

Mix in some chunky salsa.

allaboutthecake

However you wish to mix in other goodies with your quinoa, always start the quinoa with a good base stock to cook it in, either beef, chicken, veggie low sodium stock. Unless you are lazy like me, and buy the quinoa pre-cooked.

dklibert

Thanks everyone! All great ideas. I bet it adds a great texture to beef. So far i have just used it like a side to veggies and chicken. I look forward to trying your recommendations.

vegan4lyfe2012

This pear-quinoa salad is delicious! It's like eating dessert for dinner!
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/252485/pear-quinoa-salad/