I cooked WAY too much quinoa...ideas?

jacquel13

Anyone have any recipes using already cooked quinoa? I cookedit with veggie broth, so it has a savoryflavor to it.

Tia!
Jackie

Gidzmo

Hmmm....try mixing some veggies in. Something that crunches a little, for contrast, perhaps.

lyndabyh

Add tomato, cucumber, onion, chickpeas lots of cilantro ( or parsley) and a nice red wine vinaigrette. Chill and yum

thefitzner

When I have extra quinoa I put waxed paper on a cookie sheet and spread out the quinoa in one layer. Then I put it in the freezer. Once it's frozen I put it in a freezer bag. It only takes about a minute in the microwave to thaw out when you need it!

SugarLou57

Freeze it and toss it in soups or stir fry/sauté's as desired. Ideas above are awesome.

JTick

Add some cooked broccoli and cheddar cheese. Yum!

monty619

mix it with tuna, sriracha, salsa mayo whatever and make a tuna salad out of it.. that's what I do.

steppingstones

1/2 CUP SERVING IN SNACK SIZE BAG AND TOSS IN THE FREEZER. READY FOR ANY RECIPE.

navyrigger46

Make some chicken or shrimp or ham fried quinoa. Same as you would make fried rice.

Rigger

poseyj88

This: http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2013/04/crunchy-cashew-thai-quinoa-salad-with-ginger-peanut-dressing/#comment-5123

It's amazing. I recommend adding the chickpeas for a little more substance.

vinny76063

You can pretty much mix with anything or freeze it. Its easy to make too much

suncluster

Quinoa crack balls

http://www.runningtothekitchen.com/2011/10/quinoa-crack-balls/

Christi132

I have quinoa for breakfast about four mornings a week. The Digest Diet has a great "Creamy Quinoa" recipe with non-fat evaporated milk, honey, and flax seed.

madina62

My favorite way to have quinoa is with scallions and toasted almonds...yum

amwoidyla

http://www.thebittenword.com/thebittenword/2011/02/black-bean-chili-with-butternut-squash-.html

I made this for dinner tonight and I am still amazed at how rediculously delicious and low calorie it was for the amount I had in the bowl.

I did a "quick" half version of it with already cooked beans and it still made 5 meals worth the food. Toss the already cooked quinoa in right at the very end

jacquel13

Thanks everyone for the fantastic ideas! I can't wait to try them all out. I never knew I could freeze it already cooked!

I ended up eating cold cooked quinoa with lemon juice, feta, tomatoes, cukes, red onions, and red peppers for lunch today, basically following skinnytaste's mediterranean quinoa salad. It was amazing! Mmm... Quinoa is new to me, but I love it!

Jackie

ashenriver

I have made salads out of quinoa, added quinoa to a spinach salad, cooked it with veggies, and the best was this week.
I sautéed spinach and added quinoa with soy sauce. Almost like fried rice but with quinoa

Crumpet_Girl

Yeah I freeze mine in 1/2 cup servings and it's handy for nights I am stuck for ideas or need to add cals to a meal.

I make a yummy Ecuadorian quinoa soup :

http://www.food.com/recipe/ecuadorean-quinoa-and-vegetable-soup-101925

and this pilaf:

http://www.anchoryoursoul.com/clean-recipes/quinoa-lentil-pilaf/

They are good ways to use up excess too. :happy: