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    Quinoa Mac and Cheese

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      Ok, not to toot my own horn, but I made some OMG quinoa mac and cheese the other night, and had to share. SUPER good for you, and SUPER low in calories. Here's what I did:

      Cooked two cups of dry quinoa with 3 cups of chicken broth. (If you're vegetarian, or don't have any, skip the broth, and just add water. Be sure to rise the lil guys off first well!)


      Let the quinoa cool for a bit. I put it in the fridge while I got the second part together.

      Chop up one leek
      Chop up one bell pepper (feel free to add more/less veggies)
      chop up and cook/strain 4 pieces of bacon (I used the real deal, but you can sub/omit)
      1 cup of soy milk (I used soy, but you can use rice/almond/real/whatever milk too!)
      2 eggs, beaten
      1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese (I used kraft cheddar with a touch of philly cream cheese)

      When Quinoa is cooled, add to the milk/egg/cheese/veggie mixture and fold in.

      Spray 9 X11 glass dish; spread mixture evenly.

      Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes (depending how golden brown you want it to be)

      slice into 8 pieces. 1/8th should yield about 206 calories.


      Sure, it's not super ooey gooey like the mac and cheese from our youth, but it sure hits the spot!


      ALSO, I added some leftover crock-pot chicken breasts and added a little bit of buffalo wing hot sauce to leftovers, and ZOMG. Super tasty!
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      Gotta try this: love quinoa, love Mac & Cheese. Thanks for posting!
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      I am going to have to try this!
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      I will be picking up my ingredients tomorrow and trying these recipes out...can't wait to sample them...Thank you for the recipes....
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      Mouth's watering just thinking about it.....thanks for sharing!
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      We tried this tonight and it was very good! We thought it could use a little bit of a kick so we added some jalepenos into the mix too. Thanks for sharing!!! :)
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      i have this in the oven right now...very excited:) thanks for sharing!
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      Yum! This sounds super delish! I'm gonna try this very soon
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