Quinoa?

audreygonzy

Can someone please explain to me what this is and how do you eat it?:P

rosarenee1

Here is a recent thread about it. Hope that helps!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/585383-quinoa-question

dhencel

I have only eaten it as a pasta, already made. I am gluten free and like this pasta very much... Other than that, I haven't tried it any other way..

pen2u

I use it in place of brown rice sometimes because it cooks faster, and in place of bulgur in Middle Eastern recipes, such as tabbouli salad, because I'm gluten-free. It's also a nice change from oatmeal as a hot breakfast cereal. Leftover cooked quinoa can be added to ground turkey in a lean meatloaf recipe. There are many varieties; we love them all.

echandle12

Its a grain, very healthy. It cooks exactly like like rice and can be eaten in various forms.
I make a quinoa summer salad-favorite
or a side (when cooked with chicken broth is yummy)
I have been making a bunch with garlic and then eating it with a chicken breast

RoxyLDN

I like it very much. I use it as if it was rice.
This is a recipe of quinoa with veggies, which I did the other day:

Ingredients for 2 people:
Quinoa, 120 g
Carrots - 2 medium
Onions - 2 small
Garlic Cloves, 3
Spanish Smoked Paprika (Pimenton), 1 tsp (2.1g)
Asparagus, 10 Spears
Garden Peas, 100 g
Trimmed Mange Tout Peas, 100 g
Vegetable Bouillon Powder, 5 g
Tomatoes - 1.5 medium
Olive oil, 1tbs
Salt

Procedure:
Cut the onion in small pieces and fry it on a pan with the oil. Add the garlic and carrots also cut in small pieces. Once this is done, add the paprika and the tomato grated. Let it fry for 2 more minutes.
Add 120 g of quinoa and 360 ml of water. Add a tsp of bouillon (optional) and salt.
After 12 minutes, add the peas and the asparagus
10 minutes later add the mange tout on top. There won't be much water left. Put a lid on the pot and let it cook for 2 more minutes.

Calories: 443 cal per person

You can change the ingredients and use any other veggie you like, or add chicken.

Enjoy it!

reka74

It's a high protein grain, you can use it as you would use rice or barley in any dish.
I load it with vegetables. Yummy

chris1816

The Mother of All Goddamn *kitten* Kicking Grains.

It's a complete protein, you could literally subsist on nothing but quinoa if that floated your boat and you like scurvy, and you would be awesome at it.

As others have said, cook it like rice, use it instead of rice.

Make some home made Chicken Tikka Masala, mix with Quinoa seasoned with curry and wrap that *kitten* up in something made with grains that are whole; them good carbs.

If you are a communist and you hate garlic, ignore this...but always, always roast some garlic along with your quinoa if you like sexual flavors in your mouth. Mince it, simmer it in a tablespoon or two of olive or grapeseed oil before cooking your quinoa in that. Think of me as you eat it.

Cook quinoa, black beans, corn together, season with cayenne pepper, salt etc while cooking and then toss some fresh cilantro in that b*tch before its done and you will have happy poops.

Take some cooked quinoa, onions, GARLIC BABY, mix it with chicken, pork, whatever into almost like a patte or something...cut the top off a pepper and impregnate that b*tch. Toss those in the oven and bake until crispy and good looking, toss a dash of Tapatio hot sauce on that and eat it up.

I could go on, but I'm tired of reading my own nonsense.

Eat quinoa.

TheFunBun

Take some cooked quinoa, onions, GARLIC BABY, mix it with chicken, pork, whatever into almost like a patte or something...cut the top off a pepper and impregnate that b*tch. Toss those in the oven and bake until crispy and good looking, toss a dash of Tapatio hot sauce on that and eat it up.

That's my favorite way to eat quinoa. I love to impregnate that b*tch.

chris1816

Take some cooked quinoa, onions, GARLIC BABY, mix it with chicken, pork, whatever into almost like a patte or something...cut the top off a pepper and impregnate that b*tch. Toss those in the oven and bake until crispy and good looking, toss a dash of Tapatio hot sauce on that and eat it up.

That's my favorite way to eat quinoa. I love to impregnate that b*tch.

Yeah buddy.

audreygonzy

hahahah Everyone's replies are so hilariously tempting! What's you're favorite brand? and I really have never made rice:O so can someone elaborate...or do the packages explain?

chris1816

Nature's Earthly Choice is a good brand, and sold in bulk at Costco (least here in Dallas).

Quicky basic recipe (how I make it) for 4 servings of Quinoa)

Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium or large sauce pan (don't let it smoke, medium or so will do)

Toss in minced garlic, let it start to cook until golden, don't let it brown much.

Dump in 2 cups of water (or low sodium chicken broth)

Knorr chicken or vegetable bullion cube (only if NOT using broth)

One cup of dry quinoa

Pinch of sea salt

Turn heat high and bring to boil, stare at it to make it boil faster.

Once boiling, give it a good stir or two then cover, bring heat to simmer and let it do its thing for about 20 minutes.

Once that is done, leave it covered and turn off heat, stare at it for 5 minutes or so.

Uncover, fluff with fork, eat.

ChrisRN75495

A wonderful grain that is very high in protein and consequently a bit lower in carbohydrate.....

Very easy to prepare--treat it like rice.

I use my steamer, put the same amount of quinoa ("keen-wa") and water. Water in the bottom of the steamer, plug it in, put the lid on and come back in half an hour or so.

You can also do it stovetop, just like rice.

it's done when the grains look more like rice and less like seeds, and there is a little white "tail" sticking out of each of them.

Use it like rice.

It's very lovely in broth, I also add it to scrambled eggs for variety. You can chill it and add it to salads, mix it into tuna salad or chicken salad. I actually enjoy it plain with a little salt (or Goya Adobo).

It's also pretty inexpensive--I buy mine in bulk. Getting it prepackaged and processed defeats the purpose and is much more costly.

Welcome to the quinoa fan club!

ChrisRN75495

Turn heat high and bring to boil, stare at it to make it boil faster.

roflmao!

Hey--I'm just north of you a ways. Check out Central Market. They sometimes have as many as four different kinds of quinoa.

Christine

ChrisRN75495

The Mother of All Goddamn *kitten* Kicking Grains.

It's a complete protein, you could literally subsist on nothing but quinoa if that floated your boat and you like scurvy, and you would be awesome at it.

As others have said, cook it like rice, use it instead of rice.

Make some home made Chicken Tikka Masala, mix with Quinoa seasoned with curry and wrap that *kitten* up in something made with grains that are whole; them good carbs.

If you are a communist and you hate garlic, ignore this...but always, always roast some garlic along with your quinoa if you like sexual flavors in your mouth. Mince it, simmer it in a tablespoon or two of olive or grapeseed oil before cooking your quinoa in that. Think of me as you eat it.

Cook quinoa, black beans, corn together, season with cayenne pepper, salt etc while cooking and then toss some fresh cilantro in that b*tch before its done and you will have happy poops.

Take some cooked quinoa, onions, GARLIC BABY, mix it with chicken, pork, whatever into almost like a patte or something...cut the top off a pepper and impregnate that b*tch. Toss those in the oven and bake until crispy and good looking, toss a dash of Tapatio hot sauce on that and eat it up.

I could go on, but I'm tired of reading my own nonsense.

Eat quinoa.

hahaha, you gave me my first decent laugh of the day. Love your enthusiasm.

ChrisRN75495

hahahah Everyone's replies are so hilariously tempting! What's you're favorite brand? and I really have never made rice:O so can someone elaborate...or do the packages explain?

General rule of thumb recipe for rice is....

Twice as much water as rice, a bit of salt, over high heat until it boils, turn off the heat, put on a lid, and wait--preferably about 30 minutes, and the water will absorb. Fluff with fork.

This works with brown rice too but I've read recently that brown rice isn't that much better than white rice for ya.

Easy way to make rice or any grain--buy a cheapo steamer. I think Walmart has some for about $12 or so. Follow the directions. Usually it will tell you to put twice as much water as grain, but you'll wind up draining off the water and losing nutrients.

So, the same amount of water and grain in some sort of container--I actually set a couple of bowls in there with grain and water, then when it's done, I can eat one and cover and fridge the other.

Water in the bottom of the steamer, cover, plug in and turn on. If it has a timer, I always go for 45 minutes since there is nothing in the grain that is going to be killed off by heat (not like vegetables where overcooking kind of cheats you).

Some grains cook faster than others. You just have to play with the steamer.

Another nice thing about steamers and grains, if it isn't quite as tender as you like it, put more water in the steamer, put lid on, plug it back in and go for it.

Yum. (But don't carried away--you can actually eat enough quinoa to put on weight.... Cheers!)

Christine

chris1816

Turn heat high and bring to boil, stare at it to make it boil faster.

roflmao!

Hey--I'm just north of you a ways. Check out Central Market. They sometimes have as many as four different kinds of quinoa.

Christine

I enjoy Central Market, but I like being able to buy decent quinoa in massive bulk amounts like that. I've picked up some red quinoa on occasion from there though.