Fave Quinoa recipes

I love Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp with Quinoa (could also use Tilapia, or Chicken)

1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp olive or coconut oil
1 Bell Pepper ( I love pepper so I usually use a combo of red, green and orange bell peppers)
1 Onion
1 Tb Brown Sugar
1 can (14 oz) light coconut milk
1 Tb Fish sauce
1TB low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp fresh grated or minced ginger
2 cloves garlic ( I use 3 or 4)
1 tsp curry powder
2 tsp red curry paste
1/2 tsp cumin
12 -16 oz shrimp ( I use precooked, peeled and deveined to save time)

add oil to pan and sautee onions and peppers. Once veggies are soft add all other ingrediants and simmer for about 15-20 min. until coconut milk reduces a bit. Add Shrimp and simmer another 5-10 min.

I make my quinoa with FF chicken stock. I usually make 1 cup dry which is about 2 cups cooked. I then stir the cooked quinoa into the pan at serving time but you could just put the shrimp on top.

I prepared quinoa for the first time today.
Made a salad by adding:
Diced cucumbers
Diced tomatoes
Diced carrots
Spanish olives
Black beans
Minced garlic
Olive oil
Basil rice vinegar
Lemon juice
Sea salt to taste

Serve chilled

I love Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp with Quinoa (could also use Tilapia, or Chicken)

1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp olive or coconut oil
1 Bell Pepper ( I love pepper so I usually use a combo of red, green and orange bell peppers)
1 Onion
1 Tb Brown Sugar
1 can (14 oz) light coconut milk
1 Tb Fish sauce
1TB low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp fresh grated or minced ginger
2 cloves garlic ( I use 3 or 4)
1 tsp curry powder
2 tsp red curry paste
1/2 tsp cumin
12 -16 oz shrimp ( I use precooked, peeled and deveined to save time)

add oil to pan and sautee onions and peppers. Once veggies are soft add all other ingrediants and simmer for about 15-20 min. until coconut milk reduces a bit. Add Shrimp and simmer another 5-10 min.

I make my quinoa with FF chicken stock. I usually make 1 cup dry which is about 2 cups cooked. I then stir the cooked quinoa into the pan at serving time but you could just put the shrimp on top.

Yum! I will definitely try it tonight.

I love this one!

http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/recipe-index/?recipe_id=6013544

I made a few changes though - I used red quinoa, and instead of olive oil I used a basalmic vinegar! So delicioius and relatively easy.

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My husband and I have quinoa several times a week, usually by adding homemade lentil or garbanzo soup and grilled chicken to cooked quinoa and heating it all. I put 15 -bean soup over cooked quinoa yesterday and it was great. If we're super-busy, we use a madras lentil packet from Trader Joe's.

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The recipe is from skinnytaste.com

Quinoa "Fried Rice"
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

As a side dish:
Servings: 5 servings • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 252.3 • Fat: 6.3 g • Carbs: 39 g • Fiber: 5.6 g • Protein: 11.7


As a main dish:
Servings: 4 servings • Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 315.4 • Fat: 7.8 g • Carbs: 48.7 g • Fiber: 7.0 g • Protein: 14.6

4 cups cooked quinoa
8 scallions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 red peppers, diced small
1 tomato, diced small
4 tsp low sodium soy sauce (for gluten free use gf tamari)
2 tsp fish sauce
2 tsp vegetable oil
spray oil
3 egg whites, scrambled
1 whole egg, scrambled
salt


In a nonstick wok, spray oil and add the eggs and salt and cook a minute or two until done. Set aside.

Add the remaining oil to the wok and add the scallions, peppers and garlic. Saute about a minute, add the tomato and stir in all the quinoa. Add soy sauce and fish sauce stir to mix all the ingredients. Keep stirring a few minutes, then add cooked scrambled egg. Adjust soy sauce if needed to taste and mix well another 30 seconds. Serve with 0 point sliced cucumbers for a complete meal.

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I just finished eating this, and for someone who really loves the taste of cheese and broccoli together, it rocked my world! I added some chicken to mine to eat as a meal, but it would work perfectly as a side dish, and I can't wait to eat the leftovers :P

Broccoli and Cheese Quinoa
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup uncooked quinoa (Ancient Harvest)
1 and 3/4 cup chicken stock (Presidents Choice Blue Label)
2 cups chopped fresh broccoli
3/4 cup Kraft Reduced fat Double Cheddar Shreds
1/8 cup Philidelphia Cooking Cream in Savory Garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Fry oil and chopped onions for 4 minutes in a medium sized pot at medium heat, until the onions begin to turn translucent. Wash uncooked quinoa and then add to the pot with onions and fry for an additional minute.
Add chicken stock to pot, and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 18 minutes or until all the broth is gone.
Depending on how you like your broccoli, add it to the quinoa with 10 minutes to go for tender broccoli, or with 2 minutes to go for crisp broccoli.
Once all the liquid has evaporated, take the quinoa off the heat and stir in reduced fat double cheddar shreds and the cooking cream. Add salt and pepper to taste!
Recipe makes 4 servings, approximately 3/4 cup each.

Per serving: Cal-285, Carb-38, Fat-11, Protein-13, Fiber-5

Brown quinoa in oven on cookie sheet before cooking per package instructions. Chefs do this and it gives the quinoa a nutty rich tatse.

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