Quinoa Recipes
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I've been using it as an oatmeal replacement for breakfast, adding blueberries, toasted almonds, almond milk & cinnamon.
Delicious and filling!0 -
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More suggestions?? There are great ones so far. I'm also trying to use it more, especially as a dinner side.0
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I just made Turkey and Quinoa Stuffed Peppers in the crockpot two nights ago. So easy and they came out awesome. Best part, you don't have to brown the ground turkey. Just mix everything, stuff the peppers, put it in the crockpot and you're good to go.
Yields: 6 servings | Serving size: 1 stuffed pepper | Calories: 294 | Previous Points: 6 | Points Plus: 7 | Total Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fats: 2 g | Trans Fats: 0 g | Cholesterol: 90 mg | Sodium: 145 mg | Carbohydrates: 19 g | Dietary fiber: 3 g | Sugars: 2 g | Protein: 26 g
Ingredients
1 sweet onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup dry quinoa, rinsed (white or red will work...white was used in this recipe)
1/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (whole wheat panko was used in this recipe...Gluten free panko works as well)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Kosher or sea salt to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1 egg
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound lean ground turkey (used in this recipes was 93% lean with a mixture of white and dark meat...all breast can be used)
6 bell peppers, slice away tops, scoop out seeds and membrane (we used 2 yellow, 2 red, 1 orange and 1 green...use your favorite colors)
1 (24 ounce) marinara sauce, no sugar added (used in this recipe, 'Lucini Rustic Tomato Basil Sauce')
1/2 cup water
Directions
Combine in a large mixing bowl the first nine ingredients. Add 1/3 cup of parmesan, egg, tomato paste and ground turkey, mix well. Using the turkey mixture, evenly stuff the peppers and place side by side in 4-6 quart slow cooker. Pour marinara over peppers, add water to the marinara jar, swirl around and pour around the peppers. Cover and cook on low 6 hours.
Carefully remove peppers from slow cooker, place on plates and sprinkle with remaining parmesan.0 -
i love mixing it with beans, spinach, and nutritional yeast!0
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Quinoa pudding
like a rice pudding but healthier
I used a can coconut milk and extra cows milk cinnamon a bit of agave nectar and added raisins near the end. satified my sweet tooth and my conscious. enjoy
sounds good
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This is my favorite quinoa recipe.....
http://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/21/red-quinoa-and-black-bean-vegetable-salad/
I usually use white quinoa, the red stuff is always really expensive where I shop.
Thanks for sharing the recipe; it sounds & looks amazing! I'm making it as soon as I can!0 -
Always remember to rinse your quinoa before cooking. One of my favorite ways to make it is to use my rice cooker. I use one cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water (or any flavorful liquid like chicken stock, veggie broth, add a little wine). Once the quinoa is cooked, I mix it with spinach and goat cheese. YUM!0
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This recipe is light and refreshing and delicious!
Refreshing Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
• 1 cup pearl quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium hot house cucumber, diced small
• 8 ounces small cherry tomatoes, cut into 4
• 1/4 medium red onion, diced small
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large lime, juiced
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Preparation
Soak the quinoa 20 minutes in cold water. Rinse thoroughly two times, pour off the water and drain through a large fine mesh strainer. Place in pot with the water and salt. Cover the pot, bring to a full boil, turn the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, combine cucumber, tomatoes, onion, red wine vinegar, olive oil, lime juice and salt. Add quinoa, paprika and cilantro and fold over to combine.0 -
quinoa, diced tomato black olives, diced cucumber, red onion, feta and lemon juice and olive oil
this. mix the dressing in its own jar and add as needed though. I add garlic to mine)0 -
Subbbeeddd. I quinoa.
Fun fact: its a seed, not a grain.
It's also a full 7g amino acid profile but has poor bioavailability due to the carbohydrate casing we have difficulty breaking down so you dont get all of it. Soaking in water overnight can help fix this (doing it right now).0 -
Bump! I love quinoa too! Good to see so many ideas here!0
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Quinoa Salad
½ cup quinoa, cooked and then cooled
½ cup shredded fresh spinach
1/3 cup diced red onion
1/3 cup finely diced green onion
½ cup diced fresh tomato
1 to 2 TBS lime juice
1 TBS olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 – 2 avocados, diced
Feta cheese, crumbled, amount to taste
Combine all ingredients
Optional: add olives and/or artichoke hearts
A wonderful light salad. I used appricots instead of avocado once and it was excellent. Good recipe to play with a bit, add what you like for flavor.0 -
i use quinoa ALL THE TIME!!! here's some of my favorites that i have bookmarked. they're all veg (as am i!) but i'd guess you could add meat if you need to? i never follow recipes exactly, i use whatever i have in my kitchen and generally add more spices/flavoring than called for but these are a great start:
http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/2012/01/24/cheese-and-vegetable-quinoa-bites/
http://taste-for-adventure.tablespoon.com/2012/10/16/cheesy-quinoa-jalapeno-bites/
http://damndelicious.tumblr.com/post/33882952382/quinoa-veggie-fried-rice-and-a-giveaway-giveaway
http://noshingwiththenolands.com/roasted-sweet-potato-and-quinoa-soup/
http://wholesome-cook.com/2012/11/22/quinoa-sushi-rolls-plus-5-other-cool-quinoa-recipes/
http://www.reclaimingprovincial.com/2012/07/31/cheesy-quinoa-with-roasted-broccoli/
http://yummysupper.blogspot.com/2012/09/quinoa-kale-patties.html
this link has twelve quinoa recipes - i've only done the third one but others look great:
http://www.wholeliving.com/142634/healthy-quinoa-main-course-recipes/@center/144884/healthy-dinners?xsc
hope all those links work and that they give you some great ideas!!!!0 -
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I just made this and it was good. Not wonderful..needed more ginger/garlic/better soy. I shall adapt! - http://www.thehealthyeverythingtarian.com/healthy-quinoa-fried-rice/0
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Add some crumbled feta (they make ff kind), some chopped black olives and some spinach. TO DIE FOR! The feta and olives will definitely camouflage what you are tasting that you aren't used to. It's kind of an "earthy" flavor that may take a few times to grow used to.0
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Quinoa Salad
½ cup quinoa, cooked and then cooled
½ cup shredded fresh spinach
1/3 cup diced red onion
1/3 cup finely diced green onion
½ cup diced fresh tomato
1 to 2 TBS lime juice
1 TBS olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 – 2 avocados, diced
Feta cheese, crumbled, amount to taste
Combine all ingredients
Optional: add olives and/or artichoke hearts
A wonderful light salad. I used appricots instead of avocado once and it was excellent. Good recipe to play with a bit, add what you like for flavor.
Oooh! feta and apricots. Now I have a craving! I wonder if there's any chevre in the freezer. That would work too.0 -
I made a recipe tonight.
I boiled quinoa with some diced garlic and chili paste.
Then I took pita bread (cut in half) and stuffed it with a layer of refried beans, quinoa and spinach.. Toasted it in the oven and it was delicious!! =] GOOD LUCK. It looks like there are many people here that have great ideas/recipes!0
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