Quinoa recipes?

I've never cooked or eaten it before but I've read good things about it.


I'm looking to start off with some simple recipes, if possible.

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  • keiko
    keiko Posts: 2,919 Member
    This is one of my favorites! Quinoa, mango & black bean salad. I've been making it to take to work for lunch.

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quinoa_mango_black_bean_salad.html
  • raytastic06
    raytastic06 Posts: 28 Member
    I LOVE this recipe...hearty and healthy with a bit of a spicy kick due to the cayenne pepper

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-beans/
  • 7001kkj
    7001kkj Posts: 1
    This one is amazing warm, cold, 5 days old you name it! I have begun just chopping up whatever veggies I need to get rid of and putting them in this salad. I usually only use white beans too...but the premise is awesome and it's obviously super adaptable.

    http://danawhitenutrition.com/recipes/bean-salad-with-quinoa/
  • RuthSweetTooth
    RuthSweetTooth Posts: 461 Member
    This sounds pretty. I'll bet it would be quite nice with shrimp or chicken added, to up the protein and lower the carb ratio.
    This is one of my favorites! Quinoa, mango & black bean salad. I've been making it to take to work for lunch.

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quinoa_mango_black_bean_salad.html
  • I love the enchiladas I make with quinoa. If you look for Dr. Oz Lean Bean Enchilada Supreme, you should find the recipe. I haven't tried it with the cabbage yet, because it hasn't come into season, and I use greek yogurt in place of the cottage cheese. Really tasty! Since I don't know what enchilada sauce is, I just use a bit of salsa and mix in a little bit of chipotle and adobo with the yogurt. Gives a little kick :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    This sounds pretty. I'll bet it would be quite nice with shrimp or chicken added, to up the protein and lower the carb ratio.
    This is one of my favorites! Quinoa, mango & black bean salad. I've been making it to take to work for lunch.

    http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quinoa_mango_black_bean_salad.html
    I'll have to try this... thanks!
  • andukin
    andukin Posts: 4 Member
    I make stuffed peppers with Quinoa and chicken or pork breakfast sausage. Even my teenage son will eat them. The recipe:
    4 sausage links sliced and browned til crisp.
    A whole diced medium onion cooked in 2t olive oil
    2 c quinoa, can of fire roasted tomatoes
    2 garlic cloves
    salt & pepper to taste
    Mike all ingredients but peppers together
    Top each pepper with 2T of cheese of ur choosing
    It will fill 3-4 peppers. Half peppers, I always do the slicing from stem to bottom to fill 2 sides of pepper rather than cutting the top off. Cook for about an hour at 350degrees in a baking pan with a 1/4 cup of water in the pan with the peppers. If I'm short for time I broil the peppers under the broiler and then fill with the hot mix from the stove top and eat.