What is your fav quinoa recipe?

Sleekit
Sleekit Posts: 80 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have recently become a huge fan of it, but have not really cooked with it at all before. Looking for yummy ways to add it to my daily diet!

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  • Laurelthequeen
    Laurelthequeen Posts: 78
    Just made quinoa (cooked like rice-1.5 cups) topped with the zest and juice of one lemon and a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. A bunch of asparagus cut up into chunks and sauteed til crisp tender and a couple handfuls of cherry tomatoes. Top with 1/2 grilled chicken breast and some shaved parmesan.

    there's a picture in this blog post
    http://homeindisarray.blogspot.com/2013/04/clean-eating-meal-planning.html
  • Sleekit
    Sleekit Posts: 80 Member
    Just made quinoa (cooked like rice-1.5 cups) topped with the zest and juice of one lemon and a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. A bunch of asparagus cut up into chunks and sauteed til crisp tender and a couple handfuls of cherry tomatoes. Top with 1/2 grilled chicken breast and some shaved parmesan.

    there's a picture in this blog post
    http://homeindisarray.blogspot.com/2013/04/clean-eating-meal-planning.html

    THAT LOOKS AMAZING!!! It will be tomorrow's dinner for sure!!
  • PinkyMouse
    PinkyMouse Posts: 37 Member
    a quinoa salad with diced of tomato, avocado, cucumber, red pepper (corn if you like) with a homemade dressing (lemon juice or xeres vinegar with olive oil). Parsil goes well with it too !

    basically I use it as I would use rice !
  • PinkyMouse
    PinkyMouse Posts: 37 Member
    oh I forgot the delicous nuggets my boyfriend did ! Mix quiona with grounded zukini. mix with eggs and cook in a pan ! I am pretty sure it would be delicious with dried tomato and herbs like thym and maybe garlic !

    thanks for your post ! I totally forgot that one :) now I have a good idea for my tomorrow lunch !
  • calculustiger
    calculustiger Posts: 39
    1/4 cup (uncooked) quinoa, 3-4 tbsp tomato sauce, 2-4 tbsp shredded cheese of choice, and about a cup of spinach makes a great 200 calorie snack. You can add meat (I love to add chicken sausage) and more vegetables if you want to make it into a main meal.

    I adapted the recipe from:
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/02/quinoa-risotto-525-pts.html

    Edit: to be more specific, basically cook the quinoa (takes about 10 minutes), and stir in everything else (put in spinach early enough so that it wilts). If adding meat, cook that ahead of time and then add it in at the end.
  • Sleekit
    Sleekit Posts: 80 Member
    Great suggestions people! Thank you! Another thing I have recently fell in love with is Hemp Hearts.
  • thevegankelly
    thevegankelly Posts: 85 Member
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-beans/?scale=5&ismetric=0

    I make this all the time without the oil.
  • ekaustin7
    ekaustin7 Posts: 185 Member
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-beans/?scale=5&ismetric=0

    I make this all the time without the oil.

    This. It's to die for. I add Rotel tomatoes to it. And I cook it with the oil because when you use extra virgin olive oil, it's healthy fat :)
  • thefewsteps
    thefewsteps Posts: 201 Member
    I put peanut flour (try reg peanut butter or PB2) in the other day and it was delicious!
  • Bonny619
    Bonny619 Posts: 311 Member
    Crispy quinoa bake. Look it up on Pinterest. AMAZING...especially if you love Mexican food.

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