Quinoa

I used quinoa as a substitute for potatoes in my sausage and egg casserole and it's really nummy. Even my husband eats it.
1lb turkey sausage
chopped veggies as desired (I use mushrooms and green onion. Last time I added shredded carrots too. Fresh tomato also works well but add that after everything else is cooked)
8 oz. low fat cheese (I use a cheese substitute because I can't have dairy)
12 eggs (yeah that's a lot but this serves a lot. you can cut the eggs in half and it still works but doesn't go as far)
1 cup dry quinoa

I cook my quinoa in a microwave rice cooker but how ever you do it cook the quinoa with 2 cups water and a half tsp salt (or to your tastes)

Fry up the turkey sausage in a non stick skillet without adding any extra fat
add the veggies that you want cooked in and continue to sauté
when the veggies are cooked the way you like add the cooked quinoa and the eggs
stir it all together and continue on medium/low heat until the eggs are cooked through
stir in the cheese, turn off the heat, put on a lid, and allow the cheese to melt
then stir in any fresh veggies and serve.

It makes a good hot breakfast cereal you can doll up any way you like.

I don't like quinoa on its own, and I don't even really like plain quinoa that I season myself. I do quite like the Roland brand flavored quinoa packets. I use the Mediterranean one to make a quinoa salad with cucumber, tomato, onion, olives, and artichoke hearts; I mix the garden vegetable one into mini frittatas. I haven't found a use for the roasted garlic one yet, but it tastes all right on its own as a side with chicken or whatever.

I make a really good quinoa salad and a hot dish. Both focus on kale. For the cold salad, you cook the quinoa according to the package. While its cooking, chop apple and set it aside to soak in lemon juice. Chop some green onion and chop up a big bunch of kale really small. When the quinoa is done, mix the hot quinoa with the kale and onion and some herbs, salt to taste. When it has cooled, stir in the apple.

This is the ingredient list for the hot dish:
2.00 tbsp (10g), Korr Vegetable Recipe Mix
0.25 cup, Quinoa(+2x water)

0.19 cup (40g), Mixed Fruit - Dried
200.00 g, Kale - Raw
I usually cook the quinoa separately from the soup mix, kale, and fruit, then stir everything together. You will need to add water to the kale, I just don't measure it. This recipe makes 4 -93calorie servings:)

Sonya_Morley wrote: »

I like to cook quinoa in unsweetened vanilla almond milk and then add a tablespoon of peanut butter and some chopped apple.

That sounds good, a twist on hot cereal:)