Quinoa. ....Ancient grain

inthslif
inthslif Posts: 96 Member
edited November 12 in Recipes
It's a healthy alternative to rice.....French fries...
potatoes or chips

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  • Sydking
    Sydking Posts: 317 Member
    mabey. But rice tastes way better. So do hot chips

    It has its place. Just not very often

    I prefer in a salad then with a hot meal in place of rice.
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    I flavor the quinoa with canned tomatoes, cilantro and garlic. .....no rice for me
  • Lissa_Kaye
    Lissa_Kaye Posts: 214 Member
    Love to cook it in a rice cooker, and season with a little chicken stock, ground rosemary, and virgin olive oil, red palm oil, or peanut oil. Also it is so good if you pan fry it in a little bit of butter with eggs, onions, diced bacon or ham. Toss in whatever veggies you have. Best breakfast ever. And it is awesome in chicken soup.
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    Yummy. .....sounds good. ..... I'll try it
  • cziegeler1
    cziegeler1 Posts: 1 Member
    Yum! I'm def going to try it for breakfast.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    How do you cook it in the rice cooker? What setting...white or brown rice? How much water to quinoa?
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    We use quinoa a lot. Not necessarily "in place of" but just because it's good and nutritious.
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    How do you cook it in the rice cooker? What setting...white or brown rice? How much water to quinoa?

    I cook quinoa in a pan with water.......I use the directions on the bag
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    We use quinoa a lot. Not necessarily "in place of" but just because it's good and nutritious.

    Same here.......love the taste
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    edited February 2015
    Quinoa... It's what the cool kids eat (apparently). :lol: I have never cooked it myself, but it looks intriguing...

    How to Cook Quinoa

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  • tsahm23
    tsahm23 Posts: 1
    I made an alternative Chilli with quinoa! I use fresh tomatoes Instead of salsa, cilantro, kale, quinoa, beans, corn, and chicken instead of beef. And I actually baked it all up with a very light dusting of fat free mozzarella cheese! You can also add in either a little tomatoe sauce or Cannes diced tomatoes to give it more bulk.
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    tsahm23 wrote: »
    I made an alternative Chilli with quinoa! I use fresh tomatoes Instead of salsa, cilantro, kale, quinoa, beans, corn, and chicken instead of beef. And I actually baked it all up with a very light dusting of fat free mozzarella cheese! You can also add in either a little tomatoe sauce or Cannes diced tomatoes to give it more bulk.

    Sounds good ...ty
  • Evenstranger
    Evenstranger Posts: 69 Member
    My wife found some quinoa chips from Simply 7 recently - she's tried the sea salt, cheddar and sour cream & onion. They're much less fat than potato chips, 8-9g of protein per serving, and they taste pretty good.
  • Wiseandcurious
    Wiseandcurious Posts: 730 Member
    Um... It's actually a seed? And it's a lot less ancient than, say, wheat - quinoa was first domesticated evidently around 5000BC while the earliest wheat around 8000 and possibly even 9600BC.

    Just my pedantic side - the truth is I get hives when I hear/read anything that seems to romanticize food.

    Otherwise, I really like quinoa - and its other, also healthy alternatives, like rice and potatoes :) My favorite is quinoa-mushroom stir-fry.
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    Wiseandcurious wrote: »
    Um... It's actually a seed? And it's a lot less ancient than, say, wheat - quinoa was first domesticated evidently around 5000BC while the earliest wheat around 8000 and possibly even 9600BC.

    Just my pedantic side - the truth is I get hives when I hear/read anything that seems to romanticize food.

    Otherwise, I really like quinoa - and its other, also healthy alternatives, like rice and potatoes :) My favorite is quinoa-mushroom stir-fry.

    Ancient quinoa is actually a brand at Costco. ...but thanks for the history lesson
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    Evenstranger wrote: »
    My wife found some quinoa chips from Simply 7 recently - she's tried the sea salt, cheddar and sour cream & onion. They're much less fat than potato chips, 8-9g of protein per serving, and they taste pretty good.

    Cool.... I'll look for them
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    tsahm23 wrote: »
    I made an alternative Chilli with quinoa! I use fresh tomatoes Instead of salsa, cilantro, kale, quinoa, beans, corn, and chicken instead of beef. And I actually baked it all up with a very light dusting of fat free mozzarella cheese! You can also add in either a little tomatoe sauce or Cannes diced tomatoes to give it more bulk.

    Thanks ......yummy
  • Wiseandcurious
    Wiseandcurious Posts: 730 Member
    inthslif wrote: »
    Wiseandcurious wrote: »
    Um... It's actually a seed? And it's a lot less ancient than, say, wheat - quinoa was first domesticated evidently around 5000BC while the earliest wheat around 8000 and possibly even 9600BC.

    Just my pedantic side - the truth is I get hives when I hear/read anything that seems to romanticize food.

    Otherwise, I really like quinoa - and its other, also healthy alternatives, like rice and potatoes :) My favorite is quinoa-mushroom stir-fry.

    Ancient quinoa is actually a brand at Costco. ...but thanks for the history lesson

    Thank you for clarifying, I did not know that "Ancient grain" was a Costco quinoa brand. Always glad to learn something new :)

    I do shop at Costco, so I'll look out for it next time, hopefully it will set me back less than at my local supermarket and it really is delicious in stir-fry.
  • jwillia9
    jwillia9 Posts: 9
    Try breakfast quinoa, boiled milk, cinnamon, and apples. I promise it'll energize you in rad ways. FullSizeRender47_zps9e35b1e0.jpg
  • ibamosaserreinas
    ibamosaserreinas Posts: 294 Member
    I LOVE quinoa.

    This is one of my favorite quinoa recipes:

    http://onceuponasmallbostonkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/quinoa-veggie-meatballs.html
  • inthslif
    inthslif Posts: 96 Member
    ibamosaserreinas wrote: »
    I LOVE quinoa.

    This is one of my favorite quinoa recipes:

    http://onceuponasmallbostonkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/quinoa-veggie-meatballs.html

    Cool....ty
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    Love quinoa! And millet!
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