Tasty Quinoa??

I love quinoa with garlic and mushrooms! Cook quinoa as instructed per package. In another pan heat up olive oil, add choped garlic and sliced mushrooms. Bake mushrooms with garlic, and once they are done mix in quinoa and add salt per taste. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy
It's one of my favourite side dishes.
If you cook plain quinoa try adding a little bit of vegetable or chicken stock, it will add depth to the taste, and won't really add a lot of extra calories.

I make a quinoa-apple-kale salad. It can be eaten cold or warm. Cook quinoa according to package directions. While it cooks: Chop an apple and soak in lemon juice, set aside. Finely chop kale, set aside. Chopped green onions are good in this, and either some fresh herbs or dried herbs de provence. Once the quinoa is done cooking, drain and then stir in the kale and white parts of onion. The heat of the quinoa will wilt the kale. Add in the herbs and salt/pepper to taste. Once it is not so steamy-hot, stir in the apple and green parts of onion. It is ready to eat, or you can refrigerate and eat it cold.

Quinoa is a bit like rice. It can be boring. I always cook mine in a mix of water and broth, instead of water. And then the sky is the limit.

I saute onion, spinach and or kale than add the quinoa than add broth, usually chicken. It took us a few times to get use to it and now we like it way better than rice, I find I don't have to make as much and it's more filling. I also make cabbage roll casserole with quinoa and ground turkey so good.

i add a serving to salads.

pzarnosky wrote: »

I cook mine with chicken boullion, I follow the directions for how much boullion to use with the water. Always comes out great! I also add cooked black beans to it at the end. Not sure why, but i've always loved quinoa this way.

that sounds delicious

I just made some today in a 'leftover turkey' soup. Sometimes I use it like rice, sometimes I use it like noodles. It's one of those foods that can go with nearly anything. I don't have any recipes, as I don't exactly follow recipes when I cook. But it can be cooked in broth and will take on the flavor of the broth, you can add all sorts of spices... and I might actually try some of hte suggestions I see here. They sound awesome.

I do a Greek salad variation as well. I add diced cucumbers, diced tomatoes, garbanzo beans, crumbled feta cheese, sliced Kalamata olives, slivered almonds, oregano, salt, pepper, and then add either EVOO and vinegar or a Greek vinaigrette.

My mom makes one with garbanzo beans, black beans, diced cucumbers, diced celery, and then adds either dried cranberries, sliced grapes, diced apples, or whatever fruit she has with a quality balsamic vinegar (low acidity) as a dressing.

I also use it in place of pasta and rice.

Oh, I also make it for breakfast like oat meal or porridge by putting it hot in a bowl with a little coconut milk and maple syrup (a teaspoon) and top it with cinnamon and/or cardamon.

I make a really good one and can't wait to try some of these listed!
I cook it water, add some salt & pepper, then add black beans, some diced jalapeno, and some diced tomatoes -- I also throw in some onion while it's cooking and/or add add sliced green onion at the end.

michaela_g09 wrote: »

thisgalcooks.com/cajun-shrimp-quinoa-casserole/

Just made this and loved it! I highly suggest it. Would also be good with chicken. Thanks for the suggestion!

I cook mine in stock rather then plain water, it absorbs the stock so is nicely flavored

My hubby cooks garlic, onion, and any other veg in a little coconut oil, adds quinoa, water and a little white wine - delicious served on a bed of fresh baby spinach!

In addition to all the yummy sautéed veggies you can add, try cooking it with a bit of chicken broth next time.

I just made it for the first time. I boiled a 1/2C quinoa with 1 C low sodium chicken broth. I then sautéed a pack of fresh mushrooms in EVOO and drained them when they were fully cooked. I then mixed the mushrooms and quinoa together. Delicious!