What do I do with quinoa?
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napilibay
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I'm not sure how to eat this besides plain. Ideas?
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My absolute favorite quick snack to keep in my fridge is quinoa, mushrooms and onions. I sautee some onions and mushrooms with a pat of real butter and whatever seasonings I feel like, cook my quinoa in chicken broth and throw it all together in a gladware container. I keep it in the fridge and just scoop out a portion whenever I want it. It's yummy hot or cold.0
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i make a mac and cheese out of it, put stir fry vegetables on top, mix it with beans and hot sauce and put it in a burrito, mix it with pesto and olive oil and spread it over white fish.....just what I can think of right now.0
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My favourite quinoa is pretty similar to what fotofreak01 said, I just use garlic instead of onions and cook my quinoa in a regular water.0
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i use quinoa a lot
asian/chinese type of meals
But also in my morning oats
Or i make quinoa pancakes or fritata's
And i love yogurt quinoa and blueberries
Its a grain so you do a lot with it. Even make flour out of it, if you want too.
But in the morning a bit of quinoa with butter, syrup and cinnamon is lovely too.
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I felt exactly like you are saying. I use it as a rice substitute, or pasta. I get chicken stock or vegetable broth, and cook it according to the directions on the package. I chunk black bean patties and add peppers, corn, diced tomatoes, and a bunch of stuff. If you go to allrecipes and put quinoa in the search, you will find recipes.0
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I make something called 3-grain mix : Buckwheat, Quinoa and Amaranth together in a 50/30/20 mixture. I cook it like porridge in a huge stock pot for the week, then keep it in the fridge, taking hunks out of it as I need it.
With 3-grain mix I can do ALL SORTS of things!
Some include:
1. Using it as a base for my morning brakfast
2. Using it as a substitute for mince in my favourite chilli recipe
3. Using it as a substitute for mince in my meatloaf recipe
4. Spicing it up with some mushrooms and onions then serving over fresh spinach salad
I'm fairly sure if I didn't keep a stock of 3-grain mix my vegan cooking and some of my nutrition would go to hell lol0 -
Use its stench to put off guests coming round.0
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I use it in casseroles in place of pasta. I put it in soups and love it mixed up in cold salads. try allrecipes.com and just search quinoa, you'll be shocked by how much you can make. I do love it as a side dish too0
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Make a cold salad out of it with veggies, beans, nuts. Dress with olive oil and lemon juice.0
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Use it in any recipe that calls for couscous. The grain nugget is about the same size. I'd cook it plain and add a little lemon juice, olive oil, grated onions, and paprika.0
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I use it as a rice replacement typically.
Also make a salad using quinoa, red onion, colored peppers and cucumbers.
Sometimes I add feta cheese.
Dress it with olive oil and salt and pepper0 -
I've always used it like rice - I love this Quinoa Fiesta Enchilada Bake and these Quinoa Spinach Patties (they freeze really well!)0
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I thought I'd add, you can use it as a filler in wraps and such!0
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I use it with green and red peppers, onions and Italian dressing. I also have it most morning for breakfast by adding salt, pepper and nutritional yeast. When I make pepper steak my family loves it with quinoa. You can really use it in place of any meal that normally uses rice. Hope this helps.0
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I use it for the base of meatless meals. Quinoa, black beans, cheese, and egg make burgers, Enchaladis, stuffed peppers....0
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I had an amazing quinoa bowl recently (think burrito bowl). It was quinoa, black beans, feta, chopped red onions, avocado, cilantro, and drizzled with red pepper vinaigrette. So delicious.0
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OH MY GOD so many delicious things!!!
Some favorites:
-on a salad yum!
-in a stuffed red pepper!
-cooked and mixed with cooked sweet potatoes, craisins, walnuts, caramelized red onion
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Thanks everyone!0
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http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-deen/quinoa-stuffed-poblano-peppers-recipe.html
I'd also echo @QueenMuncy suggestion on patties. You can find different recipes that fit flavor profiles up your alley. Good stuff.0
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