What do I do with quinoa?

napilibay
napilibay Posts: 121 Member
edited November 29 in Food and Nutrition
I'm not sure how to eat this besides plain. Ideas?
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  • fotofreak01
    fotofreak01 Posts: 397 Member
    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.
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    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.
  • GsKiki
    GsKiki Posts: 392 Member
    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.
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    edited February 2016
    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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  • mcsnora
    mcsnora Posts: 3 Member
    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.
  • BunnyBomb
    BunnyBomb Posts: 143 Member
    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 lol
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Use its stench to put off guests coming round.
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    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 too
  • cbelc2
    cbelc2 Posts: 762 Member
    Make a cold salad out of it with veggies, beans, nuts. Dress with olive oil and lemon juice.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    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.
  • runningforthetrain
    runningforthetrain Posts: 1,037 Member
    bump
  • VryIrishGirl76
    VryIrishGirl76 Posts: 1,167 Member
    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 pepper
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    I've always used it like rice - I love this Quinoa Fiesta Enchilada Bake and these Quinoa Spinach Patties (they freeze really well!)
  • KittyInBoots
    KittyInBoots Posts: 226 Member
    I thought I'd add, you can use it as a filler in wraps and such!
  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    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.
  • markrgeary1
    markrgeary1 Posts: 853 Member
    I use it for the base of meatless meals. Quinoa, black beans, cheese, and egg make burgers, Enchaladis, stuffed peppers....
  • squatdeadrun
    squatdeadrun Posts: 22 Member
    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.
  • elinor32
    elinor32 Posts: 7 Member
    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
  • napilibay
    napilibay Posts: 121 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • Steve_ApexNC
    Steve_ApexNC Posts: 210 Member
    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.
  • thatshistorical
    thatshistorical Posts: 93 Member
    Peanut butter bars:

    Toast about a cup of oats and a cup of quinoa in your oven on 300-325, spread out on a pan.

    Mix a smudge of margarine into a 1/4-1/3 cup peanut butter, melt in microwave for 20 sec. You might need more PB.

    Mix some slivered almonds in with the toasted oats/quinoa/peanut butter. If desired, a bit of low sugar agave syrup can go in. Maybe cinnamon if ya like it. Spread into a greased baking pan, put in fridge to firm up. Cut into bars.

    I also boil quinoa in no-salt vegetable or chicken stock. Add chopped green onions, walnuts, and top with pomegranate seeds.

  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    feed it to chickens and see if they'll make it into eggs ?
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Feed it to the goldfish...
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    Eat it like you would eat rice!
    Add veggies or butter!
  • jordiblu
    jordiblu Posts: 145 Member
    I make pancakes and muffins with it! use egg whites, stevia and unsweetened almond milk cinnamon and mix the nbake in muffin tin or fry in skillet with olive oil or coconut oil so damn good!
  • echmain
    echmain Posts: 103 Member
    Use it as a substitute for kitty litter.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    You can eat it like a porridge cereal, cook it up w some chia and make quinotto with some cheese. Stuffed in pepper or tomato or squash. In soup. On salad. In tabouli.pancakes (flour), in bread,sushi

    Also rinse and toast ahead takes away some bitterness.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    angelexperiment wrote: »
    You can eat it like a porridge cereal, cook it up w some chia and make quinotto with some cheese. Stuffed in pepper or tomato or squash. In soup. On salad. In tabouli.pancakes (flour), in bread,sushi

    Also rinse and toast ahead takes away some bitterness.

    Oh and quinoa burgers are awesome
  • tonyrosen
    tonyrosen Posts: 5 Member
    Don't :) ... just kidding

    The burger idea is best!!!!
  • BurnWithBarn2015
    BurnWithBarn2015 Posts: 1,026 Member
    One egg
    100 gram cooked quinoa
    50 gram spinach
    50 gram tomato
    20 gram mozzarella

    Chop it all up and mix together and bake
    A yummie fritata

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