quinoa recipe ideas??

Minimalist baker has a good quinoa tacos recipe

I do stuffed acorn squash with quinoa and chicken sausage it's so good

I like making Mexican chicken with mine, 1-2 tins of chopped tomatoes, paprika, coriander (ground and fresh), cumin, oregano, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 1-2 bell peppers, chili powder and fresh chili, cayenne pepper, chicken stock cube, 3 chicken breasts and 2 cups of quinoa. basically 1-2 teaspoons of the herbs and spices fry everything, add the chopped tomatoes then quinoa and cook till its soft. You may need to add some water through out the cooking process (or red wine!). Serve with a spoonful of reduced fat natural yogurt or a sprinkle of cheese

Or I do few skinless fillets of smoked haddock or smoked cod (this works with most white smoked and unsmoked fish), 1 onion, 1 lemon, 1-2 cups of broccoli or a cup of peas, fresh parsley, 1 glass of white wine, 1 fish stock cube, 2-3 bay leaves, black pepper to taste and about 2-3 cups of quinoa, 1 cup of water. Again fry everything apart from the fish and lemon then add the liquid, fish, quinoa and the lemon in wedges and cook till soft. Serve with again a spoonful of reduced fat yogurt and a bit of fresh parsley.

These are not one meal measurements as when I cook I always make some for meals later in the week and my greedy boyfriend. Also nothing is exact, just use your judgment with what you like for amounts.

I've made this a few times and it is delicious

http://pinchofyum.com/creamy-chicken-quinoa-broccoli-casserole

My daughter, Hunter, came up with this recipe and it is so good:

QUINOA VEGGIE PLATE

Ingredients
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
1 cup water
1 tsp chix bouillion
1 cup frozen green beans
1 cup frozen cut carrots
1 cup frozen peppers and onions

*Sauce:
1/3 cup tomato sauce
1/3 cup diced tomato with juice
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp dried minced onion
Dash of garlic powder
Salt and Pepper to taste

Sprinkling of Adobo Seasoning
Parmesan to taste

Directions
Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add chix flavored bullion, if desired. After boiling, stir in rinsed quinoa, lower heat to medium low, cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until quinoa is semi-translucent.

While quinoa is cooking, steam green beans, carrots, peppers and onions for 8 minutes.

For sauce, combine tomato sauce, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, dried minced onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper and heat on stove for 5 to 10 minutes.*

To plate, divide quinoa onto two plates, top each with half of the veggies and sprinkle on Adobo seasoning. Divide the tomato sauce and pour over each plate and top each one with parmesan.

*To speed this up, you can substitute your favorite pasta sauce for the sauce recipe.

Quinoa chicken broccoli casserole. Delicious and healthy

I made this today. It's one of my standby recipes to take for lunch during the week. http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/black-bean-and-quinoa-enchilada-bake/

I just take my portion and heat it up in my crockpot warmer https://www.amazon.ca/Crock-Pot-Lunch-Crock-Warmer-Black/dp/B00942VHOS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477253653&sr=8-1&keywords=crockpot+warmer

Cook quinoa with chicken broth and sautéed onions and garlic, when done add a can of drained black beans, can or frozen corn and a can of rotel tomatoes! Makes a Mexican side dish full of good stuff, I serve with chicken or steak. My favorite quinoa recipe so far and simple!