Just discovered quinoa love it ,tips?

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  • bettyboop573
    bettyboop573 Posts: 610 Member
    Bump!! I like to do grilled cherry tomatoes, basil and reduced fat feta. Tastes naughty but it's not!!


    yumm! this one sounds awesome
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    bump!
  • GalaxyDuck
    GalaxyDuck Posts: 406 Member
    bump
  • FlipThis112
    FlipThis112 Posts: 49 Member
    I absolutely love Quinoa. Quinoa stuffed peppers are amazing (http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10896), and SO filling. Also, quinoa is great on top of a salad instead on chicken or fish. Cook two cups quinoa, mix with one can of black beans, cilantro, reduced balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper. It makes a lot of quinoa, so is good for several meals, keeps really well and is delicious warm or cold.
  • byukid
    byukid Posts: 55
    you can buy quinoa flakes- i like flakes quinoa with almond milk, cinnamon and vanilla protein powder.
  • utaviator
    utaviator Posts: 55 Member
    I took the leap and tried quinoa this weekend. I made a ragu with fresh garlic, onion and eggplant. Added diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and a splash of cognac. (I didn't have any red wine in the house, or I would have used that.) Added salt, pepper, italian herbs from the garden, and the cooked quinoa. Even the grandkids loved it!
  • travelerkate
    travelerkate Posts: 18 Member
    I'm gluten free, and have found quinoa to be an awesome replacement of how I used to eat pasta:

    1st I sautee veggies (eggplant, squash, zucchini, onion, tomatoes, potatoes, garlicc, peppers, olive oil)
    then add the quinoa, and cook it for a few minutes
    then cover with water and boil until the quinoa absorbs it all (like rice)

    DELISH
  • BeeMarieG
    BeeMarieG Posts: 61 Member
    These look great! I can't wait to try some of them.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    Another one we're doing tonight... veggies going to go bad if we don't eat them.

    Boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces, sautee'd with mushrooms, onions, and garlic... throw in some fresh green beans and diced tomatoes. Turn off heat, add some feta and stir to coat everything with cheesy goodness.

    Serve over/in/around quinoa cooked with low sodium chicken broth.
  • KnottyRae
    KnottyRae Posts: 33
    All I have to say right now is...DROOL! Now I want quinoa...

    Quinoa Noodles + Butternut Squash Sauce = heaven in my mouth. My three year old even loves it! I found the pasta sauce at TJ Maxx and it's gluten free...don't remember the brand though. :(
  • SU51ELH
    SU51ELH Posts: 2
    I love quinoa too but I don't think I can add to any of the great recipes that have been posted already - you guys are great!

    I went to a nutrionist for a while due to some food/stomach issues and she introduced me to quinoa as an alternative to past and rice (as I had to avoid them for a while) but also importantly as a protein. It has more protein than other "grain" type foods and, as a veggie, and with other restrictions to my diet at the time, I was struggling to take in enough protein.

    Quinoa really is a great food.
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