Quinoa Mac and Cheese
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One of my favorite quinoa recipes:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/611
It's quinoa chicken salad. It has the grapes and almonds like a chicken salad would have, but with no mayo. It's GF/CF and a little high in calories (350), but filling and high in protein.0 -
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For the record, I tried the quinoa and cheese recipe posted in the first post and it's REALLY good. Many thanks to the op for this because it's super tasty. I did a few substitutions and added some spices. Here was what I changed:
-Switched bell pepper for 2 medium carrots (shredded)
-Switched soy milk for skim milk
-No bacon (I don't care for it)
-No sour cream
-Sharp cheddar cheese (Kroger brand)
-Added the following spices for flavor: Paprika, chili powder, white pepper, curry powder, cumin, poultry seasoning, celery salt
Though I should report that mine came back with 290 cal per serving (serves 8). I still can't figure out how, especially without the bacon, mine came back with more calories. Either way, totally worth it.0 -
you can find it near the grains at the grocery store. I buy mine at trader joe's and whole foods. My parent's buy theirs at Jewel/Dominicks.0
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awww, hope you all like it as much as I do! :-)0
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Bump - sounds fab don't want to lose these recipes!0
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I love Quinoa too but was......disappointed (I guess that's the word).....to discover it is higher in cals than rice & about equal to pasta (cup for cup)
Better for you of course so still preferable, but such a shame that it's as high as it is.0 -
I have been using barley instead of pasta lately is that close?0
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thanks for sharing!!! Just made my first Quinoa dish last night!0
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This recipe reminds me of one I have basically invented for myself. Half my family says it hates Quinoa and the other my son and I love it. So I decided to give it the best chance of success with the naysayers. I took a family favorite Mac and Cheese and substituted in Quinoa and added veggies. They loved it. The next time around the dish I made got closer to yours. I made it a bit healthier. I used part skim ricotta and part skim mozzarella for the cheese. By the way I make a custard based not white sauce based mac and cheese which means no flour needed so it is even lower in calories. Otherwise pretty much the same. I can vary the veggies as to what is on hand. I only use one egg though. So I think you are sharing a great recipe. Thanks.0
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Thanks! I'm adding that to my list0
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