First time QUINOA user! Recipes?

i steam mine instead of boiling it in a pan with water - it is much less stodgy this way. I usually add a bit of tomato puree and garlic puree to give it some flavour if it is to go with a salad. Steam - 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water & steam for approx 40mins. I am now going to look for quinoa burgers because this sounds interesting :-)

I use it instead of meat when I make chili.

I like a sprinkling of seasoning salt. Or shredded cheese. I eat it several times a week & always make it this way: cook quinoa, scramble in 1 egg or egg whites, add whatever veggies you want, add a sprinkling of cheese and/or seasoning.

my husband cooks it in a rice cooker, and we eat it just like rice. But it is nuttier and more satisfying than rice. So we have it with any dish which one eats rice with. Also, I ate leftovers for breakfast a couple of times, could eat it cold or heat it up. I usually do not put anything sweet on my oatmeal, so i did not put anything on quinoa when i had it for breakfast with a cup of coffee. I suppose you can put some fruit or berries on it, or whatever else you put on your oatmeal.

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I use it instead of rice and do egg fried "rice" But that's because I love egg fried rice but with quinoa it's got better nutrients and that so I don't feel as guilty eating it. Also, I tend to just boil it in water, then add chillis, jalepinos, peppers, sauce - depending on my mood could be reggae reggae cause or just plain old tabasco - onions, can add in some meat such as tuna/chicken etc and just make a nice big stir fry (I'd like to add I am guilty of using the "1cal" cooking spray for this, but I'm sure it would still work out quite good if you were to use proper cooking oil).

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I have tried the mac and cheese recipe that's on here but it was too rich for me using the Kraft Mozzarella w/cream cheese so I thought next time I might try reduced fat colby jack.

I have tried the mac and cheese recipe that's on here but it was too rich for me using the Kraft Mozzarella w/cream cheese so I thought next time I might try reduced fat colby jack.

i just used plain mild cheddar, no cream cheese, and it was good. i used a bit extra cheese, but i like cheese and the calories still werent bad

I use it instead of meat when I make chili.

cooked a head and toss in or tossed in with the tomatoes and beans to cook in the pot? i might give this a try!

I toast the quinoa in a pan before I cook it. Adds a nice nutty flavor to it.
Med hi heat, once it starts to "pop' keep the pan moving until light brown.
It can burn so keep an eye on it.

I regularly make a quinoa "scramble", and I tried making quinoa burgers just last week.

My scramble tends to look like this:



1/4c quinoa boiled in water for 13 minutes, drained, mixed with 1/4c egg whites and a tbsp of flax seed meal and whatever veg I have to hand (usually some combination of cooked mushroom/spinach/brocolli/cauliflower). Poured into a frying pan, quartered and flipped after five minutes or so. I usually just mash it up completely to top it with sliced tomato and cheese as in the picture. 300 or so calories for that huge portion.

The burger (sorry, not a great pic) looked like this:



It was 2 tbsp quinoa cooked in water for 13 minutes and drained, mixed with 2 tbsp egg whites, 2 tbsp vital wheat gluten, 1/4c nutritional yeast and a bit of cooked mushrooms and spinach. I formed it into three little balls and then pan-fried them (smooshing them flatter) in a bit of olive oil, then wrapped them in a homemade pita with tomato and a bit of cheese. The nutritional yeast gave it a cheesy, chewy texture. Yum!

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