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.

I made a quinoa salad the other day

1c steamed quinoa
1c blanched asparagus spears but into 1-inch pieces
8 artichoke hearts packed in water and drained
1/4 c fat free feta cheese
the dressing was an asparagus-spinach pesto with a little parmesan, toasted pinenuts, olive oil, blanched asparagus spears and the juice of one lemon. I pureed this until it was the consistency that I like and tossed the salad with it. SOoooooo yummy!

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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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