Seeking Quinoa Recipes

Quinoa tastes a lot like rice.

I've made plain w/ just a little Mrs Dash seasoning (I used garlic/herb) and it turned out great. Or you can cook it in broth instead of water for a little extra flavor. I've used it in a variety of asian/thai dishes instead of rice. It's really pretty versatile. Give it a try.

I use it many ways. I buy the prewashed stuff

breakfast cook it like oatmeal and add a touch of brown sugar a chopped up banana and some walnuts. It delicious

dinner I cook it with chicken stock, and black beans. When that is finished I add a bit of light sour cream and add some salsa verde to it. Sometimes I eat this as a main dish or a side with another protein.

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Here are a couple recipes I have made recently with quinoa

Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/turkey-and-quinoa-meatloaf/detail.aspx
made 5 servings
Used 2 eggs instead of 1. Didn't use olive oil.
per serving: 217 calories, 15g carbs, 3 g fat, 32g protein

Cheesy Quinoa Bites
http://www.soveryblessed.com/2012/01/cheesy-quinoa-bites.html
made 12 servings
per serving: calories 68, carbs 6, fat 3, protein 4

This is my family's favorite recipe:

2 teaspoons grated lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup quinoa, cooked and cooled
1 avocado, cut into chunks
2 medium tomatoes, diced
4 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix zest, lime juice, oil, sugar, salt and pepper. Add remaining ingredients and serve at room temp.

Great Mediterranean quinoa recipe:

Serves 2 people for dinner main course + 1 lunch the next day

1.5 cups quinoa - once cooked will expand to about 3 cups
2.5 cups water
1/2 teaspoon Garlic (I use the pre-crushed kind that comes in the small glass container)
~1/2 cup Red wine vinegar (use more or less depending on how strong you want it)
1 tbsp olive oil (optional)
1/2 can artichoke hearts
kalmata olives (sometimes I just get 6-8 of them from the grocery store salad bar)
1/2 tomato
Mozzarella or feta cheese
Garlic salt to flavor

Add quinoa, garlic (to flavor) and water in medium pot. Cover on high heat until boils then turn down heat and simmer for 15min (or until all of the water has been absorbed), stirring occasionally. While the quinoa is cooking, chop up artichoke hearts, olives, and tomato. Once quinoa is done, add chopped up ingredients directly into pot. Add red wine vinegar, olive oil, and cheese. Stir everything together and salt to taste.

I eat it hot at night then refrigerate the leftovers and eat cold the next day.

I've just found these recipes this week for meal plan this week. Haven't yet tried them, but they sound good:

Parmesan Quinoa
Top 1/2 cup cooked quinoa with 2 tbsp marinara, 2 tsp grated Parmesan.

Chicken and Quinoa Tossed Salad
In a bowl, toss 2/3 cup cooked quinoa with 1/4 cup baby spinach, 1/4 cup shredded carrots. Top with 3 oz chopped grilled chicken breast, 2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese, 1 tbsp dried cranberries, 1 tbsp chopped walnuts. Drizzle with 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tsp olive oil.

Quinoa-Edamame Salad With Sesame-Ginger Dressing
In a bowl, combine 1 cup cooked quinoa, 2/3 cup shelled cooked edamame, 1/4 cup shredded carrots, 1/4 cup chopped cucumber. In another bowl, combine 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 1 tsp rice wine vinegar, 1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce, 1/2 tsp grated ginger, 1/4 tsp garlic powder; toss with quinoa mixture.

Couscous (you can sub Quinoa) Margherita
In a medium pan, sauté 1/3 cup chopped onion, 1 chopped garlic clove in 2 tsp olive oil, 2 minutes. Add 1 cup halved grape tomatoes, 1 tbsp water; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Simmer until tomatoes are soft, 5 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup cooked shelled edamame, 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil, 1/8 tsp salt, a pinch of black pepper; cook 2 minutes. Serve over 1/2 cup cooked couscous; top with 1 tbsp shredded Parmesan.

Mediterranean Mix
In a bowl, toss quinoa with 1 cup halved grape tomatoes with 3 tbsp crumbled feta, 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar.

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Try this one - I really liked it. I put it in a bowl with chicken, avocado and salsa. Used hominy instead of corn because I had a can I needed to use up. Yum. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quinoa-and-black-beans/detail.aspx

I like to use it in place of the oats in homemade veggie burgers.

I've never washed it and it's always been fine. I make it in the rice cooker and season it afterwards.

I also make a killer turkey and quinoa meatloaf that my kids even like!!!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Turkey-and-Quinoa-Meatloaf/

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These all sound so good! Bump for sure!

What is Quinoa anyway?

Quinoa is a grain crop that is a species of the goosefoot plant. Quinoa is an edible grain that is similar to white rice.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/