Quinoa Ideas

Does anyone have any recipes for Quinoa that they are willing to share?

I generally just boil some quinoa and add peas to make a quick dish for my daughter who is 15 months when I make it for my daughter. Looking for some ideas that my husband and I can enjoy too so that I can make it more often

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I add feta, lemon juice, chopped spinach, and pan roasted pine nuts with garlic in olive oil. I also chop or shred baked chicken (sprayed w olive oil, then salted and seasoned with onion and lemon zest). It's soooo good.

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This is my new fav! Even my 2 1/2yo liked it

Tomato-Basil Quinoa

2 tsp olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced (I use more)
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 oz. can tomato sauce (I use homemade usually)
1 cup water (can use fat free, low sodium chicken broth as a substitute)
1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
2/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1-2 tomatoes, cored, seeded, and diced
2 Tbs chopped fresh basil (I use more)

Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about one minute.  Season with salt and pepper.

Add the tomato sauce and water to the saucepan and stir in the quinoa.  Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Reduce the heat, cover, and cook until the quinoa is tender but still chewy, and white spiral-like threads appear around each grain, about 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to sit about 5 minutes.  Stir in the Parmesan cheese, tomatoes, and basil, and season with salt and pepper if necessary.  Serve.

Message edited 3/15/2013 9:31:20 PM.

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This is on my to do list to make....looks yummy! My sister had quinoa pancakes in Peru and wont shut up about them!

Lemon Blueberry Quinoa Pancakes

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Quinoa Ideas

I just did a slow cooker one with chicken broth, grape tomatoes, feta, baby spinach, chopped almonds and cranberries...delicious!

Quinoa Ideas

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa dry (cooked to package instructions)
1 Cup cooked butter nut squash
a few springs of fresh cilantro diced (optional)
1 small onion diced
2 inch piece of ginger minced (optional)
1 garlic clove minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper (instead of this I like to add diced hot peppers)
Quarter cup of green and red bell peppers for color (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine all ingredients and mix in a large bowl
Make mixture into small patties
Place the patties on a large baking sheet covered with foil that is sprayed with oil so the patties won't stick to the baking sheet
Spay top of patties
Bake for 12 minutes, then flip burgers and spray with oil again
Bake for another 12 minutes. Broil for 5 minutes at the end to get a nice golden brown color

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Quinoa Ideas

I like it with chopped tomato, avocado, some onion, chickpeas, grilled chicken, salt and pepper and then drizzled with EVOO and balsamic vinegar.