Italian Quinoa Delight
1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
2 cans diced tomatos with chili peppers
2 peppers chopped(I used Orange because they were on sale)
1 onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 zucchini sliced
1/4 cup freshly diced basil
2-3 TB dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
First things first- always rinse quinoa in a sieve prior to cooking
In large pot combine water and quinoa and cook on high until boiling. Turn down heat, cover and simmer.
Meanwhile, sautee chopped onions, mushrooms and garlic for 2 minutes, then add canned tomatoes, chopped peppers, zucchini, half the basil, and half the oregano. cook on med-high until veggies are tender. Then combine the veggies with the quinoa and cook together until the quinoa is done (it should be light and fluffy- an outer shell will be present. Add the rest of the spices and salt and pepper as you wish.
Quinoa is a wonderful and tasty protein rich grain with a full compliment of amino acids.
2 cups water
2 cans diced tomatos with chili peppers
2 peppers chopped(I used Orange because they were on sale)
1 onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 zucchini sliced
1/4 cup freshly diced basil
2-3 TB dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
First things first- always rinse quinoa in a sieve prior to cooking
In large pot combine water and quinoa and cook on high until boiling. Turn down heat, cover and simmer.
Meanwhile, sautee chopped onions, mushrooms and garlic for 2 minutes, then add canned tomatoes, chopped peppers, zucchini, half the basil, and half the oregano. cook on med-high until veggies are tender. Then combine the veggies with the quinoa and cook together until the quinoa is done (it should be light and fluffy- an outer shell will be present. Add the rest of the spices and salt and pepper as you wish.
Quinoa is a wonderful and tasty protein rich grain with a full compliment of amino acids.
posted by Jodi at 5:23 PM
2 Comments:
Do you add the vegetables to the quinoa and water or do you remove the quinoa from the water and add it to the vegetables?
Never mind - realized I used too much water to cook the quinoa - guess I should have read the box. It was still delicious!
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