I love Asian chicken Salad. It is second only to chocolate on my list of favorites. I enjoy trying new variations and often experiment with it at home. When I discovered quinoa while going through my pantry, I knew I had to try it in this salad! Quinoa, with its nutty flavor and crunchy texture, is a natural addition to this type of salad. In this easy recipe, I used quinoa … [Read more...]
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Lemon Pepper Quinoa with Chicken
Our family loves quinoa. Including Tyler (who once tried to lick his bowl clean...the pictures don't lie!) I made this a few weeks ago, during one of those warm spells we had in early November. I was going to just serve a "3-part" meal with some grilled lemon chicken, a side of quinoa and broccoli. I was cutting up chicken pieces for little mouths, it occurred to me that I … [Read more...]
Raspberry Almond Quinoa
I recently decided to cut out all forms of white and brown sugar from my diet to find out if this elimination would help steady my energy level throughout the day. I'm proud to report that I went without sugar for the entire month of August and plan to continue down this path! I discovered a noticeable difference in my energy level, productivity, consistency and clarity in my … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Quinoa
It's we're on a bit of a quinoa roll these days! I have a number of recipes on One Dish Dinners using quinoa (with another coming next week!), Lisa shared her Cilantro-Lime Quinoa last week and we've made a number of different quinoa recipes here on $5 Dinners! If you haven't heard of quinoa (keen-wa), it's a gluten free grain from Peru that is gaining popularity quickly … [Read more...]
Cilantro-Lime Quinoa
This recipe is quickly becoming one of our favorites for outdoor cookouts, potluck gatherings, and overnight camping trips. It can easily be made in advance, tastes great leftover, and is sure to please any crowd. A little over a year ago we would have been adding a bag of chips or pasta salad (made from white flour) to our cookouts, but now that we're on the real food … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Quinoa
Quinoa. The ancient grain. The protein grain. The underutilized, but gaining in popularity grain. The perfect gluten free alternative for many recipes (...like the parfait above. Use quinoa, not oats.) grain. If you have not cooked with quinoa yet, I highly recommend it. It is a bit more expensive, but if you know where to look (check out the best places to find … [Read more...]
Berry Quinoa Parfait
Boy did summer come ablazin' in this year. It rained, and rained, and rained. Then boom...it was hot. Stifling hot. It's on these stifling hot days that I have no intention of turning on the oven...or letting something cook for an hour on the stove top. It's on these stifling hot days that I'm really not all the hungry. I just need something cool and light for … [Read more...]
Curried Quinoa with Chicken and Peas
So here we have it. The curried chicken quinoa with peas recipe that I will be making 3 times a week, just for Tyler. Well, maybe not that often...but it's certainly one I will be adding to our regular rotation! Tyler, Tyler, Tyler. I normally give him small portions, about 1-2 tablespoons in size, at a time. And if I were to give him more, he'd end up dumping it … [Read more...]
Quinoa and Black Bean Burritos with “Guac De Gallo”
I have been on a bit of a quinoa kick lately. Making it way more often than rice! (I guess that's what happens when you buy 8 lbs. of the stuff!) Cinnamon Walnut Quinoa, plus a Curried Chicken Quinoa that I'll be making this week and a Spicy Southwest Quinoa that I've got on the calendar to share soon! And now... A "new and improved" rice and beans burrito! Using … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Walnut Quinoa with Raisins
Meet the new porridge! Goldilocks is sure to eat all three bowls of this delicious "dressed up oatmeal"! Except it's not oatmeal!!! This gluten-free breakfast is sure to please the entire family, not just those who need to eat sans gluten. It's cooked quinoa with a little sweetness and cinnamon, then topped with walnuts and raisins. Move on over Wheaties...this is … [Read more...]