Since I'm a little skiddish of most meats (and definitely meat that I have cooked, because there is just something about having trimmed every little piece of fat and vein off a piece of meat that even after it is cooked I have no appetite for), I am always looking for good vegetarian recipes that are filling and healthy. Lately I've been trying more rices... and tonight was my second go at quinoa.
One of the places I get suggestions for recipes from is allrecipes.com. They usually get me at least steered in the right direction, and so many of their recipes have comments and addendums from various cooks who have also tried the recipes, that I find I can mix and match just the way I like and still end up with a great recipe.
So tonight, I had boiled 1/2 C of quinoa and bulgur (combo) in 1 C of low sodium chicken broth... but wanting to make it a little less bland, I searched for a quinoa recipe.
I added a little bit of olive oil (maybe a Tablespoon - by eye), 1 1/2 tsp of curry, 1/2 tsp of cumin, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of black pepper, 1/4 tsp of cinnamon, a bit of minced garlic (this one I also just threw in there... maybe 1 1/2 Tablespoon), and some onion flakes (again, just whatever fancied me at the moment). I also added a little water (because it had already almost boiled dry by the time I decided to add all of these spices) and let the spices cook with the quinoa for a few more minutes. Then I added a can of drained garbanzo beans and some pine nuts to the finish. If you want an exact recipe rather than my "eye" measurements, you can find it by searching for "spiced quinoa' on allrecipes.com. I loved it, and so did Van (although it was my main meal, he also had pork tenderloin and other veggies) I think it would be an easy and excellent lunch during the week, as quinoa is super healthy and full of protein.
Yummy! And so excited to have a new, simple, fast, and non-meat dish for me!
No comments:
Post a Comment