Quinoa and Barley Breakfast Porridge
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1/2 cup quinoa1/2 cup barleyDash of Salt4 cups water
For the crockpot method: Mix the first four ingredients (barley, quinoa, salt and water) and cook on low overnight.
For the stovetop method: Combine the first four ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Then simmer covered for about 40 minutes, until all the water is absorbed.
For both methods continue from here: Fluff with a fork and put into serving dishes.
Add sweetener, dried fruits and spices, as desired. Basically, as you would like for oatmeal. Similar. Serve with milk or yogurt if desired.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRADXY.
For the stovetop method: Combine the first four ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Then simmer covered for about 40 minutes, until all the water is absorbed.
For both methods continue from here: Fluff with a fork and put into serving dishes.
Add sweetener, dried fruits and spices, as desired. Basically, as you would like for oatmeal. Similar. Serve with milk or yogurt if desired.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRADXY.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 173.0
- Total Fat: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 41.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 45.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
- Protein: 7.6 g
Member Reviews
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DENA914
Good idea as a substitute, mine took almost an hour to soak up the water/evaporate, maybe I'll try using less water or more grain next time. - 5/23/09
Reply from GRADXY (6/5/09)
One important question is whether your barley is quick barley or not. It does fine with a little less water, and quick barley doesn't soak up nearly as much water, but isn't overly processed, either, so is still a healthy choice. Quick Barley can make it be made with less water and in only 25 mins