Quinoa Pilaf

Name: Quinoa Pilaf Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa washed 2 cups fat free chicken broth olive oil garlic pine nuts 2 Tablespoons dried apricots raisins currants or other dried fruit cilantro and lemon to garnish.

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa, washed, 2 cups fat free chicken broth, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, 2 Tablespoons, dried apricots, raisins, currants or other dried fruit, cilantro and lemon to garnish.

Directions

Put olive oil in large sautee pan, turn heat to medium. Put in 1 clove garlic, minced and choped pine nuts and sautee until the garlic begins to change color. Add in quinoa and sautee for a minute or two. Add in Chicken broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 12 minutes until the liquid is mostly absorbed. Add in dried fruit and cilantro and cook for remaining for 3 minutes, till fruit is replumped. Serve warm or room temp with lemon wedge.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNYTHENIPPER.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 224.0
Total Fat: 8.5 g
Cholesterol: 2.4 mg
Sodium: 117.3 mg
Total Carbs: 49.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
Protein: 9.7 g

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