Quinoa and Spinach (WW recipe)

Name: Quinoa and Spinach (WW recipe) Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 T Olive Oil; 1 large onion minced; 2 medium garlic cloves minced; 2 C quinoa rinsed (or purchased pre-rinsed); 4 C reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 t black pepper; 1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes optional; 8 C spinach baby leaves packed coarsely chopped; 1 t salt (optional)

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Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

1 T Olive Oil1 large onion, minced2 medium garlic cloves, minced2 C quinoa, rinsed (or purchased pre-rinsed)4 C reduced-sodium chicken broth1/4 t black pepper1/4 t crushed red pepper flakes, optional8 C spinach, baby leaves, packed, coarsely chopped1 t salt (optional)

Directions

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook, stirring frequently, until onion is tender. About 3 to 5 minutes.

Add quinoa to skillet, cook, stirring frequently, until quinoa stats to turn golden brown, about 2 minutes.

Add broth, black pepper and red pepper flakes to skillet, bring to a boil. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low and simmer for 13 minutes; stir in spinach. Cover skillet and cook until spinach and quinoa are tender and liquid is absorbed. About 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt. Yields about 1/2 C per serving.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAIGEJIMMY.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 105.9
Total Fat: 2.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 167.4 mg
Total Carbs: 17.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
Protein: 4.2 g

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Member Reviews

DANIANI81
This was delicious, but it didn't make 16 1/2 cup servings, more like 9, which makes the calories quite a bit more. - 8/25/11
AMBERAMA76
I made this back when I was doing WW...it is excellent! - 4/7/10
SUNSHINELIZ
Used vegetable broth and it was wonderful! Any vegetarian knows how to substitute. ;-) - 2/18/10
DEDICATED2HIM
I would add some pine nuts for extra texture...possibly some raisons as well. - 2/9/10
MAWITSOYS
I used a cup and half of quinoa, but used 2 c broth and a rotisserie chicken. It was delicious. I also only had 4 c of spinach, and I think I would do the recipe this way again, cause double the spinach, I think, would make that flavor too strong for me. - 10/24/13
CD4048900
I made this for my lunches at work. I only used 1/2 the quinoa and broth, and used frozen chopped spinach, squeezed out. It was delicious. I will made this again. I think next time I will add a few chopped walnuts for texture. Add some chicken and top with grated parmesan for a great easy meal. - 4/3/13
ICANDI4U
This is my first time eating this. This was delicious. My boyfriend even loved it and went back for seconds. YUM YUM - 1/31/13
CD12750373
it was good..only had quinoa in cold salads. I added some curry to add flavor :) - 7/29/12
MSMARGARET53
I@DANIANI81 you are correct. The serving size is for 8. I cooked this recipe last night and it was delicious. I got the recipe from Weight Watchers website. We can do a "Make Over" of the recipe and correct the servings. Hope that PAIGEJIMMY corrects it. - 6/7/12
FITMOMMYFORLIFE
This was absolutely delicious!!! I added 2 chopped tomatoes and it totally completed the meal! DEFINITELY doing this again! Thanks for the great recipe! - 5/25/12
MARIEBART
This was great. I think I might try it with more garlic and more red peppenext time and make it a spicier dish. - 5/2/12
CD12144805
we loved this recipe, halved it and it worked out perfectly - 4/9/12
VAL_LYNNE
really good - 1/3/12
BERINABOB
I thought it was very tasty with just the right amount of "kick". - 11/5/11
JAZZYGIRL77
Yummy, made it with dinner - 9/2/11
STAVLO
I didn't have spinach so I used mustard greens. My husband went back for 2nds and 3rds. - 5/25/11
DDWMITCH
My husband liked/loved it as it was, without salt, but I had to liberally sprinkle some on mine at the table. - 12/10/10
HIKETOHEIGHTS
Both DH & I liked it, seasoning was a bit off not sure why. - 12/8/10
SWEDEGIRL1
So good!! I added golden raisins and it was really great. Thanks! - 6/7/10
STRAY_CAT
This was very good! I used Swiss chard instead of spinach, and I do wish I'd added some raisins and/or pine nuts as someone else suggested. I wound up adding more spices to liven it up a bit, mostly an herbes des provinces spice mix. It was good, filling, & easy; will definitely make again! Thanks! - 3/22/10
CONNIETIARE
I made this tonight and loved it! Even my 8-year-old daughter loved it! I added some raisins for sweetness and it was perfect. - 3/11/10
OLIVINE
If this a vegetarian meal why is there chicken broth? - 2/11/10

Reply from PAIGEJIMMY (2/11/10)
Because I am a moron! LOL! I was just thinking there was no meat in it. Clearly I'm not a vegetarian or I would have never made that mistake. Do you have any idea of how I can edit the "tag" and remove the vegetarian label? Thanks for catching my mistake! :-)
MZHELAINEOUS
Fabulous!! - 2/5/10