Quinoa pilaf

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 cup quinoa (prewashed, most boxed quinoa are prewashed)2 cups water 1 carrot, finely minced2 green onions, sliced into very thin rounds1/2 red bell pepper, finely minced1 clove garlic, finely mincedabout 1 t kosher salt, pepper1 t evoo
Directions
makes 8 servings
Heat a sauce pan over medium high heat, add EVOO. Once its nice & hot add the veggies, sautee about 3 minutes, or until the veg just starts to soften and release some liquids.Add the water and quinoa, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook 15 minutes. Remove lid, fluff with a fork. If there's a lot of liquid left raise heat to medium high and allow it to cook out.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KITCHENWITCHAY.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 98.0
  • Total Fat: 2.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 152.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

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