Quinoa with Cranberries and Almonds

Quinoa with Cranberries and Almonds
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 14
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 164.9
  • Total Fat: 5.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 129.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

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Introduction

easy tastey and good for you! easy tastey and good for you!
Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

    1 cup Quinoa
    4 cups water
    1 cup Dried Cranberries
    1 cup Almonds (slivers or chopped)
    Vegetable boullion cubes to make 4 cups

Directions

Pour 4 cups of water into a pot
add enough vegetable boullion cubes for 4 cups (usually 2 cubes, but check directions)
Boil water and boullion mixture
Rinse quinoa is a mesh strainer
add quinoa to boiling water
Reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes
Stir occationally
add cranberries (after the 20 minutes simmer time)
Cook 5 additional minutes
turn off heat
add almonds
stir
Allow to set and serve hot or chill and serve cold (summer)

Serving Size: serves 14 (1/2 cup servings)

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARKSTEPH.