Summer Quinoa

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 3
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 177.7
  • Total Fat: 4.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 34.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
  • Protein: 6.3 g

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Introduction

Tomatoes, Spinach and Broccoli round out this awesome grain Tomatoes, Spinach and Broccoli round out this awesome grain
Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

    1/3 cup dry Quinoa and 2/3 cup water
    1 cup chopped Broccoli
    1 cup chopped Spinach
    .5 cup chopped Onion
    1 chopped medium tomato
    1 clove garlic
    .5 tsp evoo
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

cook quinoa per instructions (like rice)
saute onions and minced garlic in oil
once quinoa is done cooking (all water absorbed)
add broccoli, spinach tomato and onion/garlic saute. Cover with lid and put over medium heat so juice from tomato can steam broccoli and spinach.
Makes approx : 4 1 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JLENTES.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    evoo stands for extra virgin olive oil

    - 7/4/12


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    I don't understand what evoo is. Can someone explain to me? - 7/4/12


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    This was very yummy, I didn't make it exactly the way it said. I had spinach and collards on the side and then ended up mixing them up after all, but it was still yummy! - 9/15/08