Quinoa pilaf with turkey breast


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 285.7
  • Total Fat: 9.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
  • Sodium: 256.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 39.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 11.7 g

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Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 cups quinoa
    1 cup red sweet pepper chopped
    2 carrots chopped
    1 onion chopped
    2 stalks celery chopped
    1/4 cup fresh dill weed chopped
    1/3 cup fresh parsley
    5 T olive oil
    1/4 cup cider vinegar
    1 lb fresh asparagus trimmed and cup into 1.5 inch slices
    12 oz leftover turkey breast, chicken, or salmon chopped.


Directions

makes 12 1 cup servings

Over medium high heat. Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil in pan to shimmering.
Add red pepper, carrots, celery, and onion to pan.
Cover cook 1 minute. Add asparagus. Cover cook 3 minutes. Remove cover cook 2 more minutes. Shake pan.

Meanwhile,
Bring 2 cups quinoa to boil in 4 cups water.
cover and simmer 10 minutes.
Drain any excess water
Add drained quinoa to bowl
Add vinegar to warm quinoa.
Stir.
Add sauteeded vegetables.
Add remainining 4 T of olive oil
Add Chopped dill and parsley.
Add 10 oz. leftover turkey, chicken, or cooked salmon.
Enjoy warm, cold, or room temperature.



Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MMAADDIIEE.