Quinoa and Oatmeal Cereal Heart Healthy
photo by Kathy
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup steel cut oats
- 1⁄2 cup quinoa (well rinsed)
- 1 apple, cored and coarse chopped (unpeeled)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 2 tablespoons dried blueberries, and or 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons walnuts, toasted and rough chopped
- 2 cups water
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Toppings
- raw honey
- banana, sliced (optional)
- berries (optional)
directions
- Mix all ingredients except for the toppings in a pot and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 20-30 minutes. Depending on size and juiciness of the apple you may need more liquid. Adjust accordingly, by adding water or juice.
- Stir and serve with raw honey, banana, and rice milk.
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Reviews
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Most of my family are quinoa lovers. We have a few vegetarians, so we eat it often. That being said-we loved this. I made it with a 12 grain rolled cereal mix, Gala apples and a combination of raisins and dried cranberries-I didn't have enough cranberries. I made a triple batch with our brunch, hoping to have some left over for the rest of the week. If I'm lucky, it'll last till tomorrow morning, lol. Too good and good for you. I had no problems with the amount of liquid BTW.
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I love steel cut oats, so very good for the hearts of the ones I love so dearly. Unfortunately my little clan doesn't like quinoa. I usually substitute it for half the rice in a recipe and they do complain although they eat it anyways. But this was a winner. I will say that I've been experimenting with creamy steel cut oats ever since I saw Alton on the Food Network. I've always made per directions on package and they come out dry needing much more milk and sugar and whatnot. So because I've been experimenting with creamy oats I just incorporated the ingredients of this recipe into what I've been doing. I upped the water to 2.5 c and added one 12 oz. can of evaporated milk. Simmer it all covered for about 35 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes and we are good to go! My family heartily ingested without even noticing the "offending" quinoa-SUCCESS!!! Thanks so much, Rita.
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I made this as described, doubling the recipe. I think it needed more liquid because within 15 minutes all my liquid was absorbed and the cereal started sticking to the pan. Figuring it was ready, I took it off the stove, but it was still a little crunchy. I like the idea of this breakfast since it is so healthy, but it is something to get used to. My kids are not used to quinoa and the nuttiness threw them off at first. They came back after an hour and ate it, but you could tell at first they were hesitant. I will try this again with more liquid to see if I can get the texture creamier.
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What a fabulous recipe to elevate my morning oatmeal to a new level. I love the nutty flavor of the quinoa. I never would have thought to add quinoa to oatmeal, and I like it! Just the right amount of cinnamon and fruit. I was happy to see no extra brown sugar in the recipe -- it's not needed. I used steel-cut oats, but this recipe would work equally as well with old-fashioned oats.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey