Quinoa Pilaf

Name: Quinoa Pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa; 1/2 cup vidalia onion, diced; 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced; 2 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1/2 cup pine nuts; 1/2 cup parsley, diced; 1 teaspoon margarine; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Submitted by pen25

"Quinoa Pilaf with pine nuts mushrooms and vidalia onions"

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photo by Dreamer in Ontario

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 cup quinoa
¹⁄₂ cup vidalia onion, diced
¹⁄₂ cup mushroom, sliced
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
¹⁄₂ cup pine nuts
¹⁄₂ cup parsley, diced
1 teaspoon margarine
1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

use the toasted quinoa recipe for prepping the quinoa.
in a saute pan add olive oil and heat. add the onion and cook until translucent add mushrooms and cook an additional 3 minute.
add 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth and 1 cup prepared toasted quinoa and simmer until all broth is absorbed but damp.
remove from heat add parsley and pine nuts. cover for a couple minutes and then fluff.

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Reviews

This was just ok for us. If I make again I think I'll add more mushrooms and onion.

mailbelle
This is a delicious and healthy alternative to rice. I used recipe#16399 to toast the quinoa. The rest of the recipe was prepared as written except for omitting the margarine. Made for PAC Fall '08

Dreamer in Ontario