Quinoa (pronounced “Keen-wah”) is a new food to our house. It has become very trendy over the past couple years and for good reason. It’s a superfood. High in protein, iron and fiber and it’s gluten free. It looks like a grain but it is actually a seed from a plant. It was time to try it out for ourselves. I actually bought a quinoa salad from Costco over the weekend, but I wasn’t crazy about how crunchy it was. I thought that if I put the quinoa in the crock pot, it would turn out light and fluffy, and I was right! Here is my version of this quinoa salad.
Ingredients:
– 1 1/2 cups of pre-washed quinoa. You can buy pre-washed quinoa in a box at Safeway and Trader Joes or check your local grocery store.
– 3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable)
– 1 Tablespoon olive oil
– 1/2 teaspoon salt
– 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
– 1/4 cup chopped almonds
– large handful of baby spinach leaves
– 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved or quartered)
– 1/2 block of feta cheese, crumbled
Directions:
1. Pour quinoa in crock pot. Add olive oil and stir around.
2. Add chicken broth, salt, cinnamon, and almonds and stir around.
3. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-4 hours. (I cooked mine on high for almost 3 hours).
When its done, fluff with fork.
4. Add crumbled feta and baby spinach leaves (you can leave the spinach whole or break them up as I did).
5. Cover and cook for 20 more minutes so leaves become wilted.
6. Transfer to a bowl, add your tomatoes and Serve!
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Yummy! I've always wanted to cook with quinoa since I've gone gluten free. Just didn't know how to cook it…until now. Thanks so much!
Such a good idea! I have never used my crock pot to cook quinoa before – but I am totally going to try it out! Thanks for sharing :)I am your newest follower!
It would have dawned on me to put Quinoa in the crockpot! My family loves it and that would sure make it easy! Thanks for sharing!
Sounds interesting! I love quinoa and have been experimenting with it quite a bit lately… this recipe sounds great- I'll need to give it a try. Thanks so much for linking up to Food Adventure Friday.
If I wanted to make it veggie free can I simply leave out the chicken? Do I need to substitute anything?
Sounds like a great recipe! How many servings does it yield?
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sounds tasty!
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