Quick 'n Easy Quinoa Pilaf
Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1 cup
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed & chopped
1/3 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced bell peppers (red, green & yellow)
1 pkg sliced baby Bella mushrooms
2 tbsp olive oil or butter
1 tbsp mrs dash seasoning (garlic & herb)
Directions
1. Cook the quinoa in the vegetable broth according to the package directions**. Set aside.
2. Sauté the vegetables in the oil until crisp.
3. Add in the cooked quinoa & mrs dash and sauté an additional 2-3 minutes to combine the flavors.
** NOTE: The quinoa takes about 10-15 minutes to cook in Step 1. You can use that time to chop/dice up the onions, carrots, bell peppers & garlic OR stir fry some veggies as a side like I did!
OTHER NOTES
- Technically, one serving of quinoa is 1/3 dry, uncooked quinoa, so the 1 cup uncooked quinoa is three servings. The amount of pilaf this recipe makes is about four 1-cup servings from my experience.
- At four 1-cup servings, the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com estimates the PointsPlus value to be 6 points. **If you make any substitutions, I suggest you enter the recipe into the Recipe Builder to make sure your points values are as accurate as possible.
- I found the quinoa in my local Super Walmart. One box makes a good amount of cooked quinoa, but then again, I cook for just me! :)
If you try it, let me know what you think!
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed & chopped
1/3 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced bell peppers (red, green & yellow)
1 pkg sliced baby Bella mushrooms
2 tbsp olive oil or butter
1 tbsp mrs dash seasoning (garlic & herb)
Directions
1. Cook the quinoa in the vegetable broth according to the package directions**. Set aside.
2. Sauté the vegetables in the oil until crisp.
3. Add in the cooked quinoa & mrs dash and sauté an additional 2-3 minutes to combine the flavors.
** NOTE: The quinoa takes about 10-15 minutes to cook in Step 1. You can use that time to chop/dice up the onions, carrots, bell peppers & garlic OR stir fry some veggies as a side like I did!
OTHER NOTES
- Technically, one serving of quinoa is 1/3 dry, uncooked quinoa, so the 1 cup uncooked quinoa is three servings. The amount of pilaf this recipe makes is about four 1-cup servings from my experience.
- At four 1-cup servings, the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com estimates the PointsPlus value to be 6 points. **If you make any substitutions, I suggest you enter the recipe into the Recipe Builder to make sure your points values are as accurate as possible.
- I found the quinoa in my local Super Walmart. One box makes a good amount of cooked quinoa, but then again, I cook for just me! :)
If you try it, let me know what you think!
