Quinoa Pilaf Recipe

This Quinao Pilaf recipe is great and one of my favorites! You can easily add different vegetables to this recipe. Spinach, Kale, Zucchini, Squash are all good.  I have even made it with diced chicken as well.

Ingredients

2 tablespoon of coconut oil or olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, minced

2 celery stalks, sliced thin

6-8 baby carrots, sliced thin

Salt and pepper to taste

1 lb. of sliced mushrooms

1 cup of quinoa

2 cups of water (you can also use 1 cup of water and 1 cup of chicken stock for a richer flavor)

How to Make This Easy Quinoa Pilaf

1. Heat oil and then add celery, carrots, onion and garlic.

2. Cook for about 5 minutes until celery and carrots get a little tender. I prefer mine very tender but if you prefer more crunchy veggies you can add your mushrooms now.

3. Add mushrooms and cook for another 5 – 10 minutes until they reach desired tenderness.

4. Add 2 cups of water and then 1 cup of quinoa.

5. Bring to a boil and then reduce to low and cook for 20 minutes.

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Day 11: 30 Days of Clean Eating | The Best Quinoa Pilaf Recipe

This Quinoa Pilaf is a wonderful, healthy side dish to make in place of rice. It’s loaded with vegetables and full of flavor.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 263kcal

Author: Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tablespoon of coconut oil or olive oil
• ▢ 1 medium onion chopped
• ▢ 4 cloves of garlic minced
• ▢ 2 celery stalks sliced thin
• ▢ 6-8 baby carrots sliced thin
• ▢ Salt and pepper to taste
• ▢ 1 lb. of sliced mushrooms
• ▢ 1 cup of quinoa
• ▢ 2 cups of water you can also use 1 cup of water and 1 cup of chicken stock for a richer flavor

Instructions

• Heat oil and then add celery, carrots, onion and garlic.
• Cook for about 5 minutes until celery and carrots get a little tender. I prefer mine very tender but if you prefer more crunchy veggies you can add your mushrooms now.
• Add mushrooms and cook for another 5 – 10 minutes until they reach desired tenderness.
• Add 2 cups of water and then 1 cup of quinoa.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce to low and cook for 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 739mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2160IU | Vitamin C: 6.4mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2.8mg

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Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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