Carrot, Chickpea and Quinoa Melange

"You must try this wonderful combination of flavors. It provides lots of protein for vegetarians, but it's also a great side dish for a simple grilled meat entree. I think you could substitute rice for the qunioa if it's not available to you. The next time I make this, I think I'm going to stir in some fresh chopped spinach just before serving instead of the parsley."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Add garlic, cayenne, and cumin and stir 30 seconds.
  • Add carrots, garbanzos, and broth and bring to boil.
  • Add quinoa and simmer, covered, 30 minutes or until quinoa has absorbed all liquid.
  • Season with salt and pepper and stir in parsley.

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  1. This was a great easy recipe for a yummy and nutritious dish. We like a little more flavor and spice to our food, so I made these changes to suit our tastes: 1 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, doubled the garlic, and used chopped cilantro instead of parsley. You could definately mix in other veggies like broccoli, peas, green beans, etc, or use a different type of bean. I used this as a side dish with salmon cakes for my husband and I put some in a warmed piece of galic naan with greek yogurt for myself. I will definatly make this again! Thanks alot!
     
  2. Pretty and tasty. Also simple to make. I used cooked pinto beans as we had no garbanzos. I put in more garlic and cayenne than asked for and omitted the salt. And used low sodium veggie broth. It was very good and could take many variations.
     
  3. Excellent recipe! Simple but very flavorful and nutritious, and interesting texture. The only change I made to the recipe was using about 3/4 tsp of curry powder instead of the 1/2 tsp cumin. You can add lots of other veggies, too.
     
  4. I first toasted and then rinsed the quinoa before making this recipe. After reading the reviews I wondered if I should add more to the dish, so I doubled the cumin and added an onion, browned. We thought it was good like that, but it was even better after I added a little Recipe #174350 and squeezed lemon over it. The flavors blend well and it is a really nice healthy and balanced meal all by itself. The dish was done in 25 minutes.
     
  5. Now this is the kind of food I love! I found this to be a really great tasting recipe and it will be something I make often from now on. The only changes I made was that I didn't use the oil but a fat free cooking spray instead (I am counting fat grams) and I found out that I ran out of cumin and didn't know it and instead used a medium strength curry powder which had cumin as an ingredient. We had it as a side dish with chicken breasts but I could have had this on its own. Thank you for such a tasty and healthy recipe.
     
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  1. Excellent recipe! Simple but very flavorful and nutritious, and interesting texture. The only change I made to the recipe was using about 3/4 tsp of curry powder instead of the 1/2 tsp cumin. You can add lots of other veggies, too.
     

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