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Spanish Quinoa
"This recipe comes from Eden Organic Foods. It's a variation of Spanish or Mexican rice using quinoa."
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- water
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 cup quinoa, washed and drained
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
directions
- Drain tomatoes and reserve juice.
- Heat oil and saute garlic and onions until translucent.
- Place the tomato juice in a liquid measuring cup and add enough water to equal 1 cup of liquid.
- Add the liquid to the sauteed garlic and onions; bring to a boil.
- Stir in the quinoa, pepper, and salt.
- Reduce to simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
- Stir in tomatoes, chili powder, and cumin; cook another 2-4 minutes until hot.
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Reviews
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This is my first time having Quinoa, and lad I chose this one. Served with recipe#338594 and loved it. I also followed recipe#16399 prior to making it. Was really easy and loved the flavor of the cumin in it, with just the right bite from the chili powder. -
I really enjoyed this dish! At first I doubted it could be so good since it was so simple .. but it was! The quiona was incredibly flavorful and it had a slight kick but not too spicy at all. I used butter instead of oil, doubled the garlic, and toasted the quiona. It was my main dish so it served two! -
Excellent! A great substitute for Spanish rice. I removed the garlic and onions from the skillet after sauteing and then toasted the quinoa in the same pan. Once the quinoa was toasted I added the garlic and onions back into the skillet and then proceeded with the directions. I did omit the salt. I served it with Recipe #423484 . Thank you for the recipe!
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Made this today to use as filling for frozen burritos. So delicious what was left was gobbled up. Only change I made was I added the spices with the quinoa and juice so the flavors would meld while cooking turned out fabulous. -
I love that this is so easy and tasty. I made mine in a small skillet and it was the perfect size. This has a little bit of spice to it, but it is good. I made as directed except I used 3 garlic cloves and saut?ed the onions and garlic in 1 tsp coconut oil.
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Delicious and easy to make! The quinoa instead of rice swap worked well, and it was very flavorful, with a great kick. Thanks for sharing!
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I had diced tomatoes with cilantro and lime juice instead of the chilis. I also used only half of the cumin and chili powder because that was all I had. I like a lot of spice, but honestly I think if I had used all off the chili powder and cumin the recipe called for, it may have been a little too much. It was perfect as is. I topped it with a bit of shredded white cheddar with garlic cheese and wrapped it in a toasted whole wheat tortilla. Delicious!
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My DH is diabetic and so we decided to try quinoa since it is so low on the glycemic index. Don't let that put you off! It is one of those foods that is delicious, in spite of how good it is for you. I toasted the quinoa before adding the liquid, as recommended by other reviewers. I also substituted low sodium chicken broth for the water. It is now a favorite in our home, and my 3-year-old even likes it too! Thans so much, Vino Girl! -
I really enjoyed this dish! At first I doubted it could be so good since it was so simple .. but it was! The quiona was incredibly flavorful and it had a slight kick but not too spicy at all. I used butter instead of oil, doubled the garlic, and toasted the quiona. It was my main dish so it served two!
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It was wonderful! I've never had quinoa before and this was a great introduction. I used 1 cup of quinoa (w/ 2c liquid) and would substitute butter for olive oil.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
United States
My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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