Creamy Quinoa Primavera
"A Betty Crocker recipe."
photo by averybird
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups uncooked quinoa
- 3 cups chicken broth or 3 cups vegetable broth
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 5 cups assorted fresh vegetables, thinly sliced (such as asparagus, broccoli, carrot or zucchini)
- 2 tablespoons romano cheese, grated
directions
- Rinse quinoa thoroughly; drain.
- Heat quinoa and broth to boiling in 2-quart saucepan; reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until all broth is absorbed.
- Stir in cream cheese and basil; cover and remove from heat.
- Melt butter in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook garlic in butter about 30 seconds, stirring frequently, until golden.
- Stir in vegetables; cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
- Toss vegetables and quinoa mixture together.
- Top with Romano cheese.
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Reviews
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This is great! It is easy, healthy and very versatile because you can use whatever vegi's you have. Even my toddler loved it! Thanks for the great recipe Vino Girl.... -
I really enjoyed this dish. It is very creamy like risotto, only much faster to prepare without the constant stirring. It is also versatile with regards to vegetables on hand. For example I used snow peas, carrot, broccoli, and zucchini in last night's dinner (along with fresh garden basil). But you could really adapt this for what is in season. Very glad I tried this after seeing Starrynews' awesome picture. Thanks! [Made for Bargain Basement tag] -
Very nice, easy to prepare dish. For the ingredients with options, I used chicken broth, neufchatel cheese, and sweet onion, red bell pepper, sugar snap peas, and carrots for the vegetables. We enjoyed the combo of the crisp veggies with the creamy, fluffy quinoa. I added some chopped fresh oregano and parsley along with fresh basil from the garden and a sprinkle of pepper. Thanks for sharing! -
Not very good at all, did not have a lot of taste even with all of the fresh veggies. I wouldn't make this again.
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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