A Quinoa Pilaf That You'll Love
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano (may substitute dried herb or spice blend of choice, I like to use a salt free Moroccan Spice mix or)
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed well and drained
- 1 1⁄4 cups regular chicken broth or 1 1/4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup frozen peas (optional, but I never leave them out)
- 1 -2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper or 1/4 teaspoon garlic pepper seasoning
directions
- In a saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Cook onion, carrot, and herb or spice of choice, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes or until softened.
- Add quinoa; cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add stock and salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Stir in peas; cover and cook for 5 minutes more or until peas are heated through and liquid is absorbed.
- Add lemon juice and pepper and toss with a fork.
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Reviews
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This turned out just lovely. We really enjoyed it and it is very easy to make. I left out the oil and used veggie stock, due to my dietary requirements. I had to leave out the peas because it turns out we did not have any. I also roasted the quinoa in the pan before cooking. I learned this trick with quinoa a while back and it really ups the taste of it. I know that is a lot of changes, but really I still felt that it did not change the integrity of the recipe. I will make this again for sure. The lemon juice is what really makes this dish. Thank you for posting, would make it again for sure.
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I'm a young (if I do say so myself!) mom to 3 boys, ages 4, 2 and 4 months (as of Jan 08), and my husband and I live on 19 acres outside of a small village called Douglas. I grew up in Ottawa, but always wanted to live in this area, having spent a lot of time around here at my parents' cottage.
Most of my time is spent with my boys and taking care of our new old 100 year old farmhouse. I absolutely love cooking and trying new things, and I'm very much into natural healing and healing through diet.