Dinner

Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad is for Dinner.

Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad takes 20 minutes to cook.

Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad are:

1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 cup water
1 cup chicken broth
2 oz Fat Free Feta cheese
1 can (15oz) chick peas
1 -2 TBSP dried flaked onion
2-4 TBSP light Balsamic Vinaigrette
Salt & Pepper to taste
Red pepper flakes to taste

Here is how you make Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad:

Bring 1 cup dry quinoa, 1 cup chicken broth and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat, cover and simmer according to package directions (12-15 mins) until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is cooked. Remove from heat and remove lid. Mix in flaked onion. Drain and rinse 1 can of chick peas with cold water. Drain well and add to quinoa mix. Crumble feta cheese and add to quinoa.Add light balsamic vinaigrette (or other light oil based dressing) and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.Chill or serve warm. EnjoyNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JSAYS1.

The nutritional information for Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 282.1

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
• Sodium: 670.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 45.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
• Protein: 13.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Quick and Healthy Quinoa Salad is Vegetarian