Side Dish

Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf is for Side Dish.

Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf takes 40 minutes to cook.

Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf are:

2 tbsp - olive oil (or your preferred oil)
1 large - onion, raw
1 large - yellow bell pepper (could also use red or orange)
3-4 large - carrots
4 cups - chicken broth
2 cups - quinoa (I used Nature's Earthly Choice Organic, but use your preferred brand)
1/2 cup chopped - fresh parsley
Salt & Pepper to taste

Here is how you make Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf:

- Chop onion, yellow pepper, and carrots into small pieces.- Heat oil in saucepan over medium-high heat.- Cook onion and yellow pepper in oil for 5 minutes or until translucent.- Add carrots and cook for 3-5 minutes more.- Stir in quinoa and vegetable broth, bring to a boil.- Reduce to simmer and cover.- Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until quinoa is tender and fluffy.- In a bowl, toss quinoa together with parsley.- Add salt and pepper to taste.- Serve hot or at room temperature.Serving Size: Makes 8 servings, 1/2 cup eachNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WINK5000.

The nutritional information for Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 204.6

• Total Fat: 6.2 g
• Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
• Sodium: 483.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
• Protein: 7.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Quinoa Vegetable Pilaf is Gluten Free