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Creamy Garlic Quinoa takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Creamy Garlic Quinoa takes 20 minutes to cook.

Creamy Garlic Quinoa makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Garlic Quinoa are:

*Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, .5 cup
*Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1.5 tbsp
*(C) Garlic, minced 3 tsp
Better Than Bouilllon Beef Base, 1 tsp
Water, tap, 1 cup (8 fl oz)
Parmesan Cheese, grated, .25 cup
*Cheese - Mozzarella grated, 0.25 cup

Here is how you make Creamy Garlic Quinoa:

Rinse quinoa for later.Boil water and add beef base to create a broth. Put to side until later. Put in oil to pan and put over medium heat. Add garlic and stir constantly til brown. Add rinsed and drained quinoa to the garlic mix and stir for a minute to toast. Add the broth and put on medium high until everything begins to boil. Quickly turn down to a low-medium heat and cover for roughly 15 minutes.After quinoa soaks the moisture, add the 2 cheeses and stir.Remove from the heat and you are ready to eat!Serving Size: Makes 4 1/2 cup ServingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LEAH_ASHLEY.

The nutritional information for Creamy Garlic Quinoa is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 184.5

• Total Fat: 10.0 g
• Cholesterol: 4.9 mg
• Sodium: 205.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 7.8 g