Side Items

Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side is for Dinner.

Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side takes 20 minutes to cook.

Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side are:

1? cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
1 cups stock and 2 c water
1-2 tsp olive oil
1-2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp tumeric
1 tsp salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 diced and seeded poblano pepper, or jalapeno, or green chilies (optional)

Here is how you make Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side:

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan and saut? garlic, spices, salt and optional peppers for about 1 min.2. Put all ingredients in a rice cooker and cook on white rice setting OR3. Add quinoa, water and stock, bring to a boil. 4. Reduce heat, cover and continue to cook for 15-20 minutes until all water is absorbed.5. Fluff and adjust salt. If you want less flavor use more water than stock, for more flavor use more stock than water.About 6-8 1/2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JEZZRI.

The nutritional information for Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 144.1

• Total Fat: 3.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 311.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 4.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Simple Southwestern Quinoa Side is Vegetarian