Healthy Cooking Recipes: Clean Eating Edition: Quinoa Recipes, Superfoods and Smoothies
2 cup of dry quinoa
Four skinless chicken breasts
2 large carrots
Green onions
Red onions
Cilantro
Soy sauce
½ of a red and green bell pepper
Butter
Directions:
Step one: The first step for making this dish to cook the quinoa. In a pot, add 2 cups of quinoa with four cups of water. Next, add salt and pepper to the water. Once most of the water evaporates, put a lid on the pot and turn down the heat to medium/ low.
Step two: Gather the chicken, and then make sure to wash it thoroughly. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. In a skillet or grill, cook the chicken thoroughly.
Step three: Cut all of your vegetables into small pieces. In a skillet, add the butter and onions together; cook them until the onion is golden brown. Once the onion is golden, you need to add the rest of the vegetables into the skillet except the cilantro. Add the soy sauce, and stir the mixture together. Once you add the soy sauce, add the chicken and quinoa. Fold the stir fry over until the Ingredients
are blended together.
Greek Pita
This recipe is a fresh take on a classic dish; the mayonnaise is a yummy surprise no one will expect. In addition, this recipe is perfect for an on-the-go person, and it’s a great lunch box recipe for school lunches.
Ingredients:
Four pita pockets
½ cup mayo
Cooked chicken breasts
½ cup cooked green grapes
Cilantro to garnish
Cubed tomatoes
Directions:
Step one: First, cut the grapes in half. Next, gather the chicken breasts and cut them into cubs. After you cut the chicken, get a bowl and add the chicken, grapes, tomatoes and cilantro. Mix the Ingredients
until they are perfectly incorporated. Once you mix the ingredients, add the mayo. Then, fill the pita pockets with the mix you made, and enjoy.
Mexican Fiesta
This recipe is perfect for people who love spicy foods because it packs a punch of hot flavors. Plus, the colors in this dish will make everyone melt, and their taste buds will swoon.
Ingredients:
Four cooked chicken breasts
Hot sauce
4 cups chicken broth
1 chopped red bell pepper
1 jalapeno pepper; finely chopped
¼ tsp chili powder
2 cups quinoa
Directions:
Step one: In a pot, add the chicken broth, chili powder and the quinoa; cook them until the quinoa becomes fluffy.
Step two: Slice the chicken into fajita-like slices, and cut the pepper in fajita-like slices, too.
Step three: In a large serving dish, add all of the quinoa; then, top it off with the vegetables and chicken. Enjoy.
Quesadilla
This is a yummy recipe that kids will adore because of all the gooey cheese. Mothers and fathers will love this recipe too because it is loaded with calcium, whole grains, fiber and vitamins.
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
½ shredded American cheese and ½ mozzarella cheese
4 large tortillas
Cubed cooked chicken
Cilantro
Salsa
Jalapeno; optional
Directions:
Step One: In a pot, cook the quinoa with the chicken broth. Cook it until the quinoa is fluffy.
Step two: Gather the tortilla, and fill it with chicken, quinoa, peppers, tomatoes and a lot of cheese. Cook the quesadillas until the cheese melts completely; serve.
Quinoa and Beans
This recipe is very delicious and very hearty. The chicken complements the quinoa and beans perfectly, so everyone will love this dish. Plus, it has plenty of nutrition such as: vitamins, minerals, protein, healthy fats and carbs.
Ingredients
:
4 cooked chicken breasts
2 cups quinoa
2 cups beans
Salt and pepper
Butter
Step one: In a pot, cook the quinoa with four cups of water, salt and pepper until it is fluffy. Once the Quinoa cooks get a skillet with butter and add the chicken. Then, add the beans with the chicken and stir. Add the quinoa and blend the Ingredients
together. Serve with cilantro on top for added flavor.
Popular Beef Recipes That Use Quinoa
Quinoa is becoming a popular addition in the food industry. It is being used in various cooking where it allows you to be creative without feeling guilty. Since quinoa is great source of protein and gluten-free grain, the nutritional value is increased. Quinoa is mostly used in salads; however, it is so versatile that it is used in a lot of different dishes. Here we will discuss adding Quinoa with popular beef recipes.
Grilled Beef Tenderloin is an interesting dish that allows you to experience this style of preparation that will be pleasing to the pallet. This recipe uses quinoa and beef in an interesting way.
Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Leek Tomato Quinoa and Roasted Garlic Sauce
For Sauce-While preparing the sauce, you should preheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Together with two cups of whole milk and two large heads of garlic (1/3 trimmed) you would add them in a small saucepan. You would leave saucepan uncovered with medium heat for ten minutes. Doing this allows it to simmer. Once done after ten minutes, drain milk and put garlic in an ovenproof dish small in size. There you would pour half cup of olive oil over it and let it cool. Ensure dish is covered tightly with regular foil.
In the oven let garlic bake for 55 minutes or until soft. Then, spoon garlic out from dish and pour olive oil into a measuring cup; if you required more oil add as necessary to measure at ½ a cup total. Remove peel from garlic and put into blender. You are going to add ½ cup of low-salt chicken broth, garlic, and olive oil. Then puree until smooth, you may thin with more broth as you desire. Add salt and pepper to season. For Beef- Barbecue grill is turned to medium heat. Brush oil over beef and lightly shake salt and pepper to season. Place beef on warm grill and let it grill to desired doneness (it is good to turn it often to allow both sides to grill). Do this for about twenty-two minutes for a medium-rare finish. Let it stand for five minutes after removing from grill. Then, slice crosswise at 1/3 inch thick slices.
Leek-Tomato Quinoa
Rinse one and a half cup of quinoa with cold water using mesh filter if necessary until the water is clear. Add quinoa in two cups of water and half teaspoon of salt in medium-sized saucepan