Enjoy quinoa packed apple, pine nuts, dried berries and orange juice - a distinctive side dish!
Red Harvest Quinoa
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked red or white quinoa
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped baking apple
- 1 1/2 cups roasted vegetable stock (from 32-oz container) or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1 jar (1 3/4 oz) pine nuts (about 1/3 cup), toasted
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (1 oz)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
Instructions
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Step1Rinse quinoa thoroughly by placing in a fine-mesh strainer and holding under cold running water until water runs clear; drain well.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, apple and quinoa in butter 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step3Stir in vegetable stock and orange juice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender. Fluff with fork.
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Step4Stir in cranberries, nuts, cheese and salt. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition
190
Calories
8g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 270mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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