Grains

Breakfast Quinoa

A few weeks ago, I came across a recipe that was basically quinoa treated like the grain it is. It was, I thought, a crockpot recipe. Then I tried to find it again. This was the recipe that started it all. And since quinoa only takes like 15 minutes to cook, I decided I would it make it on the stove instead. Quinoa cooks like couscous, and the important thing here is what you cook it IN.

To make the quinoa taste a little milder and sweeter, I cooked in water, with vanilla and cinnamon. I thought I'd put a lot in, but I think it can take on a lot because the grains expand. I also put some dried cranberries in with the water and quinoa, mostly because I had them. I think a little orange juice in the water would have been good too.

I added some chopped pecans to the finished dish, and the recipes that I originally saw called for some chopped apples.I think those would have been really good, but I didn't have any.

The best thing about this was the morning of. I heated the quinoa and added some almond milk. Soooo good. Plus, with all the protein in the quinoa, it was a hearty breakfast.  I'm really glad I made a large batch, and can enjoy it again tomorrow morning.



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