Spiced Quinoa

Name: Spiced Quinoa
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 🧅 1 small onion, chopped; 🧄 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 ½ cups chicken stock; ¾ cup quinoa; 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder; 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; ½ teaspoon cumin; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 (14 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed; ½ cup toasted pine nuts; ½ cup raisins, soaked in hot water and drained (Optional)

Cost $10.5, save $7

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25 Min
4 Servings
$10.5

Spiced Quinoa

Cost $10.5, save $7

Source: Recommended by CookPal

25 Min
4 Servings
$10.5

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 🧅 1 small onion, chopped
- 🧄 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock
- ¾ cup quinoa
- 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
- 🧂 ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 (14 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup toasted pine nuts
- ½ cup raisins, soaked in hot water and drained (Optional)

STEPS

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Stir in stock, quinoa, curry powder, salt, pepper, cumin, and cinnamon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes.

Stir beans, pine nuts, and raisins into cooked quinoa. Serve warm or cold.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

440

Calories

15
Protein
65
Carbs
16
Fats

💡 To make this dish vegan, use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.To add more texture, try mixing in chopped fresh herbs like parsley or cilantro before serving.For more flavor, toast the quinoa in the pan for 2 minutes before adding liquid.