I was going to have chicken for
dinner and wanted something fun to have for a side. I recently had a Pampered
Chef party and got a lot of seasonings and could not decide if I wanted to use
the Greek or the Citrus Basil, so I decided to use them both. And for my
side, I picked Quinoa. I had seen pre-packaged season Quinoa boxes but I
didn't want all that sodium so I decided to season and put together my own
creation. Here's how it went:
1/2 cup dry Quinoa (this is two servings)
1 cup Reduced sodium Chicken broth
a few dashes of the Greek seasoning and the Citrus Basil
seasoning.
Bring those to a boil and then
cover and turn the heat down and let it simmer for about 15 min. The
Quinoa that I got did not have to be rinsed, thank goodness, but make sure to
check the box.
After that was all done, I
fluffed up the quinoa, per the instructions on the box. I then added the
following:
1 can no salt added diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and
oregano
1/4 cup reduced fat crumbled feta cheese
The juice of 1 lime
1 cup baby spinach
A few dashes of the Greek seasoning and the Citrus Basil
seasoning
This turned out a little
soupier then I've seen most Quinoa dishes, so I think next time I would drain
some of the juice from the tomatoes*. I would also cut back on the lime juice.
It basically tasted like tomatoes and lime juice, which is fine with me because
they're two of my favorite flavors but I don't think it would be everyone's
favorite. I ate it with a boneless, skinless, chicken breast cooked in my
Round Covered Baker with the same two seasoning blends. It definitely
filled me up!
*Well, I did try it again the next evening and used the
juice from the tomatoes in with the chicken broth to boil the Quinoa, along
with the juice of half of a lime. It was definately not as liquidy but I
ended up burning the Quinoa in the pan because I let it simmer too long.
Gotta check on it while it's soaking up that juice and, if it looks done, fluff
away! Don't base it off the timer!
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