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Baked Quinoa With Spinach And Cheese Recipe

Baked Quinoa With Spinach And Cheese Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 6 oz bag of baby spinach
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion-chopped well
2 garlic cloves chopped
4 cups quinoa-this is 1 cup uncooked
2 eggs
3 oz of gruyere , swiss or cheddar cheese-you decide
1-1/2 tsp. fresh chopped sage
1 oz of grated parmesan cheese -about 1/4 cup
extra: 1 bullion cube-either chicken or beef depending on what you are having as the main course.
slices of tomato

Directions:

Cook the Quinoa per package directions-usually 2 cups of water to 1 cup of quinoa. If you are having chicken add 1 cube chicken bullion to the water before you pour in the quinoa, if beef then use beef bullion.
Grate or finely chop about 3-4 ounces of Gruyère, cheddar or swiss cheese.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Oil a 2 quart gratin or baking dish.
Heat a medium frying pan over medium heat.
Wash the spinach but do NOT dry it off.
Add the spinach to the pan and wilt it in the liquid left from washing it.
As soon as it wilts remove it from the heat and rinse it with cold water, squeeze it dry and chop it well. (You can skip all of this if you use frozen chopped spinach).
Wipe dry the pan and heat one Tbs. olive oil in it over medium heat. Add the onion and cook stirring often until it is tender-about 5 minutes. As the onion is cooking also add the garlic during the last minute of cooking.
Stir in the spinach and season with Salt and Pepper to taste and remove it from the heat.
Beat 2 eggs in a large bowl.
Stir in the cooked quinoa, and the onion spinach garlic mixture along with the cheese and the sage.
Stir the mixture well and pour it into a 2quart baking dish.
Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top of it and then drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
You can also put slices of tomato on top of it too.
Place in oven and bake until the cheese is nicely browned on top, usually about 25 minutes.
Remove and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	579.27 Kcal (2425 kJ)
Calories from fat	169.85 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	18.87g	29%
Cholesterol	74.31mg	25%
Sodium	184.91mg	8%
Potassium	983.13mg	21%
Total Carbs	77.03g	26%
Sugars	0.93g	4%
Dietary Fiber	9.38g	38%
Protein	25.55g	51%
Vitamin C	15.5mg	26%
Iron	7.5mg	42%
Calcium	313.4mg	31%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	259.87 Kcal (1088 kJ)
Calories from fat	76.2 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.47g	29%
Cholesterol	33.34mg	25%
Sodium	82.95mg	8%
Potassium	441.05mg	21%
Total Carbs	34.56g	26%
Sugars	0.42g	4%
Dietary Fiber	4.21g	38%
Protein	11.46g	51%
Vitamin C	7mg	26%
Iron	3.4mg	42%
Calcium	140.6mg	31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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