Here are some Dash Diet Quinoa recipes all in one place, quinoa is a highly nutritious and is part of the amaranth family. It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds; the seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and dietary minerals in amounts greater than in many grains.
You can find it in a variety of colors, like black, red, white, or a mix of all three.
Make sure to rinse quinoa in a fine mesh strainer before putting it on the stove. Once you’ve rinsed it, you’re ready to cook.
Use 1 3/4 cups water for every cup of quinoa. Any more water, and the quinoa gets mushy. Any less, and it’s too dry.
Follow these easy steps:
Combine the quinoa and water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and let it sit, covered, for 10 minutes more.
Then, remove the lid and fluff with a fork.
Now, your quinoa is cooked to fluffy perfection, but it’s plain on its own. You can season it first with pepper, lemon or lime juice, and a drizzle of olive oil.
1 cup quinoa contains over 8 grams of protein, it’s a good source of nutrients like manganese, magnesium, and copper.
Quinoa is naturally gluten-free.
One cup of cooked quinoa has
:
222 calories
8.14 g of protein
5.18 g of fiber
3.55 g of fat, of which 0.42 g is saturated
39.4 g of carbohydrate
Here are some Quinoa Dash Diet friendly recipes
This is a delicious way to get in your daily vegetable and salads into your diet, it also makes a tasty filling for wraps or a nourishing side for your dinner menu.
This Chicken Quinoa Burrito bowl coated in a spicy chili glaze and the putting your favorite vegetables and using quinoa which adds nutrition for a healthier meal. One burrito bowl ( 2 ½ cups) has 460 mg sodium, 450 Calories and sugar 2.6g.
Making your own homemade quinoa chips is not as difficult as you think, basically just add all your ingredients into the bowl of the food processor, blend that up and then drizzle in cold water until you create dough.
Here is an all in one pot Quinoa and vegetable stew that is healthy and a hearty meal and the left over’s are great the nest day wrapped up in a multi grain tortilla.
Almond butter has many health benefits; it contains the healthy fats, protein and minerals and should be part of your healthy diet. You only need a little to get the full benefits as almond butter is calorie-dense.
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