Cooking Quinoa-Mac n Cheese alternative

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Found this website for ideas to cook with Quinoa. As I told you before, the cheapest I have found it is at Costco.

http://howdoyoucookquinoa.com/

Quinoa Florentine

serves 3 as main dish, 6 as side

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 cups spinach leaves
  • 2 T lemon juice
  • 1 cup grated goat Gouda cheese

Cooking instructions:

Rinse the quinoa and then cook in 2 cups of water (bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 mins).

Mince the garlic, tear the spinach leaves if necessary, and grate the cheese.

Heat the oil in a deep skillet, add the sunflower seeds and toast for 2 minutes or so, until they start to brown.

Add the garlic and cook until translucent.

Add the spinach and cook until it is wilted.

Stir in the quinoa, cheese, and lemon juice.

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