Hello and welcome to this new thing we’re trying out where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and next week we’ll check in and talk about which things we made, which things we loved, and which things have changed us irreversibly as people. Last week, we made cupcakes.
Quinoa is the most amazing, versatile food. It can be sweet or savory, and you can make a lot of it at once with great leftovers to spare! Here are 21 ways to get more quinoa in your life, whether you’re just starting to cook with it or have been in a long term culinary relationship.
1. Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Breakfast Bake
via PopSugar
It’s possible to eat some kind of quinoa for every meal of the day. This looks like a delightful start to any morning.
2. Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties
3. Vegetable and Quinoa Stuffed Zucchini
Anything involving stuffed zucchini is one of my favorite things to make. Just take one perfect food and fill it with more perfect food.
4. Stuffed Red Bell Peppers
via Damn Delicious
Because stuffing food with other food never gets old.
5. Vegetable Rainbow Salad
via Food & Wine
6. Artichoke Parsley Salad
via my recipes
7. Tandoori Cauliflower with Indian-Spiced Quinoa
via oh my veggies
8. Mediterranean Salad
via Closet Cooking
Even though I strongly dislike olives (I know, what kind of Italian am I?) this looks delicious.
9. Chicken and Quinoa Soup
10. Quinoa Crust Pizza
via Yummily Yours
As your resident pizza feminist, I was determined to find pizza that incorporated quinoa, and the internet did not disappoint. I think this recipe looks rather promising!
11. Turkey & Quinoa Taco Lettuce Wraps
12. Guacamole Quinoa with Mango
I feel like the quinoa would add a lovely texture to the guac. And mango? YES. I am all about this.
13. Black Bean Enchilada Bake
14. Roasted Red Pepper and Asparagus Quinoa
This is something that I had been making variations of long before compiling this list. There’s just something about asparagus and roasted red peppers that go together so perfectly. I’ve also really enjoyed this with Tofurkey Italian Sausage instead of chicken.
15. Slow Cooker Quinoa Chicken Chili
16. Cheesy Baked Quinoa
I am immediately skeptical of any food that says it can rival mac ‘n’ cheese, but I might compromise my loyalty to the noodley, cheesy goodness in order to try this recipe.
17. Quinoa Fried Rice
18. Crispy Quinoa Burger Topped With Sweet Potato Fries, Beer Caramelized Onions, Gruyere, and Fried Egg
via craft-trade
Well that just says it all doesn’t it? If you’re feeling epic (and/or very hungry) this could be the meal for you.
19. Spicy Quinoa with Sweet Potato
20. Watermelon Strawberry Basil Quinoa Salad
21. Chocolate Chip Quinoa Muffins
I need to stop looking at these articles when I’m hungry….
Love Quinoa – I just finished making this super easy quinoa salad. It’s perfect for hot days as it requires very little to no cooking and makes for great leftovers.
reading this article while on a juice cleanse was a horrible idea
This has given me many more ideas for the jar of quinoa in my cupboard. An old favourite of mine are banana quinoa muffins with cinnamon, but the internet seems to have failed me. Maybe I’ll share my handwritten notes later :)
Please do that!
Mixed quinoa in with my oatmeal today because I was out of stuff and I highly recommend it. Surely at some point we gotta develop some better way of washing the tiny, tiny grains though.
I’ve never tried quinoa. I know people are very divided on it – especially the humans who don’t eat meat.
I don’t like not having an opinion on something – and some of these recipes look very good! Hmm.
As a human who doesn’t eat meat and can’t eat quinoa (I get bad stomach cramps from even trace amounts of saponin), let me just say that its sudden popularity has turned vegetarian potlucks into a minefield.
Number 18 is now my religion.
That is all.
But the recipe is not on the page it leads to, just a picture and a lot of well-deserved exclamation points? Help I am lost without my principle religious text
Quinoa is killing other countries financial stability. There are people who depend only on quinoa’s income to survive. This article is sad.
I was wondering whether anyone was going to comment on the appropriation of quinoa and its harm to other countries. Thank you Lauren M., I think you’re awesome! Here’s an article explaining more, to everyone else:
http://navigatethestream.tumblr.com/post/73670030654/regarding-the-post-about-rising-quinoa-prices-can
Agreed. I only use quinoa occasionally for this reason. We need an article about barley, a grain grown in northern climates, still high in protein and pretty delicious (for the non gluten-free people anyways).
I’ve got a bit of time to curate recipes, if anyone is interested.
Hey! I’ve just typed “barley nutrition facts” in google and it is actually low in protein (4g per cup only).
I agree that quinoa consumption is problematic, though.
Come on Autostraddle how can you publish an article like this and COMPLETELY ignore the implications that come with first world consumption of quinoa!!
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-andean-quinoa-more-costly-than-youd-expect-peru-bolivia-101470
All of them look delicious, all of them look…. like they take too long or are too hard to make. I will never be the cook in the relationship, ever. I feel bad for who ever gets stuck with me, you will have ramen noodle soup the rest of your life, I am so sorry.