Greek Quinoa Meatballs

 So...meatballs. The dish which can be made a million ways. And this is one of the recipes with different ingredients in it. Its super delicious. This is the second time I made this and has become one of my fav recipes.

Greek Quinoa Meatballs (Meatballs with greek seasoning and quinoa)

Greek Quinoa meatballs

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb lean ground meat
2. 1/2 cup quinoa cooked to package directions and cooled
3. 1/2 cup grated onion (squeezed out of as much water as possible)
4. 1/2 cup whole fat plain yogurt
5. 1 cup frozen spinach thawed and squeezed out of water
6. 1 tablespoon each of dried basil, oregano, garlic powder
7. 1 teaspoon salt, red pepper flakes
8. 1/2 teaspoon each of black pepper

Mix all the ingredients together with a light hand. Make 20-24 meatballs. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes. Flip the meat balls midway.

Enjoy as an appetizer or serve with your favorite bread as a meatball sandwich or with spegetti

Simple meatballs

Quinoa Rice with Chick Peas

Quinoa being the latest fab here,people have been making different dishes with quinoa in it.
The latest is a one pot dish which is super simple to make and is super flavorful and delicious. So, here you go

Quinoa Rice with Chick Peas (Chickpeas cooked with rice and quinoa)

Chickpeas with rice and quinoa

Ingredients:

1. 1.5 cups long grain rice
2. 1/2 cup quinoa washed
3. 1/2 cup chopped onions
4. 1 heaped teaspoon finely chopped garlic
5. 2 cups chicken broth + 2 cups water
6. 1 can chickpeas drained
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin powder, chilli powder
8. 1 teaspoon salt, coriander powder, sumac
9. 1 tablespoon olive oil

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onion till they start getting browned. Add garlic and stir well. Add rice and stir well for 2 minutes. Add the spices and mix well. Add the liquid and bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes before adding the washed quinoa. Cook for 15 more minutes. Add the chickpeas and stir to combine. Garnish with more sumac if desired and enjoy

More Quinoa recipes
Quinoa pudding
Coconut Vegetable Quinoa
Quinoa Wheat Roti
Veggie Quinoa and Brown Rice
Chicken Quinoa Rice

Veggie Quinoa and brown rice

This veggie filled brown rice and quinoa is such a filling and healthy dish that it has become one of my favorite.

Since you are already here looking for either quinoa or brown rice dishes you should definitely try it

Veggie Quinoa and brown rice

Veggie Quinoa and brown rice

Ingredients

1. 1 cup brown rice
2. 1/2 cup quinoa washed
3. 1/2 cup each of mushrooms chopped, carrots chopped, peas, zucchini, corn
4. 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
5. 2 garlic pods  grated
6. 1 teaspoon butter + 1 teaspoon olive oil
7. 1 chicken bouillon
8. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Note: Read the cooking directions for the brown rice and quinoa. Mine needed 55 minutes for brown rice and 10-12 minutes for quinoa. So I cooked brown rice for 40 minutes before putting in the quinoa in the same pot

In a pot boil 2 cups of water with the chicken bouillon and add the brown rice to it. Let it simmer for 40 minutes.

In a pan heat the butter + olive oil and fry the onions till they become tender. Add garlic and fry for a minute. Add all the vegetables and fry for 5-7 minutes. Set aside.

After the rice cooks for 40 minutes add 1/2 more cup of water and add quinoa and mix well. Add all the vegetables and stir to combine and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Cut the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes. Mix in the black pepper. Serve as is or if desired sprinkle with some cheese and enjoy with grilled chicken or salmon

Coconut Vegetable Quinoa

The other day I was searching for a side dish for Shrimp Kabobs. My Hubby got these Jumbo Shrimp from costco and what is a better way than to make kabobs out of those Jumbo Shrimp. So the menu for dinner was Shrimp Kababs with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Onions with Mediterranean rice and Potatoes and the Coconut Vegetable Quinoa. The dinner was a hit. My daughter just loved the Quinoa and so did I and here is the recipe.

Coconut Vegetable Quinoa (Quinoa with different vegetables in coconut milk)

Coconut Vegetable Quinoa

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Quinoa
2. 1 cup fresh Broccoli chopped
3. 1/4 cup corn
4. 1 large carrot chopped
5. 1/4 cup black beans (optional)
6. 1 cup coconut milk
7. 1 cup chicken broth
8. Salt if needed
9. a pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Wash the quinoa under running water. In a pan bring the broth and coconut milk to a boil. Add the Quinoa and cook for 1/2 the time the cooking instructions say (mine said 12 min, so after 6 minutes...) add the vegetables and mix. Cover and continue cooking. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy