quinoa italiano
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Spaghetti for dinner the other night left me with enough marinara sauce to use in this ridiculously easy recipe. From my well worn copy of 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes by Carol Gelles (with a couple of minor updates).
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yield
4 -6
prep time
10 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For quinoa italiano
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1 cquinoa, rinsed *well*
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1 Tbspolive oil
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1/2 conion, finely minced or diced small (i used yellow and red onion)
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1 clovegarlic, peeled and minced
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1 cmarinara sauce, or similar
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1 csalt-free or reduced sodium vegetable broth (replaces water)
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1/2 tspdried greek oregano
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salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
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fresh basil ribbons, for garnish (fresh!)
How To Make quinoa italiano
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1Use a fine mesh strainer and rinse the quinoa well. DO NOT skip this step!
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2Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic; cook until softened approximately 1-2 minutes.
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3Add 3/4 cup marinara sauce and the broth; bring to a boil. Stir in the quinoa and oregano and return to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated.
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4Remove saucepan from stove top. Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup marinara sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside to stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, garnish with basil ribbons and serve.
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