Thursday, July 19, 2007

Low Fat Rice Recipes - Spanish Rice using Quinoa

Spanish Rice using Quinoa

Ingredients :

3/4 cup Quinoa (rinsed numerous time)
1 15 ounce can of dice tomatoes blended
2-3 garlic cloves minced
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne

Direction :

Blend canned or fresh tomatoes in a blender to remove chuncks (my preference)
Add water to tomatoes so you have 1 1/2 cups liguid (tomatoes + water)
Add well rinsed quinoa, water/tomato mixture and garlic to a sauce pan and heat to boiling Lower heat & simmer for 15-20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed
Add remaining ingredients

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