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Creamy Quinoa Primavera

Name: Creamy Quinoa Primavera
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa; 3 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton); 2 ounces cream cheese; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves; 2 teaspoons butter or margarine; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 5 cups thinly sliced or bite-size pieces assorted vegetables, such as asparagus, broccoli, carrot or zucchini; 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese

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Prep 10 min
Total 30 min
Servings 6

Romano and cream cheese along with fresh vegetables blend to make this a delicious cream-of-the-crop recipe.

By Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated November 14, 2018

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa
3 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton)
2 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
2 teaspoons butter or margarine
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
5 cups thinly sliced or bite-size pieces assorted vegetables, such as asparagus, broccoli, carrot or zucchini
2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese

Steps

1

Rinse quinoa thoroughly; drain. Heat quinoa and broth to boiling in 2-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until all broth is absorbed. Stir in cream cheese and basil; cover and remove from heat.
2

Melt butter in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic in butter about 30 seconds, stirring frequently, until golden. Stir in vegetables. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
3

Toss vegetables and quinoa mixture. Sprinkle with Romano cheese.

Quinoa is a tiny, pearl-shaped, ivory-colored grain that expands to four times its size when cooked. It's rich in nutrients, and unlike other grains, it's a complete protein.
It's important to rinse quinoa really well before using it to remove a bitter-tasting and naturally occurring saponin (nature's insect repellent) that forms on the outside of the kernel.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 255

Calories from Fat: 80

Total Fat: 9 g

Saturated Fat: 4 g

Cholesterol: 15 mg

Sodium: 610 mg

Potassium: 690 mg

Total Carbohydrate: 36 g

Dietary Fiber: 4 g

Protein: 11 g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 88%; 88%

Vitamin C: 18%; 18%

Calcium: 8%; 8%

Iron: 26%; 26%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 1 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Creamy Quinoa Primavera

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