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Heather's Quinoa Recipe
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Heather's Quinoa Recipe

10 ingredients Serves 4 - 6. openrecipes
Heather's Quinoa Recipe

A one-skillet quinoa recipe - quinoa, corn, chopped kale and pan-toasted tofu tossed with a big dollop of pesto and finished off with a few roasted cherry tomatoes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

823
Calories
27g
Protein
24g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Quinoa 1 cup cooked (185g) 222
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Tofu 100g firm 76
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • a splash of extra-virgin olive oil
  • a pinch of fine grain sea salt
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 3 cups cooked quinoa* (or brown rice, or other grain)
  • 1 cup corn, fresh or frozen
  • 1 1/2 cups kale, spinach or other hearty green, finely chopped
  • 2 cups extra-firm nigari tofu, browned in a skillet a bit
  • 1/3 cup pesto
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
  • 1/4 cup roasted cherry tomatoes** (or chopped sun-dried tomatoes)

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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