I noticed last night when I was making Quinoa Chicken Stir Fry how LOADED quinoa is with iron (10% dv per one 1/4 cup serving!!) and B vitamins (which I'm also low on). This is the only meal I use this super seed in, so I thought I'd look up new ways to make it... However, my two-year-old doesn't like it and my husband really only wants it for dinner (I asked), so it would have to be breakfast! I found a recipe on Epicurious and have tweaked it a bit... Here's mine!
1/2 c quinoa, rinsed
3/4 c water
pinch of salt
stick of cinnamon
chopped pecans
real maple syrup (also a good source of iron)
almond/coconut milk
Place quinoa, water, salt, and cinnamon in small pan. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer until the water is absorbed, about fifteen minutes. Toss cinnamon stick. Stir in pecans, maple syrup, and almond/coconut milk.
Really, you can treat quinoa just like oatmeal, put anything in the world in it and enjoy the crap out of it! I had tried doing oatmeal with the A/C milk instead of milk and skipped the butter... It was way too sad to be enjoyable, so I abandoned the idea of making it Sammy-friendly. I think this is working so well because it's totally new, I don't have any preconceived notions about how it's supposed to taste (my oatmeal is always super creamy and buttery). I'm pretty excited to have another (easier) breakfast option!
Enjoy!
