Broccolini Quinoa Pilaf
If you have around 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Broccolini Quinoa Pilaf might be an excellent gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe to try. This recipe serves 2 and costs $4.14 per serving. One portion of this dish contains around 20g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 625 calories. It works well as a rather expensive main course. 94 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by Pick Fresh Foods. If you have onion, vegetable broth, broccolini, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 98%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Orange-Sesame Salmon with Quinoa & Broccolini, Spring Broccolini & Kale Quinoa Bowls, and Black Pepper Goat Cheese and Chard Quinoa with Roasted Broccolini.
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 cups vegetable broth
1 tbsp olive oil
½ cup onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 bunch broccolini, trimmed
2 oz chopped walnuts
Equipment:
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
- In a large pan with lid heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onions and cook for 1 minute. Add garlic and cook until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant.
- Add quinoa to pan, stir to combine. Slowly add in broth and bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to low, cook for 15 minutes.
- In the last 2-3 minutes of cooking add in broccolini on top of the quinoa (do not stir) and cover.
- Uncover and toss broccolini and quinoa together.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add walnuts and serve hot.
Step by step:
1. In a large pan with lid heat olive oil over medium high heat.
2. Add onions and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add garlic and cook until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant.
4. Add quinoa to pan, stir to combine. Slowly add in broth and bring to a boil.Cover and reduce heat to low, cook for 15 minutes.In the last 2-3 minutes of cooking add in broccolini on top of the quinoa (do not stir) and cover.Uncover and toss broccolini and quinoa together.Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Add walnuts and serve hot.
Nutrition Information:
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