Creamy Quinoa Primavera - 5 pts

[Guest guest]

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Creamy Quinoa Primavera - 5 pts

 

Recipe By :Betty Crocker

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:10

Categories : LowFat (Less than 30%) Quick

Veggie

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

-------- ------------ --------------------------------

1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa

3 cups broth

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 assorted vegetables -- or bite-size

pieces, such as asparagus, broccoli, carrot or zucchini

2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese

 

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.

 

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.

 

Toss vegetables and quinoa mixture. Sprinkle with Romano cheese.

 

Makes:6 servings

 

 

Per Serving: Calories 255 (Calories from Fat 80 ); Total Fat 9 g (Saturated Fat

4 g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 610 mg; Total Carbohydrate 36 g (Dietary Fiber 4

g); Protein 11 g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 88 %; Vitamin C 18 %; Calcium 8 %; Iron 26 %

Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat; 1 Fat

 

Did You Know... 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.

 

Success: 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.

 

Description:

" 5 pts "

S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):

" 01.24.08 "

Start to Finish Time:

" 0:30 "

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 311 Calories; 8g Fat (23.3% calories from

fat); 12g Protein; 50g Carbohydrate; 9g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol; 149mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 4 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : Romano and cream cheese along with fresh vegetables blend to make this a

delicious cream-of-the-crop recipe.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 4673 0 0 20028 0 0 912 0

 

 

 

 

______________________________\

____

Looking for last minute shopping deals?

Find them fast with Search.

http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping