Suzy's Special Red Quinoa

5 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 30 min

“Red Quinoa flavored with Chinese five-spice powder. ” - by hrhsun

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons butter
1 tablespoon Chinese five-spice powder
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cube beef bouillon
1 cup red quinoa, rinsed and drained

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Place the water, butter, five-spice powder, ginger, black pepper, and beef bouillon cube into a saucepan over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Stir the mixture to dissolve the bouillon cube, then add the quinoa. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until all the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
173 cal
9%

Fat
4.2 g
7%

Carbs
28.3 g
9%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (5)

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Paula W

Jan. 9, 2012

"Very simple, very tasty. Thank you. BTW when you change a recipe by decreasing the spices in it, well it's not quite fair to call it bland, now is it?..." See more"

recipehound

Sep. 7, 2010

"Excellent and simple. The Chinese 5-spice was a nice and I used fresh ginger instead of powdered...." See more"

Barbara

Sep. 27, 2010

"The Chinese five-spice flavor was over whelming. Unless you want a very strong flavor of 5-spice cut the amount added. I will make it again and add only enough 5-spice to taste a hint of it...." See more"

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