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[David Schronce]

Quick dinners and tasty dinners are often not the same things, but I've learned that having a few cans of chicken and tuna in the pantry can bring a quick dinner and a tasty dinner to the table together as a simple, healthy dinner.

Quinoa Chicken Pilaf

2 cups quinoa, rinsed well
4 cups chicken broth/stock

2 tbs vegetable oil
1 cup mixed onions, carrots and celery, chopped
1/2 cup diced green peppers
2 cloves garlic, diced
1/4 tsp dried oregano

1 large can chicken

Combine quinoa and broth in a 2-quart saucepan, bring to boil.  Cover and reduce heat to a simmer for 15 to 18 minutes or until all stock is absorbed. Quinoa will appear slightly translucent.

While quinoa is cooking, saute together the remaining ingredients (except chicken)

When vegetables are done, add in canned chicken breast (chopped roughly into smaller pieces) and stir until thoroughly heated.

Stir chicken vegetable mix into hot quinoa and serve.

[gum2bear]

Sounds yummy!

[lesliethequeen]

I bought Quinoa and am afraid to try it! I'm such a wimp! This sounds like a good place to start.

[lolita1971]

Just use it as if you were to use rice.  It is fantastic and I bet you will hardly ever eat rice after that.  Quinoa is amazing.

[David Schronce]

Quinoa is really quite bland in flavor, but like rice and other grains, it picks up the flavors that you cook it with.  Thus I always use a strong flavored stock (usually chicken or vegetable) to give it some oomph!  I even tossed in a packet of Crystal Light Sunrise Orange once to use as a base for Chicken A l'Orange.  Orange quinoa was GREAT!!