Creamy quinoa primavera

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Uncooked quinoa
3 cups Chicken broth
2 ounces Cream cheese
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
2 teaspoons Margarine or butter
2 Cloves garlic; finely chopped
5 cups Thinly sliced or bite-size pieces assorted vegetables (asparagus, broccoli, carrot or zucchini)
2 tablespoons Grated Romano cheese

Directions

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.

Melt margarine in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic in margarine 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.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 206 by EABoz@... on Nov 6, 1997

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