Quinoa italian style

7 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Minced Onions
2 Cloves Garlic minced
½ pounds Ground lean top round Or Harvest Burger per inst.
2 8 oz. Cans Tomato Sauce
1 Can 16 oz Tomatoes Or 4 chopped fresh
1 teaspoon Low Sodium Salt
2 teaspoons Dried Oregano
3 teaspoons Chopped fresh Basil 2 tsp dried
½ teaspoon Sugar
3 cups Cooked Quinoa
¼ pounds Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
¼ pounds Low-Fat Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese several shakes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees if baking.

In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and garlic until cooked. Add the ground meat or Harvest Burger and water, tomato sauce, tomatoes, salt, oregano, sweet basil, and sugar and simmer until the ingredients are just cooked, or slightly underdone.

In a casserole, layer the sauce and quinoa, dollop some of the ricotta, sprinkle on some of the mozzarella and do another layer so that there are two

or three with sauce on top. Sprinkle on the Parmesan cheese and Microwave for

10 minutes or bake for about 35. Serve hot.

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