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Super Cheesy Quinoa Bake


Yields2 Servings
cheesy oven-baked quinoa

Everything is better with cheese, especially quinoa. If you're tired of eating pasta, and have some quinoa, cheese, and milk, you're in for a tasty side dish that will get your kids craving for this cheesy dish.

Rating
Prep Time5 minsCook Time1 hr 15 minsTotal Time1 hr 20 mins



INGREDIENTS:

  cup quinoa, uncooked & rinsed; OR 2 cups of cooked quinoa if you already have it cookedyou don't have to rinse your quinoa, but if you want to remove some bitterness, then rinse quinoa in a strainer
 1 ⅓ cups water (to cook the rinsed quinoa)
 1 tbsp butter
 1 tbsp cornstarch
 1 tbsp garlic powder
 1 ¼ cups milk
 ¼ tsp dry mustard powder or mustard
  tsp cayenne pepper you can use red chili flakes or hot sauce if you don't have cayenne pepper
 2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or colby jack cheese)
 ¼ tsp salt

EQUIPMENT:

 Baking Dish
 Sauce Pan
 Skillet
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DIRECTIONS:

Cook the Quinoa
1

Place quinoa in a medium saucepan and heat to medium high. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add water, salt. Bring to a simmer and then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat.

Make Your Saucey Roux
2

Heat a medium saucepan to medium heat. Add butter and cook until it melts. Whisk in cornstarch and garlic powder. Cook and whisk for a couple minutes. Meanwhile, gradually add in milk, whisking to combine. Cook, stirring often, until milk mixture thickens and bubbles, about 6 to 8 minutes.

3

Reduce the saucepan heat to low and stir in mustard, cayenne pepper, shredded cheese. Cook over low for a couple minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Marry the Quinoa and Roux
4

Introduce the cooked quinoa to the roux, and stir well.

5

Preheat the oven to Broil or at 500 degrees F.

6

In a 8 or 9" glass baking dish, spread the quinoa cheese mixture over the glass dish. Bake/broil for 10 minutes, or until the cheese turns golden brown.
I've tried this recipe WITHOUT broiling it, and it is NOT the same! I'm not a fan of gloppy food, so once I tried crisping the top in the oven, it made such a huge difference and was soooo delish!


AuthorLing M.
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Ingredients

  cup quinoa, uncooked & rinsed; OR 2 cups of cooked quinoa if you already have it cookedyou don't have to rinse your quinoa, but if you want to remove some bitterness, then rinse quinoa in a strainer
 1 ⅓ cups water (to cook the rinsed quinoa)
 1 tbsp butter
 1 tbsp cornstarch
 1 tbsp garlic powder
 1 ¼ cups milk
 ¼ tsp dry mustard powder or mustard
  tsp cayenne pepper you can use red chili flakes or hot sauce if you don't have cayenne pepper
 2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or colby jack cheese)
 ¼ tsp salt

Directions

Cook the Quinoa
1

Place quinoa in a medium saucepan and heat to medium high. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add water, salt. Bring to a simmer and then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat.

Make Your Saucey Roux
2

Heat a medium saucepan to medium heat. Add butter and cook until it melts. Whisk in cornstarch and garlic powder. Cook and whisk for a couple minutes. Meanwhile, gradually add in milk, whisking to combine. Cook, stirring often, until milk mixture thickens and bubbles, about 6 to 8 minutes.

3

Reduce the saucepan heat to low and stir in mustard, cayenne pepper, shredded cheese. Cook over low for a couple minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Marry the Quinoa and Roux
4

Introduce the cooked quinoa to the roux, and stir well.

5

Preheat the oven to Broil or at 500 degrees F.

6

In a 8 or 9" glass baking dish, spread the quinoa cheese mixture over the glass dish. Bake/broil for 10 minutes, or until the cheese turns golden brown.
I've tried this recipe WITHOUT broiling it, and it is NOT the same! I'm not a fan of gloppy food, so once I tried crisping the top in the oven, it made such a huge difference and was soooo delish!

Super Cheesy Quinoa Bake