Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa

Name: Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup water; 1 cup uncooked quinoa; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 large minced yellow onion; 1/4 lb sliced crimini mushrooms; 1 juice of half a lemon; 1 zest of 1 lemon; 1/4 tsp chicken or beef flavoring/seasoning; 1 dash of fresh ground black pepper to taste; 1/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 cupwater
1 cupuncooked quinoa
4 tbspolive oil
1 largeminced yellow onion
1/4 lbsliced crimini mushrooms
1juice of half a lemon
1zest of 1 lemon
1/4 tspchicken or beef flavoring/seasoning
1 dashof fresh ground black pepper to taste
1/3 cupchopped flat leaf parsley

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Steps

30 mins

1

Soak quinoa in water for 10 minutes, rinse and drain well.
2

Place quinoa + 2 cups of water in a small pot. Cook on Medium heat covered. Let boil, turn stove to Low, then let it simmer for 20 mins. (Turn stove off. Do NOT lift lid).
3

While quinoa is simmering, heat pan on stove on Medium heat.
4

Add onions & crimini to pan and allow both to caramelize.
5

Stir in chicken /beef flavor and ground black pepper.
6

Turn stove off.
7

Add lemon juice & zest to pan. Mix well then add warm quinoa and chopped parsley. (Fluff or fold gently until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.)
8

Serve warm. (Note: If you have chicken/beef broth, you may omit the 2 cups of water and chicken/beef flavor. Instead, cook the quinoa in 2 cups of broth.)