Quinoa

This Instant Pot Enchilada Quinoa Recipe is a healthy one-pot meal Mexican dish that makes for a nutritious and easy weeknight dinner idea. I have become pretty passionate about one-pot meals this year. Because… Less dishes Less time No babysitting the pot (because I may or may not be a master at unwatched pots boiling …

It is no secret that I’m slightly obsessed with quinoa. A dear friend of mine (Sara from Will Run for Pasta) actually sent me a package once addressed to “The Quinoa Queen”. I’ve made a gazillion quinoa bite variations and I fully stand behind the health benefits of this particular trendy superfood, so I make …

These Quinoa & Black Bean Burrito Bowls make a great healthy lunch you can meal prep ahead of time or a meatless dinner, full of fresh veggies and protein. My oldest sister is one of those people who can’t stand to have her food touching. She very methodically eats one food off of her plate …

This Cilantro Lime Quinoa is a healthy, light, and fresh side dish full of protein, perfect for burrito bowls, taco salads, fajitas, and burritos. Pin This Recipe For Later! “Fresh” is my absolute favorite word this time of year (most of the year it’s “spatula”…what can I say? It’s a funny word!). But during the …

This one-pot Enchilada Quinoa Skillet recipe is a meatless, healthy 30-minute meal, perfect for busy weeknights and meal prep. I grew up in New Mexico, but you never would have known it. I was majorly anti-spice as a kid. While my family was enjoying all of the local green chiles and putting them in every …

These protein-packed quinoa bites bursting with apples and sweet cinnamon are a healthy & delicious make-ahead breakfast. My sweet niece, Brianna (she’s 6), is still in that stage where I am her cool aunt. I kind of hope this phase carries on forever, but even if it doesn’t, I am soaking it up while it …

Quinoa bites are my most popular recipes, so here are all of your questions answered – everything you want to know about making quinoa bites.  What is a quinoa bite exactly? It’s one of my absolute favorite ways to use quinoa! It’s basically like making a flavorful tater tot using quinoa instead of potato. They …

This Harvest Quinoa Salad is full of butternut squash, walnuts, cranberries, and Parmesan for a healthy side dish, great for a party. Some friends of mine from church just threw their annual harvest party. Their story behind the party is actually pretty awesome! They just are really grateful for everything God has blessed them with, …

These cheesy zucchini quinoa bites use shredded zucchini and mozzarella cheese it to make a bite-sized, protein-packed healthy snack. Pin This Recipe For Later! This is the recipe that won over my quinoa-hating sister. That in itself is a pretty big deal! She has been wary of my quinoa bites since the beginning since she …

Turkey Quinoa Bites are the perfect way to transform your Thanksgiving leftovers into a tasty and healthy, perfectly poppable protein-packed dish.  Controversial topic of the day – leftovers. Do you love ’em? Hate ’em? Eat ’em? Toss ’em? Re-purpose ’em? Growing up, we always had some kind of leftover in the fridge at all times …

This mango jicama salad recipe is a simple & healthy summer salad combining the protein pack of quinoa with crunchy jicama and juicy mango. One of the most common questions I get when I tell people I live in Tucson is, “How on earth do you deal with the summer heat?!” I’m not going to …

These Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Bites bring the flavors of a barbecue chicken pizza into a healthy & protein-packed bite kids and adults will love. Pin this recipe for later! While most people were watching the Superbowl yesterday, I was watching the movie, “Chef.” I’m not much of a sports fan, though I do love the …

These Tomato Basil Quinoa Bites use fresh basil & cherry tomatoes to make a perfectly poppable, protein-packed healthy snack or lunch. I do not have a green thumb. Pretty much everything plant-related suffers under my care. I’ve never even tried to garden because #1 – this is Tucson. Desert. Things come here to die. And …

You can learn how to cook quinoa, the protein-packed superfood you can use for healthy lunches, dinners, and snacks, in just a few simple steps.  How to Cook Quinoa There are actually a million and one ways to cook quinoa. Just Google it and you’ll quickly find that you can use a rice cooker, a …

Fresh herbs and mozzarella come together with quinoa in these Cheesy Italian Herb Quinoa Bites to make this easy, cheesy healthy snack. The other day, it donned on me that I have already been living in my new house for a few weeks and I hadn’t baked any quinoa bites yet. Tragic! Unacceptable! And a …

This quinoa bite mixes the superfood of quinoa with the flavors of ranch to create a fresh, dippable, healthy side dish or snack of perfection. When I was first started learning to cook, my go-to side dishes were Rice A Roni and Pasta Roni. Their versatility just couldn’t be beat – they go with just …

You know how some people love reading before bed? How their bedtime routine every night includes grabbing a good book that just lulls them to sleep? Yeah. I’m not one of those people. You know what happens to me when I read before bed? I get sucked into my book’s world. I see what my …

This is the time of year(ish) when gardens are overrun with zucchini and people scramble for different ways they can use them up. I want to be one of those people, but I stink at gardening. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. I’ve never really tried gardening. 1) Because we live in the land of dirt …

There’s a tent in our dining room right now. We bought a really small, cheap tent to bond with our sugar gliders. In “tent bonding”, you’re supposed to climb into the tent with your sugar glider, then let them climb around in a safe environment and explore the tent and climb all over you to …

I finally checked this one off my to do list! It has been the object of my procrastination for half of January, but I have finally checked the box and am so glad I did!  In the midst of some fast food runs and a few too many desserts, we were in dire need of …

After over a month of living primarily off of fast food, it is so refreshing to finally have a house full of fresh food again!  And, the biggest bonus of all – we’re in our new house.  Meaning, we actually have space. I have a fruit bowl.  On the counter.  And there’s still plenty of …

I’ve been attempting to eat our way through everything in our freezer recently so that I don’t have to move any of it over to the new house and it hasn’t exactly made for the healthiest meals.  One night this week, we ate chicken nuggets, tater tots, and mozzarella bites for dinner.  No joke. So, …

I love Greek food.  There’s this restaurant here in Tucson called My Big Fat Greek Restaurant – it’s one of our favorites.  Their menu offers plenty of delicious options, but our favorite meal is called “The Meat Lover’s Platter – Symposium of Ecstasy”. This massive platter of meat, vegetables, moussaka, lemon potatoes, rice, and pita …

This quinoa bite combines black beans, corn, green chiles, and fresh cilantro to make a healthy southwestern snack or side dish. Earlier this year, I made a list of different flavors of quinoa bites I wanted to try to make.  I added them to my “Things to Do This Summer” list.  There were also organization …