How To Make Garlic Cheese Quinoa
This garlic cheese quinoa works as a side dish and a complete meal, as the quinoa makes it nicely filling. Garlic & cheese add a great savory quality to it.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cupswater
- 1½cupsquinoa
- 2garlic cloves,minced
- ½tsponion powder
- Cooking spray
- 1cupmilk
- 2largeeggs
- ¾cupsharp Cheddar cheese,shredded
- ¾cupprocessed cheese food,cubed, such as Velveeta®
- salt and ground black pepper,to taste
- ¼cuppanko bread crumbs,or to taste
Instructions
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Bring water, quinoa, garlic, and onion powder to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes or until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Whisk milk and eggs together in a large bowl. Stir Cheddar cheese and processed cheese food into quinoa mixture until cheeses begin to melt; season with salt and black pepper.
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Mix quinoa mixture into milk mixture. Transfer quinoa-milk mixture to the prepared baking dish; top with panko bread crumbs.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until topping is lightly browned.
Nutrition
- Calories: 284.50kcal
- Fat: 14.62g
- Saturated Fat: 6.12g
- Trans Fat: 0.30g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.60g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.29g
- Carbohydrates: 24.92g
- Fiber: 2.47g
- Sugar: 1.74g
- Protein: 13.29g
- Cholesterol: 74.80mg
- Sodium: 452.19mg
- Calcium: 234.39mg
- Potassium: 267.94mg
- Iron: 1.82mg
- Vitamin A: 99.60µg
- Vitamin C: 0.27mg
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