Name: Garlic Cheese Quinoa Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1½ cups quinoa; 2 garlic cloves; ½ tsp onion powder; Cooking spray; 1 cup milk; 2 large eggs; ¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese; ¾ cup processed cheese food; Salt and ground black pepper; ¼ cup panko bread crumbs

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.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 1 hour

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

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.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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.
Mix quinoa mixture into milk mixture. Transfer quinoa-milk mixture to the prepared baking dish; top with panko bread crumbs.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until topping is lightly browned.