Quinoa Chicken Risotto Recipes

QUINOA CHICKEN RISOTTO

Steps:

• Cook chicken in 2 Tbsp. dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 4 to 5 min. or until evenly browned, stirring frequently. Spoon into bowl; cover to keep warm.
• Heat remaining dressing in same skillet on medium heat. Add mushrooms and peppers; cook 4 min., stirring occasionally and adding garlic for the last minute. Add quinoa, broth and water; stir. Bring to boil; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until quinoa is tender.
• Stir in chicken, parsley and lemon juice; cook and stir 2 min. or until mixture is heated through. Remove from heat; cover. Let stand 5 min.; top with cheese.

CREAMY QUINOA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Rinse quinoa twice and drain well.
• Pour chicken broth into a saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Melt butter in a separate saucepan over medium-high heat; saute onion and garlic until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Stir quinoa into onion mixture; cook, stirring frequently, until quinoa is toasted and coated in oil, about 3 minutes.
• Slowly pour wine over quinoa mixture; cook and stir until wine is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Ladle 1/2 cup chicken broth over quinoa mixture; cook, stirring frequently, until absorbed, 3 to 5 minutes. Continue ladling broth, 1/2 cup at a time, over quinoa mixture; cook, stirring frequently, until quinoa is tender and has burst, about 20 minutes. You may not use all the chicken broth.
• Mix Parmesan cheese and cream into quinoa mixture; season with marjoram, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add a splash of chicken broth to make quinoa more creamy, if desired.

CREAMY CHICKEN QUINOA RISOTTO WITH SWEET PEPPERS & MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Once oil is hot add the onion, pepper, garlic, and quinoa. Stir fry until the vegetables are cooked and quinoa is lightly toasted.
• Reduce heat to medium, add chicken and herbs, Saute 1 minute, then add mushrooms.
• Saute with mushrooms for a minute, then add stock, wine and cream. Stir then cover to cook for 15 minutes.
• After the 15 minutes, remove cover, reduce heat to low-med. and simmer for 12-15 minutes, until most, but not all the sauce it absorbed or evaporated.
• Turn off heat and stir in the Parmesan and goat cheese.
• Add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
• Serve with sprinkle of cheese or fresh chopped chives.

QUINOA MUSHROOM 'RISOTTO'

Steps:

• Mix water, quinoa, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, and chicken bouillon granules in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until white threads appear on the quinoa grains, about 15 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute mushrooms, onion, and red bell pepper in hot oil until softened, 5 to 7 minutes; season with salt.
• Stir red wine and soy sauce into the vegetable mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the liquid is reduced, about 10 minutes.
• Mix quinoa and vegetables in a large serving bowl; top with Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN AND QUINOA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces and set aside.
• In a large non-stick skillet, heat olive oil. Add chicken and saute for 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Add onion and bell peppers. Saute for 1-2 more minutes. Add garlic and saute until peppers begin to soften but are still brightly colored. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Stir in hummus quinoa and basil. Toss until basil is wilted. Serve hot.

QUINOA RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place quinoa in strainer and rinse thoroughly, drain.
• Place quinoa in fry pan and cook over med heat, stir often, until darker in color (8 minutes) Remove from pan and set aside.
• Increase heat to med-high.
• Melt butter and add onion and 2 Tab water.
• Cook, stir often, until onion is soft.
• (Add water 1 tbs at a time if seems dry) To pan add broth, milk, quinoa, (if using dried sage add here).
• Bring to boil, stir often.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stir occasionally until quinoa is almost tender to bite (10 minutes) Meanwhile, snap off and discard tough ends of asparagus, then cut stalks diagonally into 1-inch pieces.
• Add asparagus to quinoa mixture and cook, stir often, until asparagus is tender when pierced and almost all liquid is absorbed (5 minutes). Reduce heat and stir often until mixture thickens.
• Remove pan from heat and gently stir in fontina cheese and chopped fresh sage.
• Let stand until cheese is melted.
• Transfer to a shallow serving dish.
• Top with Parmesan.

TOMATO-AND-QUINOA RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the tomatoes and creme fraiche. Transfer to a mixing bowl and use a wooden spoon to beat in all but 2 tablespoons of the basil. Reserve the remaining basil for garnish.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat and saute the shallot until softened, about 2 minutes. Add quinoa and salt and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of the tomato puree at a time to the pan, stirring until the liquid is absorbed. Continue adding the puree until 6 cups have been added.
• Place the quinoa in a serving dish and drizzle the remaining tomato puree around the edge of the bowl. Garnish with the remaining basil.