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30 Ways To Enjoy Quinoa Recipes Included

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You’re going to laugh at me, really you are. For the longest time my husband and I had no interest in eating healthy. We didn’t care, we didn’t think about organic or whole grains, or sugar content, we just ate what we wanted. Well having kids, and age changing our bodies, we’ve changed our minds. We’re eating fresh veggies and fruit and making sure we have Whole Grains. So I thought it would be fun to find recipes with Quinoa in them. While quinoa is usually considered to be a whole grain, it is actually a seed, but can be prepared like whole grains such as rice or barley.

Here are 30 Quinoa Recipes for you to enjoy!

Ways to Enjoy Quinoa 1. Quinoa Salad Recipe

2. Quinoa Veggie Burgers

3. Slow Cooker Quinoa Chicken Chili Recipe

4. Fried Rice Is Back – Quinoa Style

5. Banana Blueberry Quinoa Bread

6. Non-Dairy Grain-Free Stuffing

7. Shrimp & Spinach Quinoa Cakes Recipe

8. Quinoa Salad with Chili Lime Dressing

9. Ham and Vegetable Fried Quinoa

10. Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipe

11. Gluten-Free Breakfast Quinoa with Vanilla Cream

12. Quinoa with Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts

13.  Harvest Jewels Quinoa Recipe

14. Black Quinoa Salad recipe

15. Vegetable Quinoa Soup

16. Gluten Free Crackers

17. Quinoa and Cranberry Muffins

18. Ratatouille Quinoa Soup Recipe

19. Anti-Inflammatory Quinoa Salad

20. Apple-Quinoa Breakfast Bake

21. Quinoa with Pecans and Raisins

22. Chicken and Avocado Quinoa Salad

23. Crockpot Beef & Broccoli

24. Sun Dried Tomato Quinoa Recipe

25. Greek Salad With Quinoa

26. Quinoa and Lentil Stuffed Peppers

27. Mind Your Peas & Q’s Quinoa Pilaf Cups

28. Quinoa Pilaf with Artichokes, Leeks and Sugar Snap Peas Recipe

29. Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

30. Cilantro Lime Quinoa

Garlic Shrimp with Blistered Tomatoes and Linguine Recipe from @eMeals! Helps you #GetHealthy – AND eMeals #Discount Code for 15% Off

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Garlic Shrimp with Blistered Tomatoes and Linguine Recipe from @eMeals! Helps you #GetHealthy – AND eMeals #Discount Code for 15% Off

As a part of the eMeals Blogger Program, I get a subscription and sneak peeks at some of their campaigns. They also provide me with some great recipes to share with you. When I heard about their new “Get Healthy” campaign I could not wait to bring it to MomStart.

In honor of the Get Healthy campaign, I want to share this Garlic Shrimp with Blistered Tomatoes and Linguine recipe from their Low Cal plan with you. I haven’t tried it yet, but I LOVE seafood and can’t wait to bring this to my family’s dinner table.

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Low Calorie Dinner Recipe: Garlic Shrimp with Blistered Tomatoes and Linguine

Ingredients

  • 12 oz uncooked whole grain linguine
  • 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • ½ teaspoon salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  3. Meanwhile, toss tomatoes with 1 tablespoon oil, ¼ teaspoon salt and red pepper on a rimmed baking sheet.
  4. Broil 4 to 5 minutes or until tomatoes burst.
  5. Melt butter in a large skillet with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
  6. Sprinkle shrimp with ¼ teaspoon salt; saute shrimp and garlic 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
  7. Toss shrimp with tomato mixture.
  8. Divide pasta evenly among 6 shallow bowls.
  9. Top with shrimp and tomato mixture.
  10. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

eMeals is a weekly meal planning system that supplies you with recipes and shopping lists one week at a time. You get to choose the type of meal plan that best suits your family and there are TONS of options. I really like the Low Carb Plan, but they have so many healthy options including the Clean Eating Plan, the Low Cal Plan and the Portion Control Plan. I have tried recipes from each other them and love them all.

eMeals Discount Code: 

As part of the Get Healthy program, eMeals is offering a special discount code. Go to eMeals and use the code eathealthy15  for 15% off.

Garlic Shrimp with Blistered Tomatoes and Linguine Recipe from @eMeals! Helps you #GetHealthy – AND eMeals #Discount Code for 15% Off

Ashley is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and former teacher working to navigate through the mysterious world of Mommyia. Read more about her adventures at @Momicles2010.

Healthy Breakfast: California Toast Recipe

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California Toast by eMeals – A DELICIOUS Healthy Breakfast

By: Ashley

I’ve been a serious meal planner for awhile now, at least when it comes to dinner. Recently though, I decided to give eMeals Breakfast Plan a try… and I love it! It makes my mornings SO much easier and I am loving the new options that are keeping our morning fresh and breakfast healthy. When I saw this recipe for California Toast Recipe pop up in my meal plan, I knew it was going to be amazing healthy breakfast.

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California Toast Recipe

clip_image002Ingredients:

-1 ripe avocado, peeled & pitted

– 4 thick slices sourdough bread, toasted

– 1 t olive oil

– 4 eggs

– Salt & pepper to taste

– 1 c alfalfa or bean sprouts

– 1 c fresh salsa

Directions:

Scoop avocado flesh into a bowl & mash with a fork. (I like to add a little squirt of fresh lemon juice.) Spread evenly over 4 slices of toast. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Crack eggs into skillet, and cook 2 minutes. Cover and continue cooking 1-3 minutes, until white is set. Place 1 egg on each piece of toast. Sprinkle with salt & pepper, and top with sprouts (optional… I left off because I didn’t have any). Serve with salsa.

If you’re interested in trying out your own subscription to eMeals, you can read more about it here on MomStart.

About Ashley – Ashley is a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend, and former teacher working to navigate through the mysterious world of Mommyia. Read more about her adventures at Momicles and follow her @Momicles2010.

Disclosure – I am a member of the eMeals Blogger Network and affiliate program. All opinions are my own.

Healthy Recipe: How to make Chocolate Hummus With Truvia Recipe

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So many people resolve to eat better and live healthier and one way to do that is to lower the amount of sweets you intake. That’s actually the hardest thing for me to do, I have a KILLER sweet tooth, so I just have to learn how to make my sugar healthy and take it in moderation. Substituting Truvia in the place of sugar in recipes is a great place to start. Truvia baking blend is designed for easy, at-home baking, and is a blend of Truvia® natural sweetener and sugar. Truvia® Baking Blend provides sugar-like taste and texture in recipes, but with 75% fewer calories and twice the amount of sweetness than sugar. Truvia® Baking Blend is available at retail stores nationwide in a 1.5 pound bag with a closeable, easy-to-use pour spout. I love how easy it is to store and pour. We’ve been experimenting in our kitchen and here is a recipe my kids enjoy.

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Chocolate Hummus With Truvia Recipe

Ingredients:

1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 t vanilla extract
1/4 cup Truvia Baking Blend
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tablespoons water
2 Tablespoons Olive oil

Directions:

In a food processor, combine the garbanzo beans, cocoa, vanilla, Truvia Baking Blend, salt, water and oil.

Puree until the mixture is smooth, and lumps no longer exist.

You may need to scrape the side.

Add extra water if needed to reach desired consistency.

Serve as a dip with fresh sliced fruit like strawberries, pita chips, tortillas, graham crackers, or pretzel sticks.

 

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I’m an ambassador for Truvia and compensated for my time, my opinions are always my own.