OK, this might be the best thing I ever made, I was talking with my (fantastic) trainers at Anytime Fitness today about raw foods, then the comfort issue came up: what about mac'n'cheese?! So I thought about it, and ran over to the grocery store and made my own version at home. Holy crap, I am struggling to save some for Kevin!!
I sauteed some onions in olive oil until they started to brown, added the quinoa rice (about 2 cups, I measure Rachel Ray style!) let those brown up a bit, then added enough water for the rice to move around and simmer (hmm, 2 cups or so)...put a lid on & let that simmer on medium for about 5-7min, added whole cream (1/2 cup-ish), chedder cheese curds, Parmesan, feta cheese, red bell pepper, chopped cilantro, then let that simmer/melt for another 5 until cheese started to brown...hmmm, I think that was it? I am allergic to recipes so it's never the same twice, but so soothing and filling any way you want to interpret it!!
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This recipe is genius! Although this is obviously mac & cheese inspired, I love the idea of using quinoa like risotto too, like with parm, mushrooms, and butternut squash..
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