25 Quinoa Recipes That Are Actually Delicious
Love it or hate it, these are worth trying.
1. Balsamic Chicken Salad with Lemon Quinoa
2. Garlic Butter Shrimp and Quinoa
If I were to definitively rank All Of The Butters, garlic butter would be very, very high on that list. Get the recipe.
3. Quinoa Stuffed Baked Tomatoes
4. Quinoa Crusted Chicken Strips with Barbecue Honey Mustard
Filed under: Brilliant Ways To Make Quinoa Haters See The Light. Get the recipe.
5. Quinoa with Corn and Scallions with Honey Butter Dressing
A simple starter. Get the recipe.
6. Creamy Caprese Quinoa Bake
Moment of silence for the unapologetic stretch of cheese, please. Get the recipe.
7. Lighter Baked Chicken Nuggets Coated in Quinoa
8. Quinoa Burgers with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
Fair warning that there's a fair amount of prep that goes into this one — pickling cabbage, shredding carrots — but the end result is pretty damn 'gram-worthy, no?
9. Quinoa & Carrot Sesame Salad
10. Quinoa Crusted Chicken Parmesan
Protein squared. Get the recipe.
11. Cauliflower, Quinoa, and Chickpeas Roasted with Turmeric
12. Cajun Shrimp Quinoa Casserole
As the wise philosopher B. Gump once said: Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Get the recipe.
13. Quinoa, Chicken, and Garden Veggies Skillet
14. Loaded Quinoa Nachos
What do you call quinoa that doesn't belong to you? Nacho quinoa*. Get the recipe.
*I'll be here all week.
15. Roasted Veggie & Tahini Quinoa Bowl
16. Spicy Korean Beef Bowl with Kimchi and Bok Choy
17. Quinoa Salad with Apples, Pecans, and Cranberries
Lean and green. Get the recipe.
18. Zesty Sriracha Shrimp and Quinoa
20. Quinoa, Broccoli, and Kale Salad with Tangy Mustard Dressing
21. Pico de Gallo Quinoa Burgers
22. Salmon & Quinoa Fritters
Serve these with fresh greens, stuffed into a Mediterranean-style pita, or with your favorite dipping sauce. Get the recipe.
23. Quinoa Taco Salad with Chipotle Lime Dressing
Not a tofu fan? Skip it, or swap in your favorite protein. Get the recipe.
25. Sesame Chicken with Quinoa
Ready in 15 minutes. Get the recipe.