Recipe ideas - healthy?

Cheese and Vegetable Quinoa Bites? :P

Servings: 24 bites

Ingredients

2 cups cooked quinoa

2 large eggs

3 carrots, shredded

1 and 1/2 cups fresh spinach, chopped

1 medium shallot, chopped

2 teaspoons garlic

4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated **Or, to your liking

2 tablespoons flour

Sea salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Lightly spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.

3. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients together, mixing until thoroughly combined.

4. Using a melon baller or a tablespoon, place rounded drops of the mixture into each cup of the muffin pan, pressing each one down lightly with your fingers to make sure that each one is firmly packed.

5. Bake until lightly golden, about 15-20 minutes.

6. Serve immediately.

http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/2012/01/24/cheese-an...

Quinoa stir fry

Toast 1/2 cup chopped nuts in a skillet, set aside. Toast 1 cup quinoa until fragrant and golden-add two cups liquid, lower heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add 6 oz fresh spinach and cook, stirring, just until wilted. Add the nuts, 1 cup chopped tomato and 1/4 cup shredded hard cheese. Heat through, enjoy.

When I found this recipe it called for chicken stock, walnuts and parmresan. I don't like walnuts and don't eat meat so I used pecans and veggie stock. Since then I have used tomato juice, mushroom stock and plain water with lemon juice. Also, almonds, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, spanish peanuts and sunflower seeds. I have substituted fresh asparagus for the spinach and also kale. I add other veggies ad lib. You can use any cheesre as well, even soft cheeses. Goat cheese is fabulous! It's a very flexible recipe, it always comes out tasty. Hope you enjoy.

There a several options, especially if you do not want to spend a lot of time. Fruit salads - use products that are in season but banana is always a good filler. You can make a big bowl for a couple of days. Just make sure it is airtight, kept in the fridge and sprinkle the fruit with some lemon or lime juice. Toast - you can have bread in the freezer and just take what you need. Great with honey, jam, peanutbutter, or something like cheese or meat products Cereal - there are enough varieties out there these days that give you a good and healthy option. Spend some time in the supermarket comparing the different products. If you can, avoid the products that have lots of additional suger in them. Muesli - instead of cereal, try this for a change. You can even use it with your soy milk if you think it is too dry on its own. Muesli comes in great varieties and if you take the ones with nuts and fruits, it gives just that bit of extra flavour Porridge - although you are not a fan of cooking, it is relatively quick, very filling and again you can use the soy milk. It can be a nice variety especially on cold winter days :-)

Quinoa With Garlic, Pine Nuts and Raisins

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa, rinsed well

1/4 cup pine nuts

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

1/4 cup raisins

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

Place the quinoa in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until toasted, about 2 minutes. Add 1 3/4 cups water (or use low-sodium chicken broth) and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the liquid is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, about 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes; transfer to a plate. Add the olive oil and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer the garlic to the plate, reserving the oil.

Fluff the quinoa with a fork. Add the pine nuts, garlic, reserved oil, parsley, raisins and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and toss.

Per serving (3/4 cup): Calories 300; Fat 15 g (Saturated 2 g); Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 5 mg; Carbohydrate 37 g; Fiber 4 g; Protein 8 g

Vegetarian Chickpea Sandwich Filling

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vegetarian-Chickpea-S...