Start off by cooking 1 cup of quinoa in 2 cups of water. For cooking quinoa I always let the water + quinoa boil for about 5  minutes then lower it and let simmer for another 15 or so, until you can see the germ line. Ryan and his roommates were grilling so we decided to throw the shrimp on as well and let cook.

The boys had ridiculous amounts of meat on there…. I tried to keep my poor little shrimpies away from the other meat. While those cooked I tosed all this in the quinoa:

* 2 cups of steamed brocolli and spinach

*Handful or more of slivered almonds

*2ish tbsp. of Curry powder

*1 can of Organic Peas

*Half a can of mixed soup beans/any beans would work + that was all I had on hand

I also used a random assortment of other spices for flavor so go ahead and get experimental with this mix! I really had no intentions of mixing this quinoa with the shrimp, but we decided to.

The final creation was flippin’ delicious and so filling! I had leftover pita so Ryan put all his inside that and ate it that way. I also had a little pita with some stuffed inside and it was marvelous. In fact, it was much tastier than eating it alone. But I had already had my fair share of carbs for the day, so I ate the rest of my portion in a bowl.

I had plenty of leftovers and had this for lunch a couple times later in the week. This is so simple and delicious. You should definitely try it out! I am starting to realized I enjoy cooking with quinoa but don’t seem to have many ideas for different recipes yet.

Any others out there with some bomb QUINOA recipes? Let me know!