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If you are unsure whether this Quinoa Pilaf recipe is suitable for your personal diabetic diet,
please consult your doctor or a qualified nutritionalist.
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Quinoa Pilaf Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
1 cup Quinoa, * 2 cup Chicken broth 1 tbsp Betty's Butter 1 large Onion, chopped 2 cl Garlic, chopped 1/2 tsp Lemon zest, grated 1/2 tbsp Dried leaf thyme 2 tbsp Flat-leaf parsley Salt and pepper to taste
Recipe Instructions:
*Pronounced Keen-wa, quinoa is a mild-flavored grain that was eaten by the Incas. It is now grown in Colorado and New Mexico and is available in natural food stores...it is a very high as complete protein.
Rinse quinoa in a strainer and remove any debris. Place in a large non-stick saucepan and toast, until it darkens slightly. Add broth. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until tender. In another skillet, heat butter; add onion and garlic and cook tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in quinoa, lemon zest, thyme parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
Food Exchange per serving: 2 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGES; CAL: 155; CHO: 3mg; CAR: 4g; SOD: 74mg; FAT: 3g;
Source: Light and Easy Diabetic Cuisine by Betty Marks
Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal Master
Servings: 4
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Important Note: This Quinoa Pilaf
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diabetics and low carb diets solely because someone, somewhere,
decided to publish them as such. I am not qualified in medicine
or nutrition, so please use your own common sense when deciding
which are appropriate for your particular diet.
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