Quinoa Risotto

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This risotto uses quinoa in place of rice and its delicious! Combining cooked quinoa and leftover homemade sauce like filetto di pomodoro you can make a quick and easy meal.

Combining cooked quinoa and some leftover homemade sauce like filetto di pomodoro you can make a quick, easy quinoa risotto in minutes. Quinoa Risotto

Much quicker to make than traditional risotto and loaded with protein, minerals and amino acids. A few of my other favorite risotto dishes are Carrot “rice” Leek Risotto with BaconSeared Scallops over wilted Spinach and Parmesan Risotto, and Spring Asparagus Risotto.

Quinoa Risotto

6
Cals:284
Protein:11
Carbs:47
Fat:6
This risotto uses quinoa in place of rice and its delicious! Combining cooked quinoa and leftover homemade sauce like filetto di pomodoro you can make a quick and easy meal.
Course: Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Combining cooked quinoa and some leftover homemade sauce like filetto di pomodoro you can make a quick, easy quinoa risotto in minutes.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Serving Size: 1 cup 

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a medium sauce pan, heat sauce and chicken stock.
  • Combine with cooked quinoa and grated cheese and mix well.
  • Top with extra cheese if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 cup , Calories: 284 kcal, Carbohydrates: 47 g, Protein: 11 g, Fat: 6 g, Saturated Fat: 5.5 g, Cholesterol: 5 mg, Sodium: 459 mg, Fiber: 4 g

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25 comments on “Quinoa Risotto”

  1. I just found the sauce form this recipe in your website: https://www.skinnytaste.com/filetto-di-pomodoro-1-ww-p/
    There is just a broken  link in this article.

  2. Hello Gina , the link to the “homemade sauce” is broken. It seems the blog no longer exists. I would love to try this recipe but I can’t get my hands on the sauce! Where else can I find the recipe for this sauce?

    I’m new here, I recently tried three of your recipes – I loved them. Looking forwards to trying this one soon!

    Kind regards,
    Paula

  3. I recently gave up eating meat and have been making a lot of yummy veg recipes. I love your site and have for years…im enjoying trying vegetarian recipes i've skipped over in the past. I made this last night and mixed in broccoli and asparagus….so delicious! my husband couldn't get enough of it. Thanks Gina…another great recipe!

  4. This was really delicious. I used Classico pasta sauce, which tasted great. I also made half the recipe because there are only three of us.

  5. Can't you figure out the calorie counts on your own? Last time I checked, most foods have the calories listed on the package…once you have that info, it's not difficult to add and divide. Gina's great enough to come up with these awesome recipes, photograph them, and do the WW points calculations. Don't be so lazy.

  6. This is delicious…my 7 year old son loved it too! Do you have the specific nutritional information so I can calculate the new WW "points plus"? If not, no problem…I will continue to make this!

    1. all the points are already in the recipes. right above the ingredients.. 7 pts for an 8 oz serving.

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    Gina @ Skinnytaste

    Yes, it might even triple in size. When I have extra, I use it in other dishes or add it to my soup.

  8. I have a question! 🙂 I've never made quinoa before. Does it double in size like rice? So would 4 cups of cooked quinoa really be 2C uncooked? I just want to make sure I cook up the right amount for this recipe! Thanks!

  9. MMM! I have just made this for the 2nd time tonight. Absolutely delicious 😉 As I didn't have any homemade sauce, I just used canned tomato sauce and added spices! It was super good. I also added shrimp to it to get some protein. Thank you Gina for the lovely recipe!

  10. I so love quinoa! Ive never tried it in risotto – thanks for the inspiration! I am always looking for new ways to use it!

  11. Sounds like a great recipe. I found your blog from Lori at Recipe Girl and being a WW I am so excited. I am involved in a weight loss challenge with a bunch of quilter bloggers and I plan to link your blog in my next post!! Great to find you

  12. I love using quinoa in place of other grains. I’ve made something similar to this dish using chicken and it was amazing.

  13. I am so going to try this. We are becoming flexitarians, reducing the amt of animal protein we are consuming, and I understand this is a complete protein.

    Thanks for both of the quinoa recipes!