Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, quinoa broccoli cheese casserole. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook quinoa broccoli cheese casserole using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole:
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Quinoa
- Prepare 1 vegetable bullion cube
- Make ready 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Prepare 1 large onion
- Get 2 large broccoli crowns
- Prepare 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes OR black olives
- Prepare 1 salt
- Take 1 pepper
- Take 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
Cheesy broccoli quinoa casserole made healthy! This version has protein-packed quinoa instead of instant rice, freshly grated cheddar cheese and a homemade sauce instead of canned soup. Last year I revamped my mom's healthy sweet potato casserole recipe. An upgraded version of traditional Broccoli & Rice casserole, with a dairy-free "cheese sauce!
Steps to make Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole:
- PREP: Rinse quinoa in a sieve. Onion quartered and thinly sliced. Broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces. Tomatoes/olives sliced.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Simmer 3 cups water in a medium saucepan. Stir in quinoa and bullion cube, cover, and simmer gently until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and sauté until golden. Add the broccoli and enough water to keep the skillet moist. Cover and steam until the broccoli is tender-crisp, about 5-7 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked quinoa with the broccoli mixture, dried tomatoes or olives, and half of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper and stir well.
- Transfer the mixture to a lightly-oiled, shallow 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining cheese. Bake until the top is golden and crisp, about 20-25 minutes. Let the casserole stand for 5 minutes, and serve.
To prepare the "cheese" sauce, combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy. Keep in mind that this sauce will be diluted over the entire batch of quinoa and. A hearty and cheesy casserole stuffed with quinoa and broccoli. Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Casserole is a twist on a favorite classic comfort-food casserole, Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole, because instead of rice, it uses high-protein, gluten-free quinoa to make it healthy yet For another cheesy chicken casserole, try my Cheesy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta. Cheesy Sausage, Broccoli, and Quinoa Casserole.
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