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mushroom dill quinoa

Mushroom Dill Quinoa

When life shorts you brown and wild rice, make quinoa! With some nice added texture and chew of mushrooms, flavourful garlic, onion, dill and basil. This is makeshift - give it a shot!
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • Stove Top Pot or Rice Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups dried quinoa
  • cup brown mushrooms approx 7-8 mushrooms, finely chopped (1 cm x .5 cm)
  • 2 tbsp red onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely diced
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp dill
  • ½ tsp basil
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

Rice Cooker

  • Combine all ingredients into a pot or rice cooker, mix well and follow rice cooker instructions.
  • Fluff with a fork, serve and enjoy!

Stove Top

  • If cooking on stove top, add all ingredients into pot and mix well.
  • Bring water to a boil for 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to low with lid on.
  • Keep on heat for 15-25 minutes until all water is absorbed into the quinoa.
  • Fluff with a fork, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Quinoa uses the same ratios as rice, so cook as you would rice! 
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