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Happy Monday! As you all read this, I should be en route to Salt Lake City to mix business with pleasure! It’s a quick trip to do some blogging/ecookbook stuff as well as meet up with my family. I’m going to be exhausted by the time I get home on Wednesday {what else is new…} but am so excited! Follow me on facebook or instagram to get the low down for the next few days.
Anyways, today I’m talking healthy food. A lot of you think I only eat Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Hoagies, Burgers, and Magic Bars all day because that’s all I post about. Well, that all is about to change. Friends, meet my breakfast quinoa. It’s warm, comforting, healthy, gluten free and will seriously keep you full ’til lunch {–>quinoa is pretty high in protein.}
I used to hate quinoa because it took forever to cook. {Read: I’m a procrastinating lazy pregnant lady.} But, I just experimented the other day by microwaving it and voila! 10 minutes later, I had breakfast! It was wonderful!
I cooked my rinsed quinoa in water, cinnamon and a tiny little bit of butter in the microwave until soft, then added in some extra goodies like more cinnamon, milk, maple syrup and bananas. It was so so good! Even my daughter thought it was yummy too!
Quinoa for the win!
Feel free to make a double or triple batch and keep it in the fridge for an even quicker breakfast.
A few notes: the cooking time will largely depend on how strong your microwave is. Mine is pretty deadly, so this quinoa was done fast. Also, cover your bowl as you cook it so you don’t have to keep adding in splashes of water to keep it cooking. Other then those two tips, I think that’s it! Enjoy!
Microwave Cinnamon Maple Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + more for garnish
- 2 teaspoons butter
- milk or cream, to taste
- maple syrup to taste
- banana slices
Instructions
- Place quinoa in water and rinse well.
- Drain quinoa, then stir in 1 cup cold water, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 teaspoon butter.
- Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Stir and microwave 3 more minutes. Remove from microwave,
- cover with foil and sit 2 minutes. Fluff quinoa and stir in remaining butter. Divide between 2 bowls and top with milk, maple syrup, banana slices and cinnamon to taste.
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Seems easy to prepare and I think I can make it more fun for my kids. Adding more fruits will make it more exciting. Love it! Thanks for sharing!
I would love to try this recipe but I’m extremely intolerant to dairy. Has anyone tried it with almond milk instead of coconut milk? Thanks!
I just made with almond milk. And coconut oil instead of butter. Very good!
This recipe looks great! However, I tried cooking the quinoa in the microwave with the times you gave and it wasn’t cooked or fluffy even after I let it set. I then tried giving it a few more minutes in the microwave and it still did not cook like it would on the stovetop. Am I doing something wrong?
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Wow. I can totally get down with this recipe! I recently fell in love with quinoa and this sounds right up my alley with the cinnamon!
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Quinoa really doesn’t take that long to cook-5 minutes in a boiling pot of water! Cooking stuff in the micro literally depletes most of the nutrients!
Quinoa is higher in protein than other grains so a bowl of this should ‘stay’ with you longer than, say, oatmeal or cream of wheat.
I’m allergic to cinnamon–But I love quinoa. And I’m gluten free. Any suggestions on what I could use? Would cocoa powder work?
Maybe try a little nutmeg.
Yumm, I love quinoa anyway, and a hot breakfast is always great.
Good morning, just made myself your quinoa breakfast recipe. Very good, very filling. Had to leave it longer in the microwave, because to crunchy to start with.
Thanks for your recipe, love to get more.
Coco
thanks for the microwave tip! Sometimes, we don’t have time as well. When I want quinoa that’s salty, I add sunflower seeds. Can’t wait to give this a try!
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I’m game for anything with maple in for breakfast! I’m going to have to try this recipe!
This looks so much better than oatmeal! I can not wait to try it!
Thanks. I will try tomorrow before heading to the gym. I am looking for ways to add better foods for breakfast that will still sustain me until lunch.
I just fell in love with quinoa… so this is on my to try list for sure!
This looks delicious! I would love to try quinoa for breakfast and this looks like a perfectly easy way to try it! 🙂
I need to try this whole quinoa for breakfast thing. I swear, what isn’t the stuff good for? Sounds great!
Ooo, this sounds fabulous!
I have been making breakfast quinoa for a few months now. I love that you can make it in the microwave!
This looks like the perfect way to start the day! Yum!
Perfect breakfast!
This sounds delicious…now I can’t wait for breakfast! I’m going to try this in the morning with half water and half coconut milk. I think some fresh blueberries sounds like the perfect topping, too.
Lisa 🙂
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Oh I wish I would have seen your comment before I started making it, using half coconut milk sounds delish!
I have heard using a rice cooker is perfect then you can make a batch and reheat really quick for breakfast! Of course I still need to try it.
I only use my rice cooker for quinoa any more. Same ratios, just set to BOIL/SIMMER for 18 minutes and walk away.
I agree! Quinoa in the rice cooker is a “no-brainer “!!