Microwave Cinnamon Maple Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

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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

Katie Cooksey

A quick and healthy breakfast made in the microwave! This Cinnamon Maple Quinoa Breakfast Bowl recipe is SO GOOD!

4.37 from 11 votes

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 2 servings

Calories 193 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 6gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 44mgPotassium: 239mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 125IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

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