Cooking Recipe Quinoa Italian Style
Recipe Ingredients
1 c
Minced Onions
2
Cloves Garlic minced
1/2 lb
Ground lean top round
-Or Harvest Burger per inst.
2
8 oz. Cans Tomato Sauce
1
Can 16 oz Tomatoes
-Or 4 chopped fresh
1 ts
Low Sodium Salt
2 ts
Dried Oregano
3 ts
Chopped fresh Basil
-2 tsp dried
1/2 ts
Sugar
3 c
Cooked Quinoa
1/4 lb
Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1/4 lb
Low-Fat Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese several
-shakes
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees if baking.
In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and garlic until
cooked. Add the ground meat or Harvest Burger and water, tomato
sauce, tomatoes, salt, oregano, sweet basil, and sugar and simmer
until the ingredients are just cooked, or slightly underdone.
In a casserole, layer the sauce and quinoa, dollop some of the
ricotta, sprinkle on some of the mozzarella and do another layer so
that there are two or three with sauce on top. Sprinkle on the
Parmesan cheese and Microwave for 10 minutes or bake for about 35.
Serve hot.