Quinoa with Ground Turkey recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups water
1 cup quinoa
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 pinch Himalayan salt to taste
1 ¼ pounds ground turkey
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
½ cup grated Mizithra cheese

Nutrition Info

330.4 calories
carbohydrate: 32.6 g
cholesterol: 76.9 mg
fat: 15.1 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 24.6 g
saturatedFat: 3.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 303 mg
sugar: 2.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and red bell pepper in the hot oil until tender and starting to brown, about 10 minutes, season with salt.

  3. Generously season ground turkey with salt and pepper, add to onion mixture and increase temperature to medium-high. Cook and stir turkey mixture until almost browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes, drain excess grease and reduce heat to medium-low. Add garlic, sage, and rosemary to turkey mixture, cook and stir until fragrant and turkey is browned, 2 to 3 minutes more.

  4. Mix quinoa into turkey mixture and cook until quinoa is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add Mizithra cheese to quinoa and turkey and remove skillet from heat, season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This was a dish I threw together last minute that was a success! My husband and kids loved it and will be a dish we have often. The cheese really complements the dish and should not be left out.

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