Quinoa Archives - Closet Cooking https://www.closetcooking.com/category/quinoa/ Cooking adventures in a small, closet sized, kitchen. - I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen. Sun, 24 May 2026 14:10:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.closetcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Quinoa Archives - Closet Cooking https://www.closetcooking.com/category/quinoa/ 32 32 Bean and Lentil Quinoa Chili https://www.closetcooking.com/bean-and-lentil-quinoa-chili/ https://www.closetcooking.com/bean-and-lentil-quinoa-chili/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:16 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/?p=87736

A light and tasty chili with beans, lentils, and quinoa. Beef and bean chili is one of my favourites and this is a lighter take on it with lentils, beans and quinoa. The recipe is one-pot and super easy. It starts out by cooking onions and peppers before adding seasonings. The sauce is built up...

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]]> https://www.closetcooking.com/bean-and-lentil-quinoa-chili/feed/ 0 Curried Red Lentil Soup with Chickpeas and Quinoa https://www.closetcooking.com/curried-red-lentil-soup-with-chickpeas/ https://www.closetcooking.com/curried-red-lentil-soup-with-chickpeas/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.closetcooking.com/2009/05/06/curried-red-lentil-soup-with-chickpeas/

A healthy and hearty lentil, chickpea and quinoa soup seasoned with curry flavours. 2026/05/03: This has been one of my all time favourite recipes! I find myself making it all the time and I thought that I would take the opportunity to update it with some new photos! Recently I have been enjoying exploring lentils...

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A quinoa salad with roasted red peppers, chickpeas, and feta in a balsamic vinaigrette! This quinoa with roasted red peppers, chickpeas, and feta in a balsamic vinaigrette is one of my favourite salads/sides/light meals! I find that I make it over and over again! It’s super easy simple to make! You simply cook onion and...

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A tasty quinoa bowl with Greek style chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta and tzatziki! I’m a fan of ‘bowls’ where you throw a grain, such as rice or quinoa, a protein and other ingredients into a bowl to make a full meal! Burrito style bowls are one of my go-to meals and these Greek/Mediterranean bowls...

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A Greek style quinoa with spinach, feta and plenty of fresh herbs! Spinach and feta quinoa is one of my favourite side dishes and when I made it recently I thought I would take the opportunity to update the recipe and photos! This dish is based on spanakorizo (Greek spinach rice) with the rice replaced...

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Tender chipotle roasted sweet potatoes in a quinoa salad with black beans. I’m a big fan of hearty whole grain salads and this chipotle sweet potato and black bean quinoa salad is one of my favourites. The sweet potatoes are seasoned and roasted until tender and the quinoa is cooked with a few seasonings before...

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A light and fresh quinoa salad with asparagus, lemon, dill and feta. Asparagus is one of my favourite parts of spring and this asparagus quinoa salad is an amazing way to enjoy it! The base of this salad is the asparagus and quinoa, filled out with chickpeas, and seasoned with lemon, dill, and feta. The...

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A Thai inspired quinoa salad filled with crunchy veggies, in a tasty peanut dressing! Summer is the season for salads and this cool and crunchy Thai style is perfect for hot days! This salad features plenty of crunchy vegetables including shredded cabbage, sliced cucumbers, carrots, and bell peppers along with chopped cashews and/or peanuts! I...

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A quick and easy quinoa salad with Mexican themed ingredients and flavors! I am a fan of Mexican inspired flavours and ingredients and they go really well in a light and healthy salad like this Mexican quinoa salad! This salad is super easy to make, you basically cook the quinoa, mix all of the salad...

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A quick and easy cauliflower and butternut squash Thai style red curry with lentils and quinoa! I’m kicking off the New Year with a quick and easy, light and healthy Thai style veggie curry! The base of a Thai style curry is the red curry paste, coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce and palm/coconut sugar,...

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