Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2012

Use 2 1/2 cups of water for the quinoa

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Kellie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Spokane, Washington, USA

Living In: Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2012

The taste was good, but next time I would cut down on the amount of quinoa. It was more like a chili-flavored quinoa side dish than chili. Or maybe I'm just too picky right now because I'm pregnant and any food kind of makes me queasy. I'll add an extra star just for that.

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Tracy 797

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Manassas, Virginia, USA

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2012

This is on our regular rotation. My whole family loves this including our 15 month old. It is very mild even with the jalapeno. One hint is to soak the quinoa before cooking it. Quinoa has a bitter outer coating that will be removed if soaked then rinsed before cooking it. So yummy!

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CamelliaJ

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2012

Pretty good! I added more crushed tomatoes because it was really thick. Also had to add more chili powder and replaced jalapeno with red pepper flakes.

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LOVEBUGSMAMMA

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Absecon, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2012

to cure the too dry thing, just add the juice from the beans and tomatoes. had no problem.

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relateddrummr

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

This chili tasted great although I changed it up a bit. I used ground turkey instead of ground beef and omitted the jalepenos because I didn't have any. In its place, I used crush red pepper and also a couple tablespoons of horseradish for an extra kick. I also didn't use zucchini because I didn't have any on hand. Lastly, I didn't add the quinoa to the pot of chili because it is my personal preference to mix the quinoa and chili in my bowl (because of the water soaking up issue).

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cookinjae

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2012

I was looking for a good way to introduce my family to quinoa; I have some very picky eaters. It was a HUGE success! We all loved it! Topped with a little sour cream, cheese, green onions and cilantro... This is a 10!!!

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Busy_mom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Surprise, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2012

So good. Didn't want it to be too spicy, so cut out the jalapeno and used chili powder to taste. I cook the quinoa in vegetable broth for more flavor and I find that I need to continuously add liquid to the cooking quinoa to keep it from burning. I have made this many times and it is definitely my favorite chili recipe.

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mmhmm

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bronx, New York, USA

Living In: Buffalo, New York, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2012

Followed proportions on all ingredients and it was outstanding. Added some spicy V8 tomato juice at the end so it wasn't as thick.

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Leigh and Chris

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

Very nice meal. There are so many ingredients in there that I decided not to add the quinoa in the end. Instead I layered the chili over the quinoa when I served it. I agree that quinoa is better prepared in a broth instead of water for better flavor.

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