Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2011

I cooked the onion and garlic with the quinoa to add some extra flavor. There was just a flavor that was missing from this dish. When I warm it up tomorrow I'm going to try adding some cumin to it to spice it up.

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JillyPie87

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2011

Made quinoa for the first time and thought the preperation was pretty quick and easy (browned quinoa first then added garlic/onion until translucent before adding the broth) but after it was cooked, I gave it taste and it was bitter! I then realized that most of quinoas require rinsing it first! ooops! Well besides from experiencing the bitterness, the texture was something I would have to adjus to.

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For Here or To Go?

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2011

I give this four stars only because I cooked the onion and used dried herbs. A wonderful recipe. My husband is from Ecuador and loved it! I don't think you can get a better review than that!

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Petrina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2011

First time cooking quinoa...maybe I over did it...really mushy, way too garlicky and oniony (sauteed onion and garlic in butter first). Husband thought it was pretty good...but the leftovers stayed in the fridge until they had to be thrown out. Thank you anyway.

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martha7

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2011

This is very nice. I started with the butter, and added the onions and spices along with the quinoa- sauteed for about 10 minutes. Quinoa never did brown. I didn't have fresh thyme so used 1 tsp of dried and a generous pinch of dried rosemary. Then I used low sodium beef broth because that is what I had on hand. I cooked it exactly 15 minutes then let it set for about 5, still covered but off of the heat. I liked it then, so I added a can of sliced mushrooms. Re: rinsing- I covered it with cold water, as I had read elsewhere, but the liquid was clear- so I just rinsed it a couple of short rinses with cold water then cooked it. I'll try it again and probably add carrots to the sautee pan for color.

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Barbara

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2011

The taste and ease of this recipe deserves 5 stars- I marked it down just because I changed it a tad, and it took a bit longer than 15 minutes to cook... I rinsed my quinoa first, then "toasted" it with the butter, garlic & onion. It never really toasted though, probably because I had to rinse it first. I used Chicken broth and think that if you are rinsing your quinoa- 2 cups of broth is definitely too much- I will make this again with 1-1/2 cups. I added the Thyme, Parsley, Lemon juice, salt & pepper at the end and it tasted amazing! My hubby even went back for 2nds! :) Thank You!

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NorCalRN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Carnation, Washington, USA

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

I'm so glad I finally discovered Quinoa and this recipe made me love it even more.

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Rene

Living In: Valdez, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2010

It was my first time trying Quinoa. I used Red Mill Quinoa so I did not rinse it. I thought it sounded strange to add the ingredients at the end after cooking the quinoa so I sauted the onion and 2 cloves of garlic before browning the quinoa. When it was simmering I tossed in the salt & thyme. Only when it was finished did I add the parsley and a quick squeeze of lemon. (I used Turkey broth leftover from Thanksgiving). My result was a very bland quinoa.....maybe throwing in uncooked onions and garlic as recipe states would have helped with favor? However I cannot imagine eating it with raw onions and garlic. I will not make this again, however I will continue to experiment with quinoa.

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cawael

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Port Byron, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2010

I didn't care for this, but it could be just because I don't like quinoa - it's the first time I've tried it. I cooked the garlic and onion before mixing it in the quinoa, maybe that was the problem? I found this recipe didn't have much flavor.

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