Tips For Make Perfect Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa

Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa.

You can Cook Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa

1. What You needis 2 cup of water.
2. It's 1 cup of uncooked quinoa.
3. What You needis 4 tbsp of olive oil.
4. What You needis 1 large of minced yellow onion.
5. What You needis 1/4 lb of sliced crimini mushrooms.
6. It's 1 of juice of half a lemon.
7. It's 1 of zest of 1 lemon.
8. What You needis 1/4 tsp of chicken or beef flavoring/seasoning.
9. Lets Go Prepare 1 dash of of fresh ground black pepper to taste.
10. What You needis 1/3 cup of chopped flat leaf parsley.

Zesty Onion-Crimini Quinoa step by step

1. Soak quinoa in water for 10 minutes, rinse and drain well..
2. Place quinoa + 2 cups of water in a small pot. Cook on Medium heat covered. Let boil, turn stove to Low, then let it simmer for 20 mins. (Turn stove off. Do NOT lift lid)..
3. While quinoa is simmering, heat pan on stove on Medium heat..
4. Add onions & crimini to pan and allow both to caramelize..
5. Stir in chicken /beef flavor and ground black pepper..
6. Turn stove off..
7. Add lemon juice & zest to pan. Mix well then add warm quinoa and chopped parsley. (Fluff or fold gently until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.).
8. Serve warm. (Note: If you have chicken/beef broth, you may omit the 2 cups of water and chicken/beef flavor. Instead, cook the quinoa in 2 cups of broth.).