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Favorite Easy Quinoa Recipes

If you go to the grocery store in search of shelf-stable pasta and rice, only to find the shelves bare, then fear not! Quinoa to the rescue! Below I will share some of my Favorite Easy Quinoa Recipes! The awesome thing about quinoa is that it pairs with JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. So if your pantry is full of “a little of this and a little of that, but nothing in particular,” you’re still in luck!!! {GF + DF}

These are my favorite easy quinoa recipes! Serve quinoa hot or cold, sweet or savory, and for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Delicious straight out of the saucepan or as leftovers! And quinoa is excellent for meal prep! | spiritedandthensome.com

Quinoa is full of health benefits. You can learn about a few of those benefits in Healthline’s article 11 Proven Health Benefits of Quinoa. In the meantime, here are a few delicious recipes that are tasty straight out of the pan, perfect for meal prep, tasty as leftovers, and yummy hot or cold!

And as you’ll see, just because quinoa is the perfect shelf-stable staple item to have in your pantry, doesn’t mean breakfast, lunch, and dinner have to be boring! Because once you get going, you’ll see the quinoa possibilities are endless!

Avocado Quinoa Salad

This Avocado Quinoa Salad is full of delicious flavors, including a garlic and olive oil drizzle! While this recipe is jam-packed with fresh ingredients, you don’t need ever single add-on to make this recipe work!

Spicy Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers

Spicy Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers are the perfect vegan and gluten-free quick dinner recipe! | spiritedandthensome.com

Spicy Quinoa-Stuffed Peppers are the ingredients delicious gluten-free dinners are made of! Full of dried oregano and cumin, and then topped with black olives, tomatoes, and avocado, these stuffed peppers are full of flavor! Here’s the thing: you don’t need every single topping shown to make this easy quinoa recipe work! Use what you’ve got!

Cauliflower Turmeric Quinoa Bowls

Cauliflower Turmeric Quinoa Bowls are vegan and gluten-free with crunchy green onions and a hint of cumin! | sporotedandthensome.com

If you are looking for creative ways to eat more vegetables, then you’ll love this Cauliflower Turmeric Quinoa Bowl recipe! It’s another major player on my list of favorite easy quinoa recipes! Chop up cauliflower, stir in cumin and turmeric, and garnish with green onion! So YUMMO!

Southwestern Quinoa Bacon Breakfast Bowl

When I envisioned a southwestern quinoa recipe, I wanted something that would be different than the usual quinoa recipes. BACON FOR THE WIN!!!! And in addition to bacon, I threw in some eggs, avocado, and green onion, flavored with cumin and oregano. The final result is so freaking good! One bite and you’ll understand why this Southwestern Quinoa Bacon Breakfast Bowl is on my list of favorite easy quinoa recipes!

Veggie Quinoa Stir-Fry

Soy-Free Veggie Quinoa Stir-Fry is gluten-free, too! | spiritedandthensome.com

Quinoa even gets in on the soy-free stir-fry and coconut aminos game! This Veggie Quinoa Stir-Fry is flavored with coconut-aminos (a tasty soy-free soy sauce), carrots, onions, peppers, garlic, and eggs! It’s the perfect date night if you aren’t planning to go out! Also, confession time: I LOVE coconut aminos in this recipe, and I have a tendency to douse the recipe in it. Not even sorry at all! Now get your sauté on!

Creamy Avocado Garlic Quinoa Bowls

Creamy Avocado Garlic Quinoa Bowls are gluten-free, dairy-free, delicious, and ready in 30 minutes! | spiritedandthensome.com

These Creamy Avocado Garlic Quinoa Bowls are the perfect throw-together meal! While I garnish mine with tomatoes and green onions, you can garnish yours with whatever you have in the fridge. An avocado serves as the creamy ingredient that brings everything together. Couldn’t be easier! This was one of the first quinoa recipes I learned to work with, and it’s the perfect beginner quinoa recipe, if you’re new to the quinoa game!

Herbed Veggie Quinoa Bowl

Herbed Veggie Quinoa Bowl is so delicious AND healthy! | spiritedandthensome.com

Flavor this Herbed Veggie Quinoa Bowl with grape tomatoes, green onions, red onions, cilantro, sea salt, and pepper! This recipe is the recipe where I discovered quinoa is perfect hot or cold, and the leftovers (if you end up with any!) are delicious! Seriously, whatever veggies you have in the fridge or pantry will be right at home here. This is a scrumptious no-fuss quinoa recipe to make on the regular!

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