Recipe: Tasty Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole

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Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole. This broccoli bake contains many vitamins and minerals, as well as healthy carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Ready to up your dinner game?! Quinoa and broccoli are baked in a creamy mushroom sauce and topped with crunchy onions for a rich side dish perfect for any dinner.

Then, there's the good old Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole.

Theeeeen we have MY favorite, Broccoli and Cheese Chicken QUINOA Casserole, and that's what I call the.

But it's sort of a mashup of my past life and current, because, you know, QUINOA and everything.

You can have Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole

1. You need 1 1/2 cup of Quinoa.

2. Prepare 1 of vegetable bullion cube.

3. It’s 2 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil.

4. It’s 1 large of onion.

5. Prepare 2 large of broccoli crowns.

6. Prepare 1/3 cup of sun-dried tomatoes OR black olives.

7. You need 1 of salt.

8. It’s 1 of pepper.

9. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese.

An upgraded version of traditional Broccoli & Rice casserole, with a dairy-free "cheese sauce!

To prepare the "cheese" sauce, combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until completely smooth and creamy.

Keep in mind that this sauce will be diluted over the entire batch of quinoa and.

In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked quinoa with the broccoli mixture and half of the cheese.

Quinoa broccoli cheese casserole instructions

1. PREP: Rinse quinoa in a sieve. Onion quartered and thinly sliced. Broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces. Tomatoes/olives sliced..

2. Preheat the oven to 400°F..

3. Simmer 3 cups water in a medium saucepan. Stir in quinoa and bullion cube, cover, and simmer gently until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes..

4. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and sauté until golden. Add the broccoli and enough water to keep the skillet moist. Cover and steam until the broccoli is tender-crisp, about 5-7 minutes..

5. In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked quinoa with the broccoli mixture, dried tomatoes or olives, and half of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper and stir well..

6. Transfer the mixture to a lightly-oiled, shallow 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining cheese. Bake until the top is golden and crisp, about 20-25 minutes. Let the casserole stand for 5 minutes, and serve..

Season with salt and pepper and stir well.

Sprinkle evenly with the remaining cheese.

Cheesy broccoli quinoa casserole made healthy!

This version has protein-packed quinoa instead of instant rice, freshly grated cheddar cheese and a homemade sauce instead of canned soup.

Last year I revamped my mom's healthy sweet potato casserole recipe.