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Spinach Quinoa Casserole Recipe

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If you’re like us, you’re always looking for new, healthy and delicious recipes that the whole family will love!  Tammy’s daughters gobble this up. It’s the perfect comforting and satisfying food.

We love to play off foods our mom cooked when we were younger.  One of our favorites was always a spinach noodle casserole.  Although our mom did make a healthy version, we’ve tweaked it a bit to make it more our own and incorporate more food groups.

Ingredients

4 cups cooked organic quinoa
2 cups organic baby spinach, chopped
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
1/4 cup low-fat feta cheese

1 teaspoon mint
1 teaspoon dill
1 teaspoon parsley
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup reduced fat Parmesan cheese, finely grated
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium saucepan, cook the olive oil and the onions on medium heat until tender.  Once tender, add the spinach and cook until the leaves are wilted. Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, mix quinoa, eggs, cheese and spices together.  Fold in the spinach and onions.

Pour into a gratin bowl (or a bowl that can be put in the oven). Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes, or until Parmesan is browned and crispy.  Enjoy!

Makes about 5 servings

 

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Rachel Linder
November 20, 2013 9:35 pm

Added carrot and white beans for more protein and vegg

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Catherine Wilson
January 9, 2014 2:48 pm

I prefer goat cheese over feta…lower salt with a huge ouch of taste.

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Marcia Dryburgh
January 24, 2014 4:14 am

that sounds so good !! just did an onion and red pepper with chopped spinach stir fry with a dash of oyster sauce and soy sauce/ corn starch for a bit of a different flavour. poured that over a bean and pea starch noodle that I found at the store. (oriental food section). veggie supper, was really good!

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Wendy Seeley
January 24, 2014 4:17 pm

We will make this as I have most of the ingredients here already. It sounds so satisfying, delicious but most of all healthy. Thanks for sharing:)

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James Robert Hannah
February 2, 2014 7:46 pm

I think I would like this recipe. Can I come over for supper?

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Dale Raven
February 3, 2014 7:15 am

Yummy

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Lynda Thickett
February 3, 2014 3:28 pm

Sounds good!! Just need to know what quinoa is???

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Liz Purkard-Ginter
February 3, 2014 9:37 pm

Yum I love spinach and all things green

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Lynda Theriault
February 4, 2014 3:35 am

Quinoa is a grain found at any grocery store with the rice, very healthy!

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Lois Matalavage
March 17, 2014 1:35 am

Is there any problem with making it the night before and bake the next day?

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Olivia Natividad
October 17, 2014 8:09 pm

Sounds good, but I will add other veggies, zucchini and maybe some red and green bell peppers. Plan to try this for dinner tonight.

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Lyssie Lakatos, R.D., and Tammy Lakatos Shames, R.D., are co-owners of NutritionTwins.com, a nutrition counseling practice in New York City. They have been featured regularly as the nutrition experts on The Discovery Health Channel, The Learning Channel, and the Oxygen Network, and been featured in Good Housekeeping, Vogue, People, and Womens Health. Visit: NutritionTwins.com. They are the authors of "The Secret To Skinny: How Salt Makes You Fat" (HCI Books) and also "Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles of Fat and Losing Weight Forever" (Simon and Schuster). They're latest book, The Nutrition Twins Veggie Cure was released January 2014.