Loaded Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

Q is for Quinoa!

This year I'm participating in a bi weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet.  It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

When I decided to participate in the challenge, Q was one of the first letters I knew I had an ingredient for. I eat a ton of quinoa, usually by way of the 90 second microwaveable pouches. It's quick, filling and a great way to add protein to your diet.

I decided to go the breakfast route and was inspired by Chantale M's recipe in Taste of Home. I did make changes just due to what I had on hand and personal preferences.

I used pre-rinsed regular quinoa. Since I wanted to see if my kid would give it a try I used whole milk because he is tree nut allergic. For only myself I definitely would use almond or cashew milk. 

The original uses cranberries or goji berries but I used strawberries. I also had blueberries from our bushes. You really can use any fruit you like, peaches are in season here, apples are just around the corner.

Be sure what you're using is real maple syrup and not pancake syrup.  They are not the same.  You can top it with your favorite nuts, sunflower seeds or pepitas but I had a nice locally made granola that I used on mine.

The recipe is easily doubled, tripled, whatever amount you need. This was good hot but I also liked it cold from the fridge the next day. It's easy to set up several day's worth of breakfasts if you layer it into mason jars, just add the banana on top the day you serve it.

Thank you again to Wendy for hosting the 2024 Alphabet Challenge and to the other bloggers for sharing their recipes this week! Check them out using the links down below. You can see all of the recipes I've made for the challenge here- Alphabet Challenge 2024

Loaded Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

Yield: 1

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup quinoa, rinsed if necessary
• 3 or 4 strawberries, sliced
• 1 small banana
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries
• 3 tablespoons granola
• Optional: Additional milk and maple syrup

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Remove quinoa from heat; fluff with a fork.
2. Halve banana crosswise. Slice banana in half; mash the other half. Mix in mashed banana, milk, maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla.
3. Transfer to an individual bowl. Add berries, banana slices and granola. If desired, serve with additional milk and maple syrup.

Notes

Inspired by: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/loaded-quinoa-breakfast-bowl/

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