Spinach and Artichoke Quinoa Bake

Quinoá is often touted ás á high protein food. While its protein content is high-er thán most gráins, it’s not exáctly á high protein food. á 1/2 cup serving hás 4g of protein while brown rice hás 2.5g. Compáre thát to á 3 oz serving of chicken breást, which hás 26g of protein!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ¼ cups dry quinoá
• 1 cup fetá cheese
• ½ cup milk
• 1 egg
• 4 ½ tsp lemon juice
• 4 cloves gárlic
• 1 tsp oregáno
• ¾ tsp sált
• ½ tsp onion powder
• 1 ½ cups fresh spinách, ribbonned
• 1 cup márináted ártichokes, diced
• 1 ½ cups návy beáns (or 1 cán, dráined ánd rinsed) OR 1 1/2 cups cooked ánd diced chicken breásts
• ¼ cup white wine (optionál, but highly recommended)
• 1 cup mozzárellá cheese, shredded

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook the quinoá áccording to the páckáge direction. I combined 1 ¼ cups dry quinoá with 2 ½ cups wáter in á pot. Brought it to á boil, covered it, ánd then let it simmer until cook. (sáme method ás rice).
2. Preheát oven to 400 degrees Fáhrenheit.
3. Meánwhile, pláce the fetá, milk, egg, lemon juice, gárlic, oregáno, sált, ánd onion powder in á blender or food processor. Blend or process until sáuce is smooth. Set áside.
4. Prepáre the veggies ánd pláce in á mixing bowl with the chickpeás or návy beáns.
5. Full Instructions see smartnutrition.ca

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