Quinoa Recipe -- Quinoa Fried "Rice"

This quinoa recipe is a quick and tasty take on Chinese fried rice. Quinoa makes a great substitute for rice in many recipes, especially quinoa fried "rice". Quinoa is a complete protein, which makes this dish a complete meal, even if you leave out the egg--which is an easy way to make this a vegetarian recipe. Of course you can go the other route and throw in a little diced pork chop or ham if you like, but I'm quite happy with just a couple scrambled eggs thrown in. A printable copy of this recipe can be found at www.myfoodchann...
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Quinoa Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup QUINOA (before cooking)
1 cup PEAS
1 CARROT (diced)
4-6 GREEN ONIONS (chopped, tops separate)
3-5 cloves GARLIC (finely chopped)
2 Tbsp GINGER (finely chopped)
HOT PEPPERS (as desired, finely chopped)
2 EGGS (scrambled)
2-3 Tbsp OIL for sautéing
SOY SAUCE as desired
SESAME OIL 1-2 tsp
SALT and PEPPER to taste
Quinoa Fried Rice Recipe
Directions:
This is a great dish for leftover quinoa. The next time you're making a pot of quinoa for another recipe, just make a little extra for this fried rice recipe knockoff! But if you don't have any leftover cooked quinoa handy, just prepare this quinoa a little ahead of time to give it time to cool down--this will keep the quinoa from easily overcooking and becoming mushy.
Quinoa is easy to prepare--just like rice, in fact! Rinse the quinoa if needed (many brands come pre-rinsed). In a pot, add 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce pot to a simmer, and then cover and let cook 13 minutes (this will result in slightly al-dente quinoa, which is what you want for frying). Remove the quinoa from the heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
Then fluff with a fork and allow to cool completely (salt if desired).
For fried rice, I like to scramble my eggs first and then set aside. I Use two eggs for this recipe, but feel free to use 1, or 3, or none if you want a vegetarian fried quinoa. Whisk the eggs (add a splash of milk if desired--makes scrambled eggs smoother). Heat oil in a skillet and quickly scramble eggs on med-high heat and then set aside for later.
In a large skillet, heat 2-3 Tbsp oil on medium.
Add raw, diced carrots (should be about pea size). Add chopped hot peppers, too--if desired. I like adding a little fresh red chili peppers for taste, but jalapenos would work just as well, or red pepper flakes, or even just a little sriracha later, if desired--or no heat at all--it's up to your tastes; follow your heart, but spicy food is good for you, right?
Sauté the carrot and peppers for a minute and then add the ginger, garlic, and chopped green onion bottoms (reserve the chopped tops for a flavorful garnish).
Continue sautéing another minute and then add in the quinoa. Stir fry until heated through, this won't take very long.
Add sesame oil and peas. I like to use frozen peas (thawed), because they hold their texture better than canned peas. Stir until mixed. Add soy sauce to taste. Add fish sauce if desired. The sauces will provide plenty of salt, but if you want a little black pepper, go ahead and throw that in now.
Mix up and then add the scrambled egg. Mix and fry for another minute and then remove from the heat.
That's it.
This dish is ready pretty quick. Top the fried quinoa with chopped green onion, crushed peanuts, or both. Serve fried quinoa it's own or with a veggie side (broccoli or bok choy or Thai eggplant are nice).
Give this Quinoa Fried Rice recipe a try and let me know what you think, and bon appétit!
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My husband is diabetic and I'm trying to switch to healthier choices I'm going to try this. I like how you used lots of garlic and ginger and veggies😉

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its similar nutrition as rice but its good

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I made mine and added sprouts and chicken. I couldn't find red peppers so I used a jalapeño and crushed peppers instead. Thank you so much it was so amazing and I made enough for the week.

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Just cooked this. I used coconut oil & added shrimp to it as well. Delicious!

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This thing is amazingly similar to rice. I'm used to eating rice everyday so quitting it is quite hard but fried quinoa tastes very similar to fried rice.

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yeah...I sub quinoa for a lot of rice dishes...it's a very versatile ingredient; we still use rice, but not as often as quinoa now

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You should encourage more people to try this, quinoa is richer in minerals, it doesnt produce the high quantities of methane in its production and it can grow in the north potentially reducing carbon footprint.

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Chef Buck..you ROCK!! I live with a vegetarian and never know how to prepare quinoa in a tasty way!! This is awesome! Thank-you

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this is great i just started to change my diet and quinoa is one big change thats in place if the rice, this i will definitely try this week. i also love sesame seed oil, at first my kids were like what is that smell and taste but when they eat the foods i use it in they cant get enough. i also cooked the spaghetti squash and its excellent....i showed my kids how i prepared it from start to finish and they have an appreciation for food now...thx u have done an excellent job in teaching me something new!

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I bought some Quinoa and didn't know what to do with it and I just found your video and my husband is going to make it right now. It looks delicious! Thank you! :)

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I made this last night, everyone loved it. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Laurissa Vibhuti glad it worked for you...thanks for watching and giving the dish a go

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Just what i was looking for, a different take! Thank you so much! Happy Cooking!

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I am sooo happy I found your channel. I am a vegetarian and you have lots of veggie recipes. Thanks.

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We just did this and it came out amazingly! Thanks!

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LiveLikeNoOneElse fantastico! --thanks for giving it a go.

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This is an amazing recipe. I would definitely love to try this. Usually, I boil quinoa and then cook it with some spices and veggies, but this recipe looks so delicious and I'm going to try it as soon as possible. I mostly use true elements quinoa and try different dishes to cook with it. Now this one is also added to my list. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe.

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Boom! You kept my attention the whole time, you two are a great team. I'm ready to step up my quinoa game, thanks for the idea! ✊

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thanks....we definitely get a lot of use out of quinoa....I just made some more "rice" pudding with quinoa the other day

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Loved this recipe....!!! Great Presentation...I tried it and it came out well.. Thank you!

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FitAnge S thanks...my bathroom scale is happier when I eat like this

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Hello Chef Buck! I'm going to make this dish again tomorrow night. Yum. I've had a revelation recently, when I had some chicken stock leftover, and decided to use it instead of water to make my quinoa. Wow, just wow. So tasty, plus makes the kitchen smell terrific. Since then I also used a bullion cube (okay but nowhere near as nice as stock.) Oh yeah, we've also been making tabbouleh with quinoa instead of couscous which is an okay change.

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I made it again (my own take ) this evening enough for a couyple days great and delicious idea.thanks for sharing

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Love this protein packed healthy recipe. Thanks for sharing🙏

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I've never had quinoa before, because I was afraid it would taste like couscous, which I strongly dislike. But I love rice, and mkes stir fried rice often. A freind recently informed me that if I liked rice, I would probably enjoy quinoa too. So I'm going to look for it the next time I go shopping. And this recipe will definitely be tried. Thank you. :)

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Thanks so much for this! Looks awesome, great presentation!

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Great job chef on the quinoa fried rice style! Thanks for the recipe too!

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Robert Peters thanks!

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I like the Quinoa recipes will try them all. Thanks

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hope you like it--thanks for checking the recipe out

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We've been eating quinoa and it's quite good. Good recipe.

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made this tonight and LOVE IT!

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Super dish. Will give it a try.

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Fun watching u cook. Defo trying this. Thanks

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I followed this recipe and it was amazing...

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glad you liked the dish...thanks for watching and giving it a try....I'm about due to make this again

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Love Quinoa and your recipe!! Thanks !

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definitely shopping for quinoa this weekend! looks good i drool!

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+fara I always got quinoa in the house--makes a nice break from the rice; it can be a lot pricier than rice, but not too bad if you shop around for bulk-bin quinoa

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It looks pretty good I'm gotta give this recipe a try, it will be my first time trying quinoa also but I did hear that it was pretty good!

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Kenyatta Sims I sub quinoa in all kinds of rice dishes--it's super versatile--easy to put a different twist on rice dishes you already prepare.

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That looked wonderful!!! Loved that!!!

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Thanks for sharing I tried your recipe made this dish for family and it was a great hit..thanks again

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Just made it and it turned out delicious. Thanks chef. Had leftover lentil soup for lunch. It was a complete chef Buck day. Yum

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jcrim1000 Glad you enjoyed it--thanks for watching and giving the dish a try!

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Your video was helpful. I'm going to cook this tomorrow for the first time the only thing different that I'm going to do is add some chicken.

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Thank Chef Buck.. Ijust made it for the second time and its very good.Thank you Tariq

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I should have watched your video before making my own. I learn a lot. Thanks!

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[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

it looked like too many peas in the pan but was perfect on the plate. fried rice types of dishes are great because there are so many colors,shapes,textures and flavors . sometimes the size and shape of a food can be just as important as the taste. for example, your carrots were the perfect size, if they had been big chunks it would not have been good at all. have never tried quinoa, but have experimented with bulgur, which is nice. hey, I have been experimenting with my vitamix, I have been making a creamed chick pea soup that is excellent hot or cold, when I get it down perfect I will upload a video of it. the food photos in your video are excellent.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

Robb's Homemade Life creamed chick pea soup sounds pretty good! --better than green pea soup--which I'm not a fan of; green peas aren't usually my thing, which is why I always feel like I'm putting too many of them in this dish, but too many seems to be the right amount in fried "rice", otherwise they get lost in the mix. The carrots I don't go as heavy on, but I like different textures in my dishes, and the carrots are perfect for that in this dish if you dice them not too much bigger than the peas. I'm looking forward to your chick pea soup vid--I use a lot of chick peas and always have at least 1/2 a dozen cabs in the cabinet.

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I never ate garbanzos my whole life until a couple of years ago, I am constantly surprised how cheap,nutritious and versatile they are. When my mom was sick and stopped eating, I would make her a sandwich spread from chick peas and a couple of boiled eggs and then a bunch of raw vegetables like celery and carrot,parsley,onion,garlic,lemon juice and mayonnaise all made in the blender. She would eat that when she would not eat anything. because it was blended so well it was easy to digest and the raw veggies just made the body feel good and the chick peas are full of protein. I made some chocolate custard pudding in the vitamix with chick peas the other day and it was good too, but the soup is killer as it is super creamy, I added powdered milk,celery,potato,turmeric and a couple od cherry tomato and a tiny bit of chicken bullion powder.. I am going to try mixing chick peas with plain powdered milk in the blender to see if I can make some chick pea milk Hey, I went on your myfoodchannel last night for the first time, you and CG are doing a great job with your site. How in the world did you get lucky enough to snag myfoodchannel domain? That is a great domain-I wish you the best, hope it makes you some bucks and you get to ride the video train all the way to the station.

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Robb's Homemade Life thanks for checking the website out--CG put a lot of work into it--I'm not all that "webby". You can get some decent domain names if you put the "my" in front of it--I don't know how effective a domain it is, but it's easy to remember, and I like having a place that's easy for folks to go and print the recipe out (I like words on paper, makes 'em real)

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I love the confidence! And the spoon to mouth awesome!!! Triple thumbs up 😀

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But then he put the spoon back in the quinoa. Double dipping :(

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Sophia U He and his wife are eating it...I guess I don’t see the problem.

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Hi Chef Buck, I tried this recipe last night and just had the leftovers for lunch at work today. It was soooo tasty! You've converted me to quinoa. Thanks for a great video, I'm going to try the Quinoa Bake next. You've gained a fan in England!! :-)

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Charlotte Elizabeth thanks! Glad you liked ithe dish! --and the quinoa bake is one of my favorites--it's an interesting way to use celery root, although it can be a slight pain in the butt to slice thinly

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Thank you so much for this , it looks amazing !

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That looks heavenly !!😍

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Hey boo I’ve been trying to really incorporate quinoa into my vegan diet, I appreciate this video. Love it 😍

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Glad I found you If anyone that can make this edible is you do yur magic! I will give it a try!

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Thanks im looking differents ways to prepare it, i recently bought it

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Is very nice way you make it.

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Love this recipe... Thanks

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Love ur style n the recipe, totally subbing!!

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Looks yummy! Gonna have to def try this recipe. Thanx for sharing.

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Great stuff Chef Buck. Really enjoy your vids and plan on making a lot of the quinoa recipes for sure.

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Awesome, Chef Buck!

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Thanks for sharing this.

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Looks good,I will try this.

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hope you like it!

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Made it last night,liked it.

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I luv it, Quinoa! Quinoa 100 Ways.

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try with extra virgin olive oil it adds a nice depth of flavor and its so much better then traditional oils you could even put in a little bit of toasted sesame seeds :) thanks for recipe

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quinoa bake is great husband loved it, also going to try the quinoa fried rice . thanks enjoy your videos

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WONDERFUL!

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made this tonight gotta say it was really good, and I've never been a fan of quinoa. love your channel.

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If you find that quinoa tastes "bitter", wash it very well. I put mine in a bowl, with lots of water, and sort of massage it between my fingers to release some of the natural outer coating. Then, I strain it through a fine mesh sieve. Next (since it'll have some residual moisture from the rinsing water) I reduce the cooking water by 1/4 cup (e.g. 1 and 3/4 cups of water to 1 cup of grains). Quinoa is delicious in stir fry, casseroles, as a replacement for rice in burritos, loaded with roasted vegetables, to add in a bowl of soup, as the main ingredient in a "potluck" style grain salad...

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That looks good i will try it

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Excellent Idea!

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