Tropical Breakfast Quinoa

Ingredients

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 ½ cup or 355g

• Lowfat milk

  Fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  ¾ cup or 183g

• Brown sugar

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Vanilla extract

  1 tsp or 4g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ¾ tsp or 1g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Strawberries

  Frozen, unsweetened

  ¾ cup, unthawed or 112g

• Coconut meat

  Nuts, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged

  1 ½ oz or 43g

• Pineapple

  Canned, juice pack, drained

  ⅓ cup, chunks or 60g

• Flaxseed

  Seeds

  2 tbsp, ground or 14g

• Pistachio nuts

  Nuts, raw

  2 tbsp or 15g

Directions

1. Combine quinoa, water, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil.
2. Once boiling, remove the lid and reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a simmer.
3. Cook for 8 minutes, then add the strawberries and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, pineapple, and flax seeds. Serve in bowls and top with pistachios.

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