Clean Eating #107: Super Quick & Easy Quinoa Spaghetti with Zucchini Tomato Sauce

Super Quick & Easy 

Quinoa Spaghetti with Zucchini Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

• Quinoa Spaghetti Noodles, cooked.
• 2 medium Zucchini, sliced thick
• 3 medium tomatoes, diced in large chunks
• 1 head of roasted garlic (or you can just dice it and throw it in with the Zucchini and Tomato, but I prefer the roasted method just because I hate peeling garlic:)
• 3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Italian Seasonings, Pepper and Sea Salt to Taste

Directions:

Super Simple!  While your pasta is cooking, heat EVOO in a skillet.

Add in Zucchini, Tomatoes, garlic and seasonings.  Cook until tender, top pasta with your new sauce and you're good to go.  This was SO simple and quick, I make it often for my husband on quinoa or quinoa pasta.  Yummy!!

I would have taken better pictures, but the food was gone by the time I realized that these were blurry.  Sorry!

Clean Eating #67: Vegetarian, Gluten Free Zucchinie Tomato Quinoa Casserole

Zucchini Tomato Quinoa Casserole

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Red Quinoa

1/2 cup regular Quinoa

2-3 cups of water

1 Zucchini Sliced

1 Tomato Diced

Pepper/Ground Red Pepper to taste

Parmesan &/Feta Cheese to Taste

*Optional Marinara Sauce

Directions:

Prepare the Quinoa according to the directions on the box

Sautee the Zucchini on medium heat for about 5-8 minutes

Add the tomatoes to the skillet of Zucchini continue cooking for another 3-5 minutes until the zucchini  tomatoes are softened.

Mix together with quinoa, add a little extra marinara if you want, sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese & serve.

What I did with the leftovers:  I took the leftovers, added about 1/4th cup of marinara sauce and reheated it in the oven with a sprinkle of Mozzerella cheese and we had it for dinner.  My husband works out in the evenings after work, so this was a perfect after workout high protein meal!

You can also just have the Zucchini & tomatoes as a side dish that goes great with broiled Tilapia!

Clean Eating #61: Tapioca Style Quinoa Pudding Treat

Thick & Creamy Vanilla Quinoa Pudding

*If you like Tapioca pudding, You'll LOVE this Clean Version!

Oh.  My.  Word.  This was AHmazing!  I think even my picky older kids would like this.  That is, if they were home before it all disappeared.  I'm not sure that's going to happen, because it is DELICIOUS.  Even when compared to "real" pudding.

Yeah, Even THEN!

3 cups of skim milk
1 medium banana
1/2 cup Tapioca Starch
2 Tbsp Ideal Brand Brown Sugar Substitute
1/4th Cup Vanilla Protein Powder
1 tsp vanilla
sprinkle of cinnamon
**Quinoa** I use between 1/2 - 1 cup of uncooked quinoa... I like a lot of lumpiness in mine.  I would start with 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa in with the rest of the ingredients before you start cooking.

Alternatively, you can start with the quinoa already cooked (I have used leftover quinoa to make this before and the kids liked it better that way.  I prefer it a little crunchier)

Directions:
Put the banana, 1 cup of milk, protein powder, quinoa and Tapioca Starch in the blender to puree
Pour the pureed ingredients into a pan on medium heat.
Stir often with a whisk, add other ingredients (except cinnamon)

Keep on medium and bring to a slow boil. 
Once it starts to bubble, remove from heat, pour into bowls and serve hot or refrigerate to let set.

Every time I've had quinoa in something else, I've thought it reminded me of a slightly crunchy tapioca and I've been soooo curious to try it in a pudding form.  I wasn't disappointed at ALL.  This was fantastic!  I can't wait to see if my pick kids will like it.  Although I'm not sure they even like tapioca, so I may not waste it on them!

This SO reminded me of my grandma Pohren's homemade pudding from when I was a kid.  I wish she still lived across the road so I could take her some!  I think she's be impressed... as long as I didn't tell what was actually in it!:)