Ever had quinoa for breakfast? Creamy with sweet toppings. We made a big protein filled vegan breakfast quinoa bowl to get you through the week.
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Ingredients
Quinoa
Plant-based milk
Salt
Quinoa Is A Great Gluten-Free Breakfast Grain Alternative
Quinoa has a reputation for being bitter but a few quick rinses under cold water will get rid of that and before you know it this will be a breakfast go to.
This high protein breakfast bowl makes a nice alternative to traditional oatmeal for breakfast.
Quinoa Health Benefits:
- High in protein
- High in fiber
- Gluten-free
- Contains antioxidants
- Is a complete protein; contains all nine essential amino acids
- High in Iron
Is Quinoa Better For You Than Oatmeal?
Nutritionally speaking, if we compare 1 cooked cup of each:
- Oatmeal 3.5 ounces (100 grams) has 2.5g of fat; 25g of carbs, 3.7g of fiber and 5g of protein.
- Quinoa 1 cup (185 grams) has 1.9g of fat; 21g of carbs, 2.8g of fiber and 4.4g of protein
Quinoa is more nutritionally dense but oatmeal still makes a healthy breakfast choice.
Toppings For Quinoa Breakfast Bowl:
Making the quinoa is pretty simple and straight forward. The fun part is the flavor combinations you can come up with for this high protein vegan breakfast.
- Yogurt
- Apples
- Pistachios
- Homemade Granola
- A drizzle of maple syrup
- A sprig of Mint
- Maple Syrup
- Berries
- Nut Butter’s
How To Cook Quinoa In The Instant Pot?
We made a post to walk you through how easy it is to make Quinoa in the Instant Pot
Storage
Leftovers quinoa in an airtight container for the week.
📖 Recipe
How To Make Quinoa For Breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa Wash quinoa in a few changes of water. Rinse and drain well
- 1 cup Water
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Rinse 1 cup of quinoa in a fine mesh colander (note rinsing will wash away the bitter coating of the quinoa seed, wash quinoa in a few changes of water) Rinse and drain well
- In a medium pot over medium heat, add quinoa to 2 cups of liquid and 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes until tender
- Let sit for 5 minutes
- See suggestions below to assembly the perfect Quinoa Breakfast bowl and enjoy!
Nutrition
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Lizzy Clevland
this is an excellent breakfast idea and I have quinoa three days a week. it's fast to make it fills me up and it doesn't give me jheart burn like oatmeal.