Quinoa elbows and cheese

After melting the butter in the casserole dish and mixing the quinoa elbows with the butter, add the shredded cheese and toss until well mixed.Liberty Market has organic quinoa elbows in a couple of different sizes of bags. The quinoa is mixed with rice and formed into elbows suitable for any recipes calling for macaroni.Liberty Market has many delicious raw cheeses that will be delicious in your quinoa elbows and cheese casserole. I used Nourishing Meadows cheese in the recipe in this article.View the list »
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Liberty Market has quinoa elbows! No, not a skin condition, quinoa elbows are like macaroni elbows but they are made from quinoa! Quinoa is a grain-like seed native to South America with very high protein content and quinoa elbows are gluten-free!

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Quinoa is a species of goosefoot, a close relative of the goosefoot ‘weed’ which is likely found in your yard in the warmer months. Quinoa is closely related to beets, spinach and….tumbleweeds!

In addition to an impressively high protein content (quinoa average protein content around 17%). Quinoa is high in dietary fiber, calcium phosphorus and even iron! Let’s see traditional macaroni match that!

I am very particular about my macaroni and cheese, and I will say that the quinoa elbows made a casserole that was every bit as tasty as my traditional macaroni and cheese, but the quinoa elbows gave the dish a better, ever-so-slightly firmer texture.

You can find quinoa elbows at Liberty Market, which is open Saturdays 9-4 and Monday through Thursday 5-8. Liberty is located near the northwest corner of Woodman Drive and Patterson Road in Kettering.

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Quinoa elbows and cheese

  • 3 T butter
  • 2 1/2 cups raw quinoa elbows
  • 1 quart milk
  • 1/2# cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put butter in 2 quart casserole and place in oven to melt. Pour macaroni into casserole and stir to coat with melted butter.

Toss shredded cheese with macaroni. Pour milk over all of it. DO NOT STIR! Do not cover while baking. Bake for 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, add the crumb topping and bake for another 20 minutes.

Crumb topping

Melt 1/2 cup butter in skillet and stir in 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Toast until crumbs are lightly browned.

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  • Liberty Market has many delicious raw cheeses that will be delicious in your quinoa elbows and cheese casserole. I used Nourishing Meadows cheese in the recipe in this article.
  • Liberty Market has organic quinoa elbows in a couple of different sizes of bags. The quinoa is mixed with rice and formed into elbows suitable for any recipes calling for macaroni.
  • After melting the butter in the casserole dish and mixing the quinoa elbows with the butter, add the shredded cheese and toss until well mixed.
  • After mixing the quinoa elbows with the melted butter and then with the shredded cheese, you will pour the quart of milk over it all and pop it into the oven.
  • Twenty minutes before the quinoa elbows and cheese is done, pull it out of the oven and add the crumb topping. Put it back into the oven for another twenty minutes and ta da!
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Phyllis O'Beollain has been hanging around farm markets - nationally and internationally - for longer than some of you have been alive. Phyllis lives in Dayton, Ohio and enjoys the cuisine, culture and events associated with farm markets in and around the Miami Valley.

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