Pizza
Quinoa Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
:
1
tablespoon olive oil
1/2
pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1
small red onion, sliced
2
cups sliced fresh mushrooms
2
cups chicken broth
1
cup quinoa, rinsed
2
cups pizza sauce
1
package (6 ounces) sliced turkey pepperoni
1
medium green pepper, chopped
1/2
cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2
cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Optional
toppings: Minced fresh basil, sliced olives, drained sun-dried tomatoes, banana
peppers and red pepper flakes
How
To Make Pizza Quinoa Casserole :
Select
saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add
oil. When oil is hot, cook and stir sausage and onion until sausage is no
longer pink and onion is tender, 5-7 minutes, breaking up sausage into
crumbles; drain. Press cancel.
Stir
in mushrooms and broth. Add quinoa (do not stir). Lock lid; close
pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 2 minutes.
Quick-release pressure. Press cancel.
Stir
in pizza sauce, pepperoni and green pepper; cover and let stand until pepper
softens slightly, 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle servings with cheeses. If desired,
serve with optional toppings.
Slow-cooker
option: In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook sausage and onion
until sausage is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes, breaking up sausage into large
crumbles. Drain.
Transfer
sausage and onion to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in mushrooms, broth and
quinoa. Cook, covered, 5 hours; stir in pizza sauce, pepperoni and green
pepper. Cook, covered, 1 hour or until pepper is tender. Sprinkle servings with
cheeses. If desired, serve with optional toppings.
Test
Kitchen tips :
If
you don’t like an ingredient, you can easily leave it out or substitute
something else. For instance, replace the sausage with ground beef, or omit it
entirely and make a delicious vegetarian meal.
The
natural coating on quinoa, called saponin, tastes bitter, so it's important to
rinse it off. Most boxed quinoa comes already rinsed, but it won't hurt to give
it an additional rinse.
