Quinoa & Chia Oatmeal Mix

Name: Quinoa & Chia Oatmeal Mix
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 cup rolled wheat and/or barley flakes (see Tip); 1 cup quinoa; 1 cup dried fruit, such as raisins, cranberries and/or chopped apricots; ½ cup chia and/or hemp seeds; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon salt

Rating: 4.5 stars

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Make your own hot cereal mix with this healthy recipe. Keep it on hand and just cook up the amount you need when you're ready for a hot breakfast. One serving of the warm cereal contains 6 grams of fiber--almost a quarter of your daily quota-which helps stave off hunger throughout the morning. Source: EatingWell Magazine, November/December 2016

Carolyn Casner

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Ingredients

2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup rolled wheat and/or barley flakes (see Tip)
1 cup quinoa
1 cup dried fruit, such as raisins, cranberries and/or chopped apricots
½ cup chia and/or hemp seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon salt

Directions

Step 1

To make the hot cereal dry mix: Combine oats, wheat and/or barley flakes, quinoa, dried fruit, seeds, cinnamon and salt in an airtight container.

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Step 2

To make 1 serving of hot cereal: Combine 1/3 cup Quinoa & Chia Oatmeal Mix with 1 1/4 cups water (or milk) in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 12 to 15 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir in a sweetener of your choice and top with nuts and/or more dried fruit, if desired. Makes 1 cup.

Tips

To make ahead: Store airtight for up to 1 month.

Tips: Rolled barley and wheat flakes are steamed, dried and rolled-flat whole grains. They can be cooked to make a hot cereal and used in place of rolled oats in most recipes. They're usually near other whole-grain cereals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/3 cup dry mix

Per Serving:

196 calories; 4.2 g total fat; 0.5 g saturated fat; 149 mg sodium. 247 mg potassium; 35.5 g carbohydrates; 6.1 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 6.2 g protein; 6 IU vitamin a iu; 37 mcg folate; 59 mg calcium; 2 mg iron; 91 mg magnesium;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat

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junkmail101.kate@gmail.com

01/25/2019

Mary - the recipe is called quinoa and oatmeal mix so it s not telling you to add more quinoa. Just the mix. My problem is I can t figure out cooking times. It s taken like 20 minutes to cook until thick. Am I supposed to just do the 15 minutes and then turn off and cover for 5 regardless? Does the rest of the thickening happen in those 5? Very yummy. Just need to figure out what I m doing wrong. Read More

Mary Thomson

12/10/2018

I just would like clarification on the prep. It says to add 1/3 c. of quinoa to the oatmeal mix which already contains quinoa. So this in fact an addition of more quinoa? Thanks! Read More

belk1111@yahoo.com

01/11/2017

I made the recipe with no changes and it was delicious! The oatmeal is creamy and satisfying. I enjoyed it so much that I made jars of it to give as Christmas gifts to my health conscious friends. Read More

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I just would like clarification on the prep. It says to add 1/3 c. of quinoa to the oatmeal mix which already contains quinoa. So this in fact an addition of more quinoa? Thanks!

I made the recipe with no changes and it was delicious! The oatmeal is creamy and satisfying. I enjoyed it so much that I made jars of it to give as Christmas gifts to my health conscious friends.

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