One-Pot Italian Quinoa Skillet
8
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
This easy one-pot meal gets loads of savory depth from a couple of well chosen ingredients. Diced tomatoes with herbs flavor the pot while saving you the trouble of buying and prepping fresh herbs. And sweet Italian sausage gives just the right amount of peppery kick while the dish remains overall family-friendly. Since we turn to the broiler to melt the cheese into an ooey-gooey topping, be sure to use an oven-safe skillet. Don’t worry about any leftovers; they hold up well and reheat beautifully, making them a great take-to-work lunch.
Ingredients
Uncooked quinoa
1½ cup(s)
Cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Uncooked onion
1 cup(s), chopped
Garlic
4 clove(s), minced
Uncooked sweet Italian turkey sausage
3 link(s), casings removed (12 oz)
Unsalted chicken stock
2½ cup(s)
No salt added canned diced tomatoes
14½ oz, with basil, garlic, and oregano
Kosher salt
½ tsp
Baby spinach
4 cup(s)
Part skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup(s), shredded, (4 oz)
Instructions
1
Place quinoa in a medium bowl and cover with cool water; swish quinoa in bowl, agitating with fingers. Drain well.
2
Coat a large ovenproof skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and sausage and cook until lightly browned, about 6 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add chicken stock, quinoa, tomatoes, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
3
Preheat broiler to high. Add spinach to quinoa mixture in batches, stirring to wilt. Sprinkle cheese over quinoa mixture. Broil until cheese melts and starts to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
4
Serving size: 1⅓ cups
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