What to make with quinoa: 17 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on quinoa, easiest first. The quickest is Instant Pot Mexican quinoa, on the table in 30 minutes, and the cheapest is Quinoa and chickpea salad at $2.02 a serving. 12 of them are simple enough for a first try.

Instant Pot Mexican quinoa
$2.41 a serving
30 min

Pesto quinoa with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella
$4.23 a serving
30 min

Greek quinoa bowls with chickpeas and feta
$3.24 a serving
35 min

Instant Pot coconut curry quinoa
$2.68 a serving
35 min

Lemon garlic quinoa with asparagus and peas
$3.07 a serving
35 min

Lemon herb chicken with quinoa
$2.49 a serving
35 min

One-pot broccoli cheddar quinoa
$2.43 a serving
35 min

Warm lentils and quinoa with kale and feta
$3.01 a serving
35 min

Mexican chicken quinoa skillet
$3.62 a serving
40 min

Quinoa and chickpea salad
$2.02 a serving
45 min

Slow cooker quinoa enchilada casserole
$2.02 a serving
200 min

Slow cooker quinoa stuffed peppers
$3.63 a serving
370 min

Sheet pan Thai peanut quinoa bowls
$3.01 a serving
40 min

Roasted squash and chickpea Buddha bowls
$3.37 a serving
50 min

Quinoa fried rice
$3.04 a serving
55 min

Sheet pan miso sweet potato bowls with brown rice and quinoa
$2.42 a serving
55 min

Air fryer quinoa patties
$3.07 a serving
60 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.

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