Food on Fridays: Butternut Squash & Spinach with Quinoa

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Food on Fridays with Ann

I stumbled on a recipe that called for butternut squash, spinach and quinoa and decided to create something similar using what I had in the fridge and freezer. I came up with this:

Butternut Squash & Spinach with Quinoa
(please keep in mind I’m not a professional cook and I just sort of toss things together)

1 cup quinoa
2 cups broth (I used turkey broth I’d made at Thanksgiving, but vegetable or chicken broth would work just fine)

Cook according to package directions. I rinse the quinoa, then pour it into a rice cooker with the broth, letting the machine do the work.

2 cups cubed, cooked butternut squash.

I roasted the squash in a shallow pan in the oven for 20-40 minutes (cooking time depends on the size of the cubes—stick a fork into a cube to test for doneness. Fork should go in easily)

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced

Cook the garlic in olive oil until softened. Then dump in the cooked quinoa and squash, and then stir in the following:

1/3 cup raisins
2-3 Tablespoons slivered almonds
1 cup frozen spinach, cooked
A little more olive oil
Salt

Stir until blended, adding just a little olive oil to tie the flavors together. Salt to taste.

This flavorful combination worked as a satisfying main course for me, and a side dish for my husband.

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