Breakfast Quinoa

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It's a healthy and comforting way to start the day.

By

Martha Stewart

Updated on July 29, 2024

Servings:

4

Yield:

2 cups

Breakfast quinoa is the easy, healthy breakfast you should be making. Quinoa is high in protein, fiber, and minerals. It’s a tiny seed, not a grain, but we cook and eat it like a grain, so it's called a psuedocereal. If you already enjoy it as a side or savory bowl for dinner, it’s time to try it for breakfast.

Our simple recipe creates a versatile hot cereal. It calls for whole or low-fat milk but you can swap in your favorite alternative milk. And, you can replace the brown sugar with honey or maple syrup. Blueberries are Martha’s favorite addition to this homey, comforting breakfast cereal, but just about fruit makes a delicious topping—try raspberries or blackberries, bananas, apples, or even citrus.

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Ingredients

2 cups whole or low-fat milk, plus more for serving
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
3 tablespoons light-brown sugar, plus more for serving
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for serving
1 cup (½ pint) fresh blueberries, plus more for serving

Directions

Heat milk, add quinoa, and cook:

Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan. Add quinoa, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, until three-quarters of the milk has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
Add sugar and cinnamon, cook:

Stir in sugar and cinnamon. Cook, covered, until almost all the milk has been absorbed, about 8 minutes.
Add blueberries and serve:

Stir in blueberries, and cook for 30 seconds. Serve with additional milk, sugar, cinnamon, and blueberries.