Last post showed how to microwave oven cook quinoa. Like rice and pasta, quinoa, with it’s nutty flavor and snap-and-pop texture is incredibly versatile

Here’s one of my favorite fast and flavorful quinoa meals: microwave cooked quinoa Alfredo, which, in addition to substituting pasta with quinoa, also uses evaporated milk instead of heavy cream, as shown below, to make for a lighter cheese sauce without compromising flavor at all. Click either picture on this page for the complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe.