Healthy, quick, and endlessly customizable, this Quinoa Breakfast Bowl Recipe is the perfect protein-packed breakfast to fuel your busy mornings.
Print Pin Servings: 4 bowls
Calories: 280kcal
Cost: $10
Equipment
- 1 Medium saucepan With a tight-fitting lid
- 1 Fine-mesh strainer For rinsing quinoa
- Set Measuring cups and spoons For accurate ingredient measurements
- 1 Sharp knife For chopping toppings
- 1 Cutting board To prepare fruits, vegetables, and toppings
- Set Storage containers For meal prep and storing cooked quinoa
Ingredients
Base:
- 1 cup Quinoa Uncooked(white, red, black, or mixed)
- 2 cups Water or milk Almond milk,coconut milk, or dairy milk
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract For sweet versions
- 1 tablespoon Maple syrup honey, or sweetener Optional
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Optional
Sweet Toppings
- As desired — Fresh berries Strawberries blueberries, raspberries
- 1 — Banana Sliced
- 1 — Apple or pear Diced
- Handful — Toasted nuts Almonds,walnuts, pecans
- 1–2 tbsp — Seeds Chia,flax, hemp
- Dollop — Greek yogurt or plant-based yogurt
- 1tbsp — Nut butter Almond,peanut, cashew
- Sprinkle — Shredded coconut
- 1tbsp — Cacao nibs or dark chocolate chips
- Handful — Dried fruits Cranberries,raisins
Savory Toppings
- ½ — Avocado Sliced
- 1cup — Roasted vegetables Any seasonal
- ½cup — Sautéed spinach or kale
- 1 — Soft-boiled or fried egg
- ¼cup — Feta or goat cheese Crumbled
- 2tbsp — Fresh herbs Cilantro,parsley, chives
- Handful — Cherry tomatoes Roasted
- 2tbsp — Salsa or hot sauce Optional
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa thoroughly.
- Cook quinoa in water or milk with seasoning.
- Let quinoa sit, covered, and fluff with a fork.
- Assemble quinoa in a bowl with desired toppings.
- Serve warm or cold.
Notes
- Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 200g | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 380mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2.1mg