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Quinoa loaf with spinach and parmesan

  • Hands-on time: 25 mins
  • Time to make: 55 mins
  • Serving: 8 people (makes 8 slices)
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups quinoa
  • 2 ½ cups reduced-salt liquid stock
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 teaspoons sundried tomato paste
  • ⅓ cup fresh basil leaves, torn
  • ⅓ cup semi-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • 250g cooked chicken, diced
  • 25g pine nuts, lightly toasted
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 150g free-flow spinach, defrosted
  • Sauce
  • 200g (2 medium-sized) tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ cup liquid stock, heated
  • Veges
  • 4 carrots, cut into ribbons
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves
  • 1.2kg (about 10-11 medium-sized) potatoes, cooked and mashed with 4 tablespoons pesto
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Heat stock in a pan until boiling. Add quinoa and cook for 12-15 minutes over a medium heat. Line the base of a loaf tin with greaseproof paper.

    2 Cook onion with garlic in oil until softened. Add tomato paste with basil and cook for a further few minutes.

    3 Place quinoa in a bowl with the remaining ingredients, except the spinach. Season. Spoon half the quinoa mixture into the loaf tin and level out with a knife. Add the spinach in a layer. Top with the remaining quinoa. Level surface with a knife.

    4 Place the baking tin in a larger ovenproof dish that has boiling water added to it. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the top of the loaf is firm and lightly golden.

    5 Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by mixing all ingredients in a blender. Place in a pan to heat. Season. Serve the loaf sliced, with sauce, lightly steamed vegetables and mashed potato. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free stock and check pesto is gluten free.

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