I sometimes toss together vegetarian quinoa recipes for dinner, when I don’t feel like dealing with cooking meat. This Buttermilk Quinoa Casserole with Portabella Mushrooms came together last night on a whim. While I made it as a casserole, the quinoa could just as easily be simmered on the stove top, with the cheese stirred in.
I found quinoa casserole to be a very versatile dish. As I was the only one eating it (Little Foodie won’t), I had a good amount of leftovers. The next morning I scooped some black beans on top of some of this vegetarian quinoa, and microwaved it, then added sliced avocado and salsa. That meal fueled me right through to the afternoon, and I’m generally a big snacker.
Buttermilk Quinoa Casserole with Mushrooms
Author: Robin Gagnon
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 4
- Calories: 342
- Fat: 11
- Carbohydrates: 44
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 18
Recipe type: entree
Cuisine: vegetarian
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Quinoa casserole featuring buttermilk and Crimini mushrooms. An easy vegetarian quinoa recipe. Gluten free too.
Ingredients
- 1 tbs butter (or fat of choice)
- 1 large Vidalia onion diced
- 1 cup dry quinoa
- 8 oz of crimini mushrooms (sliced)
- 2 tsp organic chicken or vegetable base/bouillon
- 1⅓ cup reduced fat milk
- 1⅓ cups low fat buttermilk
- ½ cup 2% reduced fat shredded cheddar (or about 3 slices)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Put butter in oven safe pan over med-high heat.
- Saute the onions. Once soft add the quinoa and mushrooms. Continue sauteing until mushrooms have softened.
- Whisk the base into a little of the milk, then add along with all the milks into pan. Stir, then cover and place in oven.
- After 25 minutes, stir and top with cheese. Recover and bake 10-15 more minutes. Check to see liquid is all absorbed.
- Allow to cool a few minutes before serving.
I think buttermilk is one of those ingredients that make a dish extra special! This one looks great.
looks so yummy. thanks for sharing!
I am up for trying anything with cheese, but would have to leave the mushrooms out.
Oooh I love quinoa and mushrooms thanks for sharing!
What a neat looking casserole. I loved me some quinoa back in the day.
I love quinoa!!
I’ve never tried Quinoa but I am loving the cheesy part of this recipe.
Every single ingredient sounds soo good on their own, but put them together and this sounds divine!! I’m excited to try this recipe!
The cheese on that looks so yummy
Love quinoa, and with cheese? Double yum.
You are always making yummy dishes!
This looks amazing!
Love Quinoa and Love mushrooms!!
That looks really good!
This sounds like a fun dinner!
Yum! I haven’t tried quinoa yet but that looks so good!
That sounds so delicious!
u out did ur self looks tasty
That looks amazing and something I think my daughter would love to try.
Wow this looks good! The picture alone looks so yummy but reading the ingredients (particularly cheese) makes me want to go try it right now. Thank you for sharing!
That looks amazing!
you know, I love quinoa but I’ve never had a cheesy quinoa dish before. I’ll have to try this.
This looks amazing!
I don’t like mushrooms, but my hubby LOVES them. I’ll have to make this for him!
I never considered using quinoa in a casserole!
I love casseroles. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a mushroom fan, but this really looks good!
I’ll bet it’s even better reheated the next day. Yum!
I’ll have to try this.
So yummy looking!
That topping looks great.
That looks like great comfort food.
That looks fabulous – my husband has an aversion to mushrooms though, so I don’t get to make anything with them in it
That looks really good! I am going to have to look up quinoa, I have never made it but see a bunch of people using it in recipes!
That seems so hearty! Not only is it healthy but it will prevent you from snacking on less than healthy items during the day!
I still haven’t tried quinoa, but I’m pinning this for later!
My husband loves quinoa so I am going to try this. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never tried quinoa, but this seems like the perfect recipe for me to try it in!
This sounds so incredibly easy to prepare and looks fantastic. Casseroles like this are the perfect soulfood for me!