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We'll be eating out on Thr. and Fri. so I only planned three meals, there was so much leftover from the farfalle dish though that one of these meals may turn into a few lunches:

-Farfalle with creamy wild mushroom sauce  (from cookinglight.com)
-Curry chicken with rice and green peas (I got this recipe from shape.com, haven't tried it yet so no idea how it'll taste)
-Sesame Quinoa Salad With Shrimp (couldn't find quinoa, so I'm gonna substitute cous cous, also from shape.com)

I thought I would post this recipe because I made it last night and it was so simple and really really good! Remember, I substituted couscous so I don't know if it would be better/worse with quinoa.


Sesame Quinoa Salad With Shrimp


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Ingredients

Nutrient note Quinoa is the only whole grain that's also a complete protein, boasting all the essential amino acids.

1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 pound cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 yellow or red bell pepper, seeded and diced
3 tablespoons chopped
fresh cilantro
2 green onions, minced
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
Salt and ground black pepper


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Directions

1. Combine quinoa and 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 10 minutes, until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is translucent.

2. Remove from heat and stir in next 6 ingredients. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve warm or chilled.


Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Nutrition Score per serving:

(1 1/4 cups): 281 calories, 21% fat (6 g;