Easy Savory Winter Vegetable Stew with Quinoa

Step 3 The Last Touch: Add the Quinoa

  The next morning, put in the cup of quinoa and keep the pot on high for at least a half hour. You can turn it down to low when the quinoa is cooked--it only takes about twenty minutes or so (I like to give it an hour at lower crock pot temperatures). It will really thicken the soup. Inca red quinoa just disappears in a tomato base dish but adds a lovely flavor without the cholesterol in meat. It is ready to eat at any point after that. I am still finishing this batch two days later, still delicious and still not spoiled because there is no fat to go rancid. If you get bored eating it for days, well feed your hungry friends or freeze it in individual servings.