Weeknight Shrimp and Chicken Quinoa Paella

I have always thought of paella as “special occasion food”. I typically only make it if friends are coming over and I really go all out, making it in the more traditional way, including all the expensive ingredients. Traditional paellas are delicious and honestly don’t need improvement. However, weeknights that we get to sit down together as a family are special too, and this paella comes together quick enough for a beautiful weeknight dinner. I still don’t think my kids appreciate that they get to eat meals like paella on say, a Tuesday night after baseball practice, but I…

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Zesty Quinoa Salad

Zesty Quinoa Salad

You want to know what’s weird? Somehow I can find no pictures of this salad. Very strange, since I am obsessed with taking pictures of my food and make this ALL the time! I’m sure to make this in the near future, so a pic will be forthcoming!! You can trust me, it’s very pretty!

Main Dish: Serves 4

Side Dish: Serves 8-10

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups quinoa, rinsed well

2 (15 oz.) cans black beans, rinsed

2 large tomatoes, diced

1 cucumber, diced

2 cups carrots, shredded

½ cup red onion, chopped

1 cup fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped

Dressing

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup fresh lemon juice

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Superfood Salad with Kale and Quinoa

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This is my go-to salad when I need to feed a crowd, and a personal favorite for batch cooking in general. I can make this and eat it for a few days, knowing I’m doing my body a whole lotta good! There’s not much in here that’s not a superfood, hence the name!

Kale and Quinoa Superfood Salad

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cooking Time

20 minutes

Yields

8 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa

1 bunch kale, finely chopped

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