{"id":227,"date":"2010-06-13T10:59:31","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/?p=227"},"modified":"2010-08-07T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-08T00:46:11","slug":"butternut-squash-quinoa-risotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/butternut-squash-quinoa-risotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash &#038; Quinoa Risotto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/images\/quiona-squash_risotto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">Ingredients ( servings: 2 \u00a0)<\/p>\n<li>2 cups peeled and cubed 1\/2 inch butternut squash pieces (or use Pumpkin)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup arborio rice<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup quinoa<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4-5 cups of vegetable broth or water (warm water)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4-1\/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>few sage and parsley leaves to garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keep the broth\/water warm by first bringing it to boil and then simmering in low heat. On the side in another skillet, add 1-2 tbsp olive oil, add the onions \u2013 saute until soft and then add the squash. Cook for another 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Add the rice and quinoa and saute for another 2-3 minutes until you get the aroma from the grains.<\/p>\n<p>Add the sage leaves, stir and then slowly ladle by ladle add 1\/2 cup of simmering broth\/water to the rice. Let the rice absorb the liquid and then add more liquid. Continue until grains reach a creamy texture and is tender. Make sure to stir continuously, otherwise the rice will stick to the bottom and get burned. This whole cooking\u00a0process takes about 20-30 minutes. Garnish with the seeds and parsley\/cilantro.<\/p>\n<p>Quinoa is a super food that is an excellent source of nutrients and vitamins, it is a perfect addition to your diet plan. <a href=\"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/?p=124\">Learn more about the health benefits of Quinoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients ( servings: 2 \u00a0) 2 cups peeled and cubed 1\/2 inch butternut squash pieces (or use Pumpkin) 1\/2 cup arborio rice 1\/3 cup quinoa 1 large onion, chopped 4-5 cups of vegetable broth or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[85,46,44],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-quinoa-recipes","tag-butternut-squash","tag-low-calorie-quinoa-recipes","tag-quinoa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}