A Power Breakfast Quinoa Bowl with Berries and Granola is made using leftover quinoa, warming it up with a little milk, and treating it like oatmeal! It makes a healthy morning quinoa bowl to add your favorite toppings like berries, pomegranate seeds, yogurt or Homemade Almond Vanilla Granola!
Quinoa, the ancient grain super food, is high in protein and fiber making it a healthy gluten-free staple! I like to cook up a pot to add to Grilled Veggies with Yogurt Sauce, toss extras in salads, and use the leftovers all week.
In just a few minutes, you can warm up leftover quinoa for breakfast and top it just like oatmeal! This super hearty and healthy Power Breakfast Quinoa Bowl is lightly sweetened and a delicious variation from our morning staples.
Try my other favorite ways to add protein to breakfast with Easy Protein Pancakes, Overnight Steel Cut Crockpot Oatmeal and these Morning Glory Banana Carrot Muffins!
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Ingredients and Topping Ideas
- Leftover Quinoa - Follow the instruction on the package of quinoa, cooking it in water, not stock! This plain quinoa can then be used and flavored in any way, including these quick and easy high-protein quinoa bowls!
- Milk - Add a bit of any kind of milk when warming up the quinoa. I add enough just to the top of the quinoa in a coffee cup, but you can make it as thick or soupy as you like! You can use dairy or non-dairy milk such as almond, coconut, cashew, soy or oat milk.
- Berries and Fruit - Any berries are great for breakfast quinoa! Also try sliced peaches, plums, kiwi, pomegranate seeds, banana, or dried fruit. Really any fruit you would add to oatmeal, you can add to breakfast quinoa.
- Yogurt - I love adding a scoop of plain or vanilla yogurt to quinoa or Homemade Instant Oatmeal! It adds protein and I love the hot/cold combination. A scoop of store-bought or Homemade Freezer Applesauce is a great topping too!
- Sweetener - Adding a sweetener such as brown sugar, or a drizzle of honey or maple syrup is totally optional and depends on your preference. Also consider whether your milk is sweetened or unsweetened. Granola adds some sweetness too.
- Homemade Granola - We always have homemade granola on hand in our house! It's the best, so delicious, healthier than store-bought and easy to make! You can also add plain chopped nuts and seeds to top your breakfast quinoa bowl. Homemade Almond Vanilla Granola and Maple Pecan Applesauce Granola are our favorites!
Instructions
Once you have cooked plain quinoa in your fridge, making a Breakfast Quinoa Bowl is so easy!
Step 1 - Scoop about ½ to 1 cup of the quinoa in a bowl or coffee cup and add milk to almost cover it.
Step 2 - Microwave until hot.
Step 3 - Add your toppings! As versatile as a bowl of oatmeal, get creative and try berries, pomegranate seeds, chopped nuts, raisins or any dried fruit, sliced peaches, kiwi, a scoop of yogurt and Homemade Almond Granola.
Any topping that you like on oatmeal, will work on quinoa!
Recipe Tips
- Use Quinoa Cooked in Water - You will not want to use quinoa that was cooked in stock or broth for this recipe! Just plain quinoa, cooked in water makes the most versatile leftovers! If you are cooking quinoa for a savory dinner, just make extra and pull some out before adding garlic, seasonings or herbs.
- If you don't have leftover quinoa, you can make a batch just for these breakfast bowls. The ratio is 2 to 1, liquid to quinoa. So add ½ cup quinoa to a pot with 1 cup water, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. This will make about 2 servings, so make more if you want to meal prep fro the week. You can flavor the whole batch if you like with a bit of cinnamon, maple syrup, brown sugar or honey.
- Storage - Cooked plain leftover quinoa will last up to a week in the fridge in an airtight container. You can meal prep a batch for the week and have this quick and easy breakfast any day!
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Quinoa is a naturally gluten-free grain making this a healthy gluten-free breakfast option!
Yes! Just warm your leftover cooked quinoa up with any dairy-free milk you like such as almond, cashew, oat or coconut milk.
Using ½ cup of cooked quinoa and ½ cup of milk, this breakfast quinoa bowl contains about 8 grams of protein. You could add more protein by topping your quinoa bowl with a spoonful of yogurt, nuts, granola or by mixing in a scoop of almond butter.
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Breakfast Quinoa Bowl with Berries and Granola
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- ½ to 1 cup cooked quinoa
- ½ cup milk any dairy or non-dairy milk
- Toppings - berries, pomegranate seeds, peaches, homemade granola, a scoop of yogurt, cinnamon, brown sugar, or a drizzle of honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Fill a coffee mug about half full of cooked leftover unflavored quinoa. Add milk (almond milk or any milk) to almost cover the quinoa.
- Microwave for about a minute until hot. Stir and add toppings!
Notes
- Make sure your leftover quinoa is plain, made with water not stock, so it is unflavored.
- You may want to add a sweetener such as honey, maple syrup or brown sugar unless you are using a sweetened milk. Homemade Almond Vanilla Granola adds some sweetness too!
- Add as much or as little milk as you like to keep it thick or runny. I add milk to be just under the top of the quinoa in a coffee mug.
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