Quinoa Succotash

Name: Quinoa Succotash
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 strip thick cut strip of bacon, cut in half (note you can sub out the bacon for another Tbsp of butter if you want); 237 milliliters dry quinoa; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 2 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters corn kernels, fresh or frozen; 118 milliliters baby lima beans (can sub edamame); 118 milliliters chopped fresh tomatoes; 1 teaspoons dried thyme or 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped; 118 milliliters water; 237 milliliters chicken or beef stock; 1 teaspoons salt (if using unsalted butter or unsalted stock); 59 milliliters chopped green onions and/or chives; 2 teaspoons lemon juice

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Quinoa Succotash a try. This recipe makes 3 servings with 418 calories, 15g of protein, and 15g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It works well as a side dish. Head to the store and pick up bacon, beef stock, water, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place the bacon strip halves in a 3 to 4 quart, thick-bottomed pot.

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Heat on medium heat and gently cook the bacon, turning every so often, so that much of the fat renders out.

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Bacon

When the bacon is lightly browned, remove it from the pot and place it on paper towels. Keep the fat in the pan. Chop the bacon and set aside.

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Bacon

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Rinse the dry quinoa: While the bacon is cooking, place the quinoa in a fine mesh sieve and rinse until the water runs clear. Note that most quinoa packages suggest that you rinse before cooking. If you are using a quinoa brand that does not suggest rinsing, rinse anyway.

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Quinoa

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Add the chopped onion to the pot you used to cook the bacon, along with the butter. Cook on medium heat until the onions are translucent, about 3 or 4 minutes.

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Butter

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Add the quinoa:

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Add the rinsed quinoa to the pot and increase the heat to medium high. Stir to combine the quinoa and onions.

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Onion

Quinoa

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Let cook for a couple minutes on medium high to high heat, until the onions and the quinoa get a hint of color.

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Add the corn, baby lima beans, chopped tomato, chopped bacon, and thyme to the pot, and stir to combine.

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Baby Lima Beans

Tomato

Bacon

Thyme

Corn

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Add the water and stock (and salt if using unsalted butter or stock).

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Increase the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for another 5 minutes.

Stir in the lemon juice and chopped chives and/or green onions and fluff up with a fork.

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Servings:

1strip

thick cut strip of bacon, cut in half (note you can sub out the bacon for another Tbsp of butter if you want)237milliliters

dry quinoa 118milliliters

chopped onion 2Tbsps

butter 237milliliters

corn kernels, fresh or frozen 118milliliters

baby lima beans (can sub edamame)118milliliters

chopped fresh tomatoes 1teaspoons

dried thyme or 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped 118milliliters

water 237milliliters

chicken or beef stock 1teaspoons

salt (if using unsalted butter or unsalted stock)59milliliters

chopped green onions and/or chives 2teaspoons

lemon juice

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Succotash. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.