Creamy Quinoa Casserole!

I found this recipe and modified it slightly as it called for a can of mushroom soup and french fried onions.  It was such a yum comfort food!

1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth
2 cups broccoli
1-2 cups chopped mushrooms
1 tbsp flour
2 tbsp butter
1 cup milk
1/2 red onion chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 2% plain greek yogurt
1-2 tomatoes sliced
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

1.  Cook the quinoa.
2.  Steam the broccoli.
3.  Cook the mushrooms in the butter then stir in flour.  Cook for about a minute then add the milk.  Cook till it thickens.
4.  Cook the onion.
5.  Mix the cooked quinoa with the steamed broccoli, mushroom mixture, cheese, cooked onions and greek yogurt.
6.  Put into a baking dish.  Top with sliced tomato and parmesan cheese.  Bake for 20ish minutes at 350.

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Just got this in the mail - love it!

Swiss Chard and Roasted Tomato Lasagna

I created my own recipe for the first time tonight and it was a success!  This sounded and looked yummy to me but the reviews were horrible.  I decided to not do it in the slow cooker (as it seemed  like that was the root of the issues, as well as the un-chopped swiss chard) and add roasted grape tomatoes.  My recipe is below!

4 garlic cloves minced
1 onion diced
1 can of plum tomatoes
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp oregano
1 bunch of swiss chard, chopped
1 pint (or more) of grape tomatoes (I used the gourmet mix)
9 lasagna noodles
1 tub of ricotta cheese
About 1 cup (or as much to your liking) Parmesan cheese

Cook the onion and garlic then add the plum tomatoes.  Cook to reduce some of the liquid.  Add balsamic vinegar and oregano.  Roast the grape tomatoes, and cook the noodles.  Mix half the parmesan with the ricotta.

To assemble use an 8 X 12 pan.  Put a bit of sauce to cover the bottom and top with 3 noodles.  Then cover the noodles with more sauce and then all the ricotta and parmesan mix.  Top with 3 noodles.  Sprinkle the swiss chard over the noodles and then layer the all the roasted tomatoes on.  Top with the last 3 noodles.  Top off with the rest of the sauce and then the rest of the parmesan.  I cooked at 325 for like 20 minutes uncovered and then for about another 20 covered.  Those are approximates.

Enjoy!