QUINOA ITALIAN STYLE

      Title: QUINOA ITALIAN STYLE
  Categories: Low-cal, Low-fat
       Yield: 7 Servings
  
       1 c  Minced Onions
       2    Cloves Garlic minced
     1/2 lb Ground lean top round
            -Or Harvest Burger per inst.
       2    8 oz. Cans Tomato Sauce
       1    Can 16 oz Tomatoes
            -Or 4 chopped fresh
       1 ts Low Sodium Salt
       2 ts Dried Oregano
       3 ts Chopped fresh Basil
            -2 tsp dried
     1/2 ts Sugar
       3 c  Cooked Quinoa
     1/4 lb Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
     1/4 lb Low-Fat Mozzarella Cheese
            Parmesan Cheese several
            -shakes
  
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees if baking.
    In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion and garlic until
   cooked. Add the ground meat or Harvest Burger and water, tomato
   sauce, tomatoes, salt, oregano, sweet basil, and sugar and simmer
   until the ingredients are just cooked, or slightly underdone.
    In a casserole, layer the sauce and quinoa, dollop some of the
   ricotta, sprinkle on some of the mozzarella and do another layer so
   that there are two or three with sauce on top. Sprinkle on the
   Parmesan cheese and Microwave for 10 minutes or bake for about 35.
   Serve hot.
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