Breakfast is the most important meal of the day – or so they say. At the very least, breakfast is a chance to fuel your body for the day ahead. And what better way to do that than with this high fibre, high protein quinoa and pear porridge.
Fibre is important for feeding our good gut bacteria and keeping us regular but it also helps to make a meal more filling without increasing the kJ or calories. Protein also helps to keep you feeling fuller for longer and is important to include with the first meal of the day. Quinoa is a high fibre and protein grain. Couple that with high fibre pears and the protein of an egg and milk, this breakfast ticks all the boxes!
Quinoa and Pear Porridge
Recipe Serves 4 people
Ingredients
- 200 g quinoa dry, other colours are also fine
- 3 cup milk, light
- ½ cup water
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ½ pear, fresh
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp chia seeds
Instructions
- Rinse and drain quinoa and place into a medium sized saucepan.
- Add milk, ½ a cup of water, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and sliced pears to saucepan.
- Stir well, cooking on a medium-high heat.
- Once the mixture begins to simmer, reduce heat to medium-low.
- Simmer with lid on for 20 minutes.
- Remove half a cup of the pudding mixture into a small bowl
- Add an egg to the small bowl and whisk to combine with porridge.
- Add the egg and porridge mixture back to the saucepan and whisk into the rest of the porridge. Cook for another 2 – 5 minutes, until thickened
- Remove from heat and serve into 4 bowls
- Sprinkle chia seeds over the top of each
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