Quinoa Rice & Beans is a very easy high fiber and high protein side dish all made in the rice cooker. Only four ingredients are needed: quinoa, brown rice, bone broth, and white beans. Each serving provides 16 grams protein and 7.5 grams fiber.
Why You’ll Love Quinoa Rice & Beans
Fiber is important for gut health and helps keep you feeling full longer. Women and men need around 22-34 grams of fiber per day. This dish makes it easy to get in fiber with 7.5 grams per serving.
Only four ingredients are needed: quinoa, brown rice, bone broth, and white beans. If you like the fluffy texture of rice more than the texture of quinoa, then you’ll love mixing the two together so you can enjoy the fluffiness from the rice along with the extra fiber and protein from the quinoa. White beans add more fiber and protein, and bone broth adds even more protein.
This side dish is quick to prepare because all you have to do is add everything to the rice cooker and cook!
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Ingredients
- Quinoa: carbs for energy and contains protein and fiber.
- Brown rice: also carbs for energy. Contains a little protein and fiber. White rice can also be used since the quinoa and white beans provide a majority of the protein and fiber in the dish.
- Bone broth: provides collage and is higher in protein than regular broth. Also adds flavor. Chicken or beef broth works well.
- White beans: high fiber and has protein. White beans are mild in flavor so they mix well with the quinoa and brown rice. White beans, like Great Northern beans, have more fiber than garbanzo beans.
How to Make Quinoa Rice & Beans
In a rice cooker pot, add quinoa and rice. Wash as you normally would and drain. Then add bone broth and stir. Add beans.
Close rice cooker and cook. Once done, enjoy!
What to Pair with Quinoa Rice & Beans
This is the perfect side dish to any protein source. It has flavor from the bone broth and it pairs well with many options:
- Beef & Cauliflower Meatballs
- Everything Bagel Chicken Nuggets in Air Fryer
- Parmesan Crusted Cod
- Baked Greek Salmon
- Ground beef
- Ground turkey
- Grilled chicken
- Tofu
The bone broth adds flavor, but when I pair it with ground beef I like to also add salsa for even more flavor all together.
How to Store
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 4 days. It can also be frozen for around 3 months.
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Quinoa Rice & Beans [High Fiber & Protein]
Equipment
- 1 rice cooker
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dry quinoa
- 1/2 cup dry brown rice
- 2 cups bone broth beef or chicken
- 1 (15 oz) canned white beans, drained
Instructions
- In a rice cooker pot, add quinoa and rice. Wash as you normally would and drain. Then add bone broth and stir. Add beans.
- Close rice cooker and cook. Once done, enjoy!
This was so easy to make and a perfect side dish to go with any protein. Everyone in our household loved this! From a toddler, to teen, to the adults! Thank you Sarah
I love that the whole family enjoyed it!
I can’t wait to try this recipe because it sounds delish! I’m wondering if I should drain and rinse the beans?
Hi Jen! Yes, drain the beans. I just added that beans should be drained in the ingredient list. Thanks!