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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Peruvian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine quinoa and broth in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer gently 10 minutes. | 2. Stir in lima beans; continue to simmer 5 to 6 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. | 3. Meanwhile, cut zucchini lengthwise in half. Cut out and discard seeds. Using a sharp paring knife, cut out flesh leaving a 1/3-inch-thick shell. | 4. Chop flesh and set aside. Place hollowed chayote halves in microwave-safe dish. | 5. Cover with vented plastic wrap and cook at high power 5 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender. | 6. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then chopped squash pulp; stir-fry 2 minutes. | 7. Add salsa; simmer 3 minutes or until squash is tender. Stir ½ cup of salsa mixture into quinoa mixture. | 8. Arrange cooked squash halves, cut side up on four serving plates; sprinkle with salt. Mound remaining salsa mixture into the squash halves. | 9. Spoon quinoa mixture onto and around squash; top with cheese and cilantro. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of pumpkin or sunflower seeds over each serving, if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
quinoa	1	cup		-	-	-	-
chicken broth	2	cups	low sodium	156.24	3.78	22.2768	5.2416
baby lima bean	1	cup	frozen	676.7	126.9166	41.6524	1.8786
zucchini	2	pounds		190.50900000000001	28.2135	24.5847	3.6287
garlic infused olive oil	1 1/2	1/2	garlic-infused	-	-	-	-
tomatillo salsa	1	cup		75.4	17.264	3.952	0.442
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
farmer cheese	1/2	cup	crumbled	-	-	-	-
cilantro	3	tablespoons	minced	0.69	0.1101	0.0639	0.0156
sunflower seed	1/4	cup	toasted	67.16	2.3	2.3897	5.9179

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.