This would be gluten-free, milk-free, egg-free, soy-free, nut-free, etc.
and it sounds distressingly healthy (as I said when I posted it on Usenet),
but it's also very good.

Turkey Quinoa casserole
4 servings

3/4 lb raw ground turkey
1/2 cup quinoa
1 cup water
1/2 zucchini, diced
1 carrot, diced
1/2 red (or green) pepper, diced
1/2 dried hot red pepper, chopped finely
8 small leaves fresh sage, chopped finely
1 tsp fresh thyme
2 tsp fresh rosemary
2 medium potatoes, shredded, soaked, rinsed and lightly salted
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
7-cup oiled casserole dish or dutch oven with lid

Wash and pick over quinoa. Boil water, add quinoa, turn off heat, and let
sit for 15-20 minutes. Add herbs, carrots, green peppers, hot pepper, and
zucchini; season to taste. Add raw turkey and mix thoroughly. Place in
oiled casserole dish; top with potatoes.

Bake in 350F/180C degree oven (325F/160C for a glass casserole) until
internal temperature reaches 170F/80C. (This took 90 minutes for my
casserole.) Brush with olive oil (if desired) and put casserole under
broiler until potatoes are browned.

I used Inca Red quinoa for the colour, but you could use any quinoa. It's
important always to rinse quinoa well in running water before cooking. I
don't add onions or garlic, but I would suspect 1/2 onion and 2 cloves
garlic would be about right.


--

Charlene Vickers watsondog@...


When it's Springtime in Alberta
And the gentle breezes blow
At forty miles per hour
And it's twenty-five below

You can tell you're in Alberta
Cause the snow's up to your butt
And you take a breath of Springtime air
And your nose holes both freeze shut.

The weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around.
I could never leave Alberta
My feet are frozen to the ground.