What does roller derby taste like?

Ever since I read that, during tournaments, Gotham Girls Roller Derby loads up on a super healthy high protein, high carb concoction of what is lovingly dubbed "Athlete Gruel", http://sweetsherrypie.blogspot.com/2010/11/and-were-not-having-hot-mush-today.html, I have been wanting to try my hand at making myself a bowl of this.  Last night, I finally had the opportunity to do so....and guess what?  It wasn't half bad!  

It tastes better than it looks, I assure you.

I really couldn't find a good recipe for Athlete Gruel on the interwebs, so I winged it (or is it "wang"?) and came up with a pretty solid recipe.

Quinoa has a weird texture...like a combination of rice and grits, but I managed to doctor it up to where it ended up pretty tasty.  I made enough for my brother, his girlfriend and I, and we all gave it a pretty enthusiastic thumbs up.

So, without further ado, I present to you my version of Athlete's Gruel;

"TRIGGER GRUEL"


Prep time:  25 minutes

Makes 4 servings

• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 cups of water
• 3 grilled chicken breast fillets cut into cubes (I grilled pre-seasoned frozen Tyson fillets on the George Foreman)
• 1 chicken broth bouillon
• 2 cups of fresh raw spinach (rinsed)
• 1/2 cup of chopped onions
• 2 cloves of garlic (diced)
• 1 T Garlic salt
• 1 T of crushed red pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 t of Molly McButter Fat-Free cheese sprinkles (optional)

1. Soak quinoa for five minutes in a bowl in water
2. Rinse quinoa thoroughly, then drain.  (I went ghetto and rinsed it through the nylon filter on my coffee pot)
3. Bring two cups of water to a boil
4. Mix in quinoa, cook for 13-15 minutes, or until water has absorbed into quinoa – make sure to stir often during cooking so that it does not stick to the bottom of pan
5. Mix in bouillon, garlic salt, crushed red pepper
6. While quinoa is cooking, in another pan, boil spinach with the onions and garlic for 3-5 minutes
7. Drain spinach and add to quinoa mixture
8. Add chicken to mixture
9. Cook for one more minute, add salt and pepper to taste
10. Enjoy!

Please feel free to comment on the recipe, or even send me your quinoa recipes.  Let me know what tastes good!