1 Sausage of sausage on a bed of quinoa contains 355 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 38% carbs, 42% fat, and 20% protein. This is a good source of protein (31% of your Daily Value), fiber (11% of your Daily Value), and potassium (9% of your Daily Value).
- Makes
- 4 Sausage
- Prep Time
- 1 minutes
- Cook Time
- 14 minutes
Ingredients
Directions
- Boil 1 cup quinoa in 2 cups of water until all is absorbed (keep 1:2 ratio of quinoa to water). Add butter and fluff.
- Coat pan with cooking spray (or your preferred cooking oil) and cook sausage until cooked through (or just warm and toasty, assuming you're using precooked sausage). Serve quinoa and sausage together.
Nutrition Facts
For 1 Sausage of sausage on a bed of quinoa (129g)
| Nutrient | Value | %DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 355 | |
| Fats | 17g | 21% |
| Saturated fats | 6g | 28% |
| Trans fats | 0.1g | |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 871mg | 38% |
| Carbs | 34g | 12% |
| Net carbs | 31g | |
| Fiber | 3g | 11% |
| Sugar | 2g | |
| Protein | 17g | |
| Calcium | 105mg | 10% |
| Iron | 6mg | 75% |
| Potassium | 446mg | 9% |
| Vitamin D | 0μg | 0.3% |
| Vitamins and Minerals | ||
| Alpha carotene | 0μg | |
| Beta carotene | 7μg | |
| Caffeine | 0mg | |
| Choline | 30mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.3mg | 33% |
| Fluoride | 0.1μg | |
| Folate (B9) | 83μg | 21% |
| Lycopene | 0μg | |
| Magnesium | 96mg | 23% |
| Manganese | 1mg | 38% |
| Niacin | 2mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid | 1mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 306mg | 44% |
| Retinol | 16μg | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.3mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 21μg | 37% |
| Theobromine | 0mg | |
| Thiamine | 0.2mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A IU | 65IU | |
| Vitamin A | 17μg | 2% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1μg | 56% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4mg | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D IU | 1IU | |
| Vitamin D2 | 0μg | |
| Vitamin D3 | 0μg | |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 0.2μg | 0.1% |
| Zinc | 4mg | 32% |
| Sugars | ||
| Sugar | 2g | |
| Sucrose | 0g | |
| Glucose | 0g | |
| Fructose | 0g | |
| Lactose | 0g | |
| Maltose | 0g | |
| Galactose | 0g | |
| Starch | 22g | |
| Fats | ||
| Saturated fats | 6g | 28% |
| Monounsaturated fats | 7g | |
| Polyunsaturated fats | 2g | |
| Trans fats | 0.1g | |
| Fatty Acids | ||
| Total omega 3 | 0g | |
| Total omega 6 | 0.1g | |
| Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) | 0g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0g | |
| Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA) | 0g | |
| Amino Acids | ||
| Alanine | 1g | |
| Arginine | 1g | |
| Aspartic acid | 1g | |
| Cystine | 0.2g | |
| Glutamic acid | 3g | |
| Glycine | 1g | |
| Histidine | 1g | |
| Hydroxyproline | 0g | |
| Isoleucine | 1g | |
| Leucine | 1g | |
| Lysine | 1g | |
| Methionine | 0.4g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1g | |
| Proline | 1g | |
| Serine | 1g | |
| Threonine | 1g | |
| Tryptophan | 0.2g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.5g | |
| Valine | 1g | |