Low FODMAP Quinoa Chili

Recipe heavily adapted from MyRecipes
Ingredients:

• 4 tsp grapeseed oil (or olive oil)
• 1/2 a red or orange pepper, chopped
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic salt (if garlic is not tolerated use 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup vegetable juice
• 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 can whole kernel corn, drained (not the sweet or creamed kind)
• 1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (4 ounces) fire roasted diced green chilis

In a large pot, sautee zucchini and pepper in grapeseed oil. Once veggies are tender (about 4 mins) add in chili powder, cumin, paprika, and garlic salt and mix well. Add in the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil, then simmer until quinoa is cooked. It's that easy!

FODMAP Free Lunch

Quinoa Tuna Salad

I've been eating this for lunch lately. It's really good and also a great post-workout meal. I just add all the ingredients together without measuring, so I'll just list the ingredients.

• quinoa pasta, cooked
• tuna
• lemon juice
• low fat mayonnaise
• salt
• pepper
• shredded parmesan
• grapes
• cucumber

Favorite Food Friday

I was really worried that being on this new diet (I hate the word diet, more like nutritional plan) would make me feel limited with my food choices, but it has actually opened my mind up to new things. There are a ton of new-to-me products I've fallen in love with, so I decided to start "Favorite Food Friday" to feature one every week. My husband wanted to call this post "Fantastically Flavorful FODMAP Free Food Friday", but I thought that was a little much. ;)
So the first most delicious food ever is... QUINOA PASTA!

Who would have thought? I used to hate quinoa. This pasta is blended with corn and you can't really tell it's not wheat, except that it has a delicious buttery flavor and texture. Which is better, so I will not miss traditional past at all! I've been making it with spinach and feta chicken sausage and 365 organic pasta sauce. They have one flavor of sauce that doesn't contain onions, just garlic. That seems to sit ok. I'd also love to try this mac n cheese recipe (minus the garlic and plus gluten free breadcrumbs).