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Thanksgiving Quinoa with Butternut Squash, Cranberries, Pecans and Fresh Sage

Thanksgiving Quinoa with Butternut Squash, Cranberries, Pecans and Fresh Sage

A festive quinoa dish with roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, toasted pecans, and fresh sage — seasoned with French herbs.

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 40 mins | Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp French Made Easy
  • 3 cups butternut squash, finely diced
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 Tbsp fresh sage, chopped
  • ⅓ cup red onion, finely diced
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • ⅓ cup dried cranberries, chopped

Directions

  1. Cook quinoa with 2 tsp French Made Easy per package directions. Simmer 12-15 minutes, then remove from heat and leave covered 10 minutes.
  2. Toss diced butternut squash with olive oil and roast at 425 degrees for 25 minutes until lightly charred.
  3. Fluff quinoa and combine with roasted squash, red onion, pecans, cranberries, and sage.
  4. Toss everything together and chill for 2 hours before serving for best flavor.

Tips

  • Best served cold — the flavors develop as it chills.
Tip: This recipe features French Made Easy, but feel free to experiment with any of our 8 seasoning blends for your own twist.
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