Recipe Linked Below
One Pan
Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since my last post and I’ve been meaning to share this great recipe I came across at the end of summer. It was the perfect change to the typical taco night at our house. Don’t let the quinoa scare you either! I know it’s not the most popular grain people choose, but in this dish you hardly know it’s there, and it’s such a lighter option rather than using rice. This is one to try! 🙂
I know fall is right around the corner but this recipe is perfect any time of the year. You use canned beans, corn and diced tomatoes. The avocados, limes and cilantro may be hard to find but the avocados and limes can easily be substituted for sour cream and bottled lime juice. If you can’t find the cilantro in fall or winter months you’ll be fine omitting it. I’ll leave the recipe and link to it from the website I found this on!
Go check it out, you know you want to!
xo, G
One Pan Mexican Quinoa
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeno, minced (I omitted this and still thought it was great)
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 cup corn kernels, frozen, canned or roasted
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and diced
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet (make sure you have a deep skillet or just make it in a large pot, that’s what I did!) over medium high heat. Add garlic and jalapeno, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in quinoa, vegetable broth, beans, tomatoes, corn, chili powder and cumin; season with salt and pepper (your broth may be salty enough so watch out), to taste. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until quinoa is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Stir in avocado, lime juice (I left this on the side in wedges for people to taste themselves) and cilantro.
- Serve immediately.
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