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Mexican Quinoa

This Mexican Quinoa recipe is a flavorful, savory recipe wherein cooked quinoa and beans are stir-fried with vegetables and spices to create a deliciously healthy protein and fiber-rich recipe.

Total Time

30min

3.2

4 Ratings

Author: Enhance Your Palate

Servings:

Ingredients

•

1/3 cup

Quinoa

•

2 stalks

Celery , chopped

•

1 Tbsp

Oil

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1/2

Medium Onion , sliced

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Green Chili Peppers , diced

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Assorted Color Bell Peppers , julienned

•

1/2 cup

Frozen Corn Kernels

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4 Tbsp

Black Beans , boiled, drained

or 3/4 cup Canned Black Beans

•

4 Tbsp

Red Kidney Beans , boiled, drained

or 3/4 cup Canned Red Kidney Beans

•

1/2

Lime , juiced

•

1 handful

Fresh Cilantro , chopped

•

1 tsp

Lemon Pepper

•

2 tsp

Taco Seasoning

•

1/2 tsp

Salt

Cooking Instructions

Cook Quinoa (1/3 cup) according to package directions. Once cooked, fluff with a fork and set aside.

Heat around Oil (1 Tbsp) in a wok. Add Celery (2 stalks) , sauté it on high for a minute.

After that add slices of Onion (1/2) , sauté it. Don't let it cook too much maintain the crunchiness of vegetables. Add Green Chili Peppers (3) and Assorted Color Bell Peppers (2) , you can use whatever color peppers you have in hand. Sauté all of them on high maintaining the crunchiness.

Add Frozen Corn Kernels (1/2 cup) and stir. Add Black Beans (4 Tbsp) and Red Kidney Beans (4 Tbsp) . Give it a good stir.

Add the Lemon Pepper (1 tsp) , Taco Seasoning (2 tsp) and Salt (1/2 tsp) , stir everything. Then add the cooked quinoa and stir.

At the end add the juice from Lime (1/2) and a handful of Fresh Cilantro (1 handful) into the quinoa and combine everything. Your Mexican quinoa is ready to serve! Add some avocado on top if you want.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

477

FAT

9.3 g

PROTEIN

19.3 g

CARBS

86.1 g