One Pot Mexican Quinoa
One Pot Mexican Quinoa is loaded with flavor, protein, and just about the easiest dish you will ever make. Made with quinoa, bell peppers, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes, green chiles and more. Makes for the perfect lunch or light dinner.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups quinoa
- 15 oz canned black beans (drained and rinsed)
- 15 oz canned corn (drained and rinsed)
- 15 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 bell peppers
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1.5 tsp pink sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2-3 tbsp lime juice
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup fresh cilantro (plus more for garnish)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
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Start by rinsing quinoa. Thinly dice onion and red bell pepper and mince garlic. Thinly chop cilantro .Place a large pot on stovetop on high heat. Drizzle avocado oil and bring to a heat.
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Toss in onion and garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Toss in bell pepper and continue to sauté for another 3-4 minutes until bell pepper starts to soften. While aromatics are sautéing, sprinkle in spices and herbs; pink sea salt, black pepper, chili powder, paprika, cumin, and oregano.
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Toss in quinoa and mix in with aromatics, spices and herbs making sure it's well coated. Toast quinoa for a couple of minutes then add in diced tomatoes and lime juice. Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
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Once water starts to boil, add in cilantro, black beans and corn. Bring heat to low and cover pan. Allow quinoa to simmer on low heat for 40 minutes.
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Remove quinoa from heat and remove top from pot. Give quinoa a stir and use a fork to fluff quinoa. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Use a pot that is large enough- Quinoa will expand as it cooks so use a large pot so that it has enough room to simmer, cook through and you can easily stir.
- Be sure to rinse your quinoa- Quinoa has a natural coating called saponin. This gives quinoa a bitter and soapy taste. Rinsing it gets rid of this coating and will make your cooked quinoa taste much better.
- Substitute for vegetable broth- If you don't need this recipe to be vegan or vegetarian friendly, you can use any other kind of broth like chicken or beef bone broth for added nutrition.