Black bean and quinoa tacos

Name: Black bean and quinoa tacos Recipe
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 3/4 Cup dry quinoa; 2 cups black beans soaked and prepared; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 half of a zucchini diced; 1 tomato diced; 1 onion; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 tsp olive oil; Avocados; Whole wheat tortillas

Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

3/4 Cup dry quinoa2 cups black beans, soaked and prepared1 tsp ground cumin1/8 tsp cayenne pepperSalt and pepper to taste1 half of a zucchini, diced1 tomato, diced1 onion3 cloves of garlic2 tsp olive oilAvocadosWhole wheat tortillas

Directions

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and saute until lightly browned. Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Stir diced zucchini and tomatoes into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Mix in the black beans. Use 1/4 an avocado and 1/8 cup shredded cabbage per taco. (Tortillas were NOT included in total. I use Mama Lupe's low carb tortillas for 60 calories per tortilla)

Serving Size: Makes 14 tacos

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KWEBER28.

Servings Per Recipe: 14

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 95.5
Total Fat: 2.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 105.4 mg
Total Carbs: 15.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
Protein: 4.0 g

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