quinoa with black beans & spinach

Name: quinoa with black beans & spinach Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa rinsed; 1 14 oz can low fat/fat free chicken broth or vegetable broth; 1 can black beans rinsed; 3/4 cup fresh spinach chopped; 2 cloves garlic chopped; 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes chopped (not packed in oil); 3 green onions chopped (greens also); 2 Tbs olive oil; pinch of cayenne pepper; salt & pepper

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa rinsed1 14 oz can low fat/fat free chicken broth or vegetable broth1 can black beans rinsed3/4 cup fresh spinach chopped2 cloves garlic chopped1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes chopped (not packed in oil)3 green onions chopped (greens also)2 Tbs olive oilpinch of cayenne peppersalt & pepper

Directions

saute onions & garlic in olive oil on Med heat for 1-2 minutes. Add chopped spinach, chopped dried tomatoes and saute till spinach just wilts. Add chicken broth, 1/4 cup water, black beans, quinoa, pinch of cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and turn the heat down to low and simmer 12-15 minutes until quinoa is fully cooked.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DOJORAT.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 231.0
Total Fat: 6.3 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 410.3 mg
Total Carbs: 36.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
Protein: 8.7 g

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Member Reviews

LWUNDER
I actually used frozed spinach a mix that i had of the black beans, onions and tomatoes TASTES good thanks for putting htis on here - 9/1/09
CD7817100
I also used fresh tomatoes. Very good. Like this for fiber and protein. - 4/30/13
JANEECOMBS
Very good. I used fresh tomatoes, added yellow and orange bell peppers and 1 T. diced jalapenos - 6/18/12
TRAVELNISTA
Super easy and very good. Recipe had 4 of my favorite ingredients: quinoa, spinach, garlic, and black beans. - 5/6/11