Mexican ground beef Quinoa skillet

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 315.2

Total Fat: 17.1 g
Cholesterol: 54.4 mg
Sodium: 517.8 mg
Total Carbs: 22.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
Protein: 17.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Mexican ground beef Quinoa skillet calories by ingredient

Introduction

I like to serve this over sunflower cracked wheat toast , with some grated cheese , and a little plain greek yogurt on top . I like to serve this over sunflower cracked wheat toast , with some grated cheese , and a little plain greek yogurt on top .

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 (15 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes

1 cup quinoa

1 1/2 cups water

1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper

1 tsp salt

Directions

1 Brown ground beef and onion and drain excess fat.
2 Rinse quinoa.
3 Add tomatoes, chilies, quinoa, water and spices to ground beef and simmer, uncovered, for about 25 minutes.
4 If water evaporates, cover pan for remainder of cooking time.

Serving Size: makes 6 3/4 cup servings

Number of Servings: 6.25

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HALF_THE_GIRL.