Spanish Quinoa

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 154.6
  • Total Fat: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 384.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
  • Protein: 5.2 g

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Introduction

This is similar to spanish rice, but uses Quinoa which has a lot of nutritional value This is similar to spanish rice, but uses Quinoa which has a lot of nutritional value
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 Tbsp Olive Oil
    1 cup Quinoa
    1 medium onion chopped
    2 cloves garlic minced
    2 fresh jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped(optional)
    1 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chili's
    1 envelope of taco seasoning mix
    2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
    1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet of medium heat, cook and stir quinoa and onion in the hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno pepper to quinoa mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, 1 or 2 more minutes.

Mix undrained can of diced tomatoes with green chiles with taco seasoning mix and chicken broth into quinoa misture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 15-20 minutes. Stir in Cilantro then serve.

Serving Size: 6- 1/4 cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAGGEDYANN4ME.