Black Beans and Quinoa

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 250.3
  • Total Fat: 6.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 747.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
  • Protein: 9.1 g

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Introduction

This is from the site somewhere - super delicious! I topped it with fresh avocado. This is from the site somewhere - super delicious! I topped it with fresh avocado.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 medium sweet or yellow onion, diced
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    3/4 cup quinoa (uncooked), rinsed (red or white will work)
    1 (15 ounce) can black beans(low sodium preferred), drained and rinsed
    1 teaspoon chili powder
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper
    Kosher or sea salt to taste
    1 (4.5 ounce) can diced green chilis
    1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes
    1/2 cup freshly chopped cilantro
    1 3/4 cup vegetable broth, low sodium

Directions

n a large skillet add olive oil, turn to medium-low heat and saute diced onions until tender, about 4 minutes, add garlic and saute one additional minute. Add the remaining ingredients in the order listed above. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a low boil and cook 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and allow to sit 5 minutes covered before serving. Fluff quinoa with a large spoon and serve.

Serving Size: 4 one+ cup servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 64TISH.