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Published Feb 26th
Prep 15m Cook 25m Additional - Ready In 40m
Servings 4 servings Calories 340.6
I was craving Mexican, but didn’t have a whole lot in the house, rather than go shopping I threw this together and liked it so much I figured I should share the recipe. Next time I’m going to try adding corn with the tomatoes and kidney beans, perhaps a Mexican cheese blend, and Greek yogurt rather than sour cream. Also, I used the Allrecipes top-rated recipe for taco seasoning rather than a packet from the store.
Recipe Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- ½ cup quinoa
- 1 ounce taco seasoning mix
- 1 cup water
- 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup sour cream
Cooking Directions
- 1 Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; saute onion in hot oil until slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in quinoa and taco seasoning; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- 2 Pour water into quinoa mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the saucepan with a lid, and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir beans and tomatoes into quinoa mixture, cover the saucepan again with the lid, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, about 5 minutes more. Stir Cheddar cheese into quinoa, spoon into bowls, and top each with a dollop of sour cream.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 340.6
- Carbohydrate 41.3 g
- Cholesterol 21.2 mg
- Fat 12.8 g
- Fiber 9.3 g
- Protein 13.8 g
- Saturated Fat 5.5 g
- Sodium 1002.3 mg
- Sugar 5 g