Menu Monday – One Pan Mexican Quinoa

Happy Menu Monday to you!  This week’s recipe is super easy (all in one pan) & super flavorful!!  It’s One Pan Mexican Quinoa from Damn Delicious and well, it looks pretty damn delicious!  This dish, as is, is vegetarian, so you could of course leave it, or serve it as a side to your protein, or top it with some grilled, cut up chicken, ground beef or ground turkey.

If you click through to the original recipe, you can see the macro info.  Can’t wait to try this soon, it will definitely be added to our meal plan for next week!  Enjoy!

One Pan Mexican Quinoa

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 1 c quinoa
• 1 c vegetable broth
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14.5 oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 cup corn kernels, frozen, canned or roasted
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 avocado, diced
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add garlic and jalapeno, and cook for about 1 minute.
3. Stir in quinoa, vegetable broth, beans, tomatoes, corn, chili powder and cumin.  Season with salt and pepper as desired.
4. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until quinoa is cooked through (about 20 minutes).
5. Stir in avocado, lime juice and cilantro.
6. Serve immediately.