One-Pot Tex Mex Quinoa (30 Minute Meal!)
A quick one-pot Tex-Mex quinoa with salsa, sautéed peppers and zucchini, black beans, and fresh cilantro—ready in about 30 minutes.
Servings: 5 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cupDry Quinoa+ 2 cups Water
- 3/4 cupSalsa of choice
- 1 cupGreen Pepperdiced
- 1 large Zucchinisliced
- 1 1/2 cupCooked Black Beans
- 1/3 cupFresh Cilantrochopped
Instructions
Instructions
- Prep: Dice the 1 cup green pepper, slice the 1 large zucchini, and chop the 1/3 cup fresh cilantro. Measure out the remaining ingredients so they’re ready to add.
- In a medium-large pot over medium heat, sauté the diced green pepper with a little water (no oil needed) for 2–5 minutes, until softened.
- Add the 1 1/3 cup dry quinoa, the sliced zucchini, 3/4 cup salsa, and 2 cups water to the pot. Increase heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer gently for 20 minutes, until the quinoa is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Turn the heat off, remove the lid, and stir in the 1 1/2 cup cooked black beans. Re-cover the pot and let it sit for 5 minutes to warm the beans and finish steaming the quinoa.
- Uncover, stir in the 1/3 cup chopped cilantro, fluff the quinoa with a fork, and serve.
Equipment
- medium-large pot
- Fork
Notes
If you are using canned Black Beans, be sure to rinse and drain them before adding them to the quinoa
If you are just using this recipe for Meal Prep and do not plan on eating it right away, you can just add the Black Beans with the cilantro at the end
If you are just using this recipe for Meal Prep and do not plan on eating it right away, you can just add the Black Beans with the cilantro at the end