Mexican Red Quinoa Bowls

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups cooked red quinoa
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/2 a red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup corn (canned or frozen is fine)
• 2/3 cup canned black beans (rinsed)
• 2 teaspoons taco seasoning
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• salt and pepper
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup water (optional)
• 1 green onion (to garnish)
• 8 sliced black olives (to garnish)
• 4 lime wedges (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 stir in the garlic, red pepper, and green onion and cook until the pepper softens, about 5-7 minutes.
• 3 stir in the quinoa, beans, taco seasoning, oregano, cumin and salsa.
• 4 add water to thin it out if it is too thick/sticky (this depends on if you use a runny salsa or a thick and chunky one).
• 5 taste and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 cook for 2 minutes more to warm up the additional ingredients.
• 7 serve hot in a bowl, topped with black olives, green onion and a lime wedge.
• 8 make sure you tell everyone to squeeze the lime over the quinoa as this really finishes off the dish and boosts the flavors.