OK. This was one of my best impromptu week night meals I've made! It had the perfect balance of savory/sweet, spicy/creamy. Totally satisfying & totally healthy!
PLEASE, make this one, it's seriously scrumptious.
Staple ingredients I was playing with...
- 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
- black beans
- canned (no salt added) diced tomatoes
- baby spinach
- onion
- garlic
- olive oil
- chili powder
- cumin
- cayenne pepper
- red pepper flakes
- feta cheese
- greek yogurt
- blue corn tortilla chips
- light sodium chicken broth
Get the quinoa cookin' in some chicken broth for extra flavor
Dice up 1/4 - 1/2 of a yellow onion, 2 garlic cloves & 1/2 an avocado. Slice avocado while it's still in the skin and scoop it out with a spoon when you're ready to add it.
Add olive oil & onion to hot pan. Add S&P (salt & pepper) & desired amounts of chili powder, cayenne, cumin and red pep flakes.
Add garlic a little later.
Add garlic a little later.
After 2 minutes, add in 1/2 cans of diced tomatoes and black beans.
Add in tons of baby spinach and watch it melt into the mix. Add some crunched up blue corn tortilla chips. I like this brand
As a last minute thought, I added some greek yogurt to balance out the spicy-ness this dish had goin' on. Game changer.
Top with diced avocado & feta cheese. HOW good does that look?!
ENJOY!
Meggie
LOVE THIS DISH!! and the pics/ step by step instructions- very helpful!
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