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Mexican Quinoa Bake
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 lbs ground turkey chicken, or lean ground beef
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- sea salt and pepper to taste about 1/4 tsp each
- 3 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 15 oz. can crushed tomatoes, with juice
- 1 cup frozen or fresh organic corn
- 1 large handful fresh cilantro chopped
- juice and zest of 1 lime
- 1 cup shredded cheese cheddar, jack or a blend
- Optional toppings:
- Avocado
- Jalapeno
- Sour cream/Plain Greek yogurt
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees f.
- Heat oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add in ground meat, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, sea salt, and pepper.
- Cook stirring well, breaking meat apart with a wooden spoon until crumbled, for about 6-8 minutes.
- Stir in cooked quinoa, crushed tomatoes, beans and corn.
- Remove from the heat and add cilantro, lime juice and zest.
- Top with shredded cheese and transfer to the preheated oven.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until top is nicely golden brown and cheese is nice and melty.
- Serve with your favorite toppings and enjoy.
I’m Nicole Twyman, a native New Orleanian, who has lived all across the US! Although, my small family of 4 currently calls Los Angeles, CA home. I am a proud 40+ year old mom of a wonderfully energetic and theatrical daughter, and a handsome, scholarly athlete!
While I have worked in corporate America as a certified senior project / program / portfolio manager for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Procter & Gamble & IBM, my passion is service. It has always been my desire to live a life of service to others; which I took every opportunity to explore as an active member of many of my church’s ministries and of my public service sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Well, now I am over the top excited to have the opportunity to serve divas through my very own ministry, Fit, Fyne & Fabulous.
In the words of my son, “It’s not just good, IT’S GREAT!!!”
It’s so good and very healthy, I even enjoyed making it!
I am doing a vegan today so I substituted the ground turkey with beyond the meat and used daiya non dairy cheese. It was good. Now I need to see who wants some! Great Cinco de Mayo meal.
I made this for meal prep this week and it was SOO GOOD!!! I topped with Greek yogurt and some jalapenos for a little extra kick! This dish was so easy to make, it will definitely be on rotation. Thank you Coach Twy!!!
I made this for meal prep this week and it was SOO GOOD!!! I topped with Greek yogurt and some jalapenos for a little extra kick! This dish was so easy to make, it will definitely be on rotation. Thank you Coach Twy!!!