One Pot Mexican Quinoa

An easy and very tasty one pot dish I modified from one of my favourite food blogs, damn delicious. The recipe list looks long but there are no special ingredients and this dish requires very little work as you essentially just add everything and cook with the lid on, though you might want to stir occasionally to prevent the quinoa from sticking to the pan. I added grated cheese to the final dish but you can easily omit it for a vegan version.

Ingredients:

4 garlic cloves
4 spring onions (scallions)
1 cup quinoa (approx 200g)
300ml vegetable stock
1 x tin tomatoes
1 x tin black beans (or other beans as preferred)
165g sweetcorn
1 red pepper, diced
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chilli powder or paprika
1 avocado, diced
juice of one lime
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (optional)

sliced jalapeno pepper, to garnish (optional)
grated cheddar cheese (optional)

Instructions:

1. Fry garlic and spring onions in oil on a medium heat until softened.

2. Add the quinoa, stock, tomatoes, beans, sweetcorn, red pepper, cumin and chilli powder to the pan, and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and put a lid on. Cook until quinoa is cooked through, stirring occasionally.

3. Add lime juice and fresh coriander and stir through.  Season with salt and pepper as desired. Serve with sliced avocado on the side and (optionally) garnish with sliced jalapeno peppers and grated cheddar cheese.