I promised it yesterday as part of my Trader Joe’s Shopping List for $100/week, and here it is!
This recipe is a creation of a few separate recipes we’ve used before, fused into one. It’s AH-MAY-ZING. You will love it, I promise! This is our 2nd time making it, and we couldn’t love it any more than we do.
This dish has so many things to offer, including being:
*Vegan
*Gluten-Free (duh, but just thought I’d reiterate it!)
*CHEAP!! Depending on what you already have on hand, it will cost around $5 for 4 people
*Full of protein!
*Under 300 calories per serving
Ingredients:
1.5 cups of quinoa
2 red bell peppers
3 small jalapeno peppers
2 minced cloves of garlic
1 15 oz. can of black beans
1 15. oz can of coconut milk
1 cup of raisins
2 tbsp of coconut oil
1/2 tsp of salt
1 1/2 tsp of curry powder
dash of cayenne powder
dash of chili powder
1 cup of chopped cilantro
1/2 cup of chopped green onions
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Rinse the quinoa thoroughly and boil for 7-10 minutes.
3. In a large skillet (cast iron, preferably), cook the garlic in the coconut oil on medium heat. After a minute, add the red bell and jalapeno peppers, cayenne, curry powder and chili powder. Cook for 6 minutes.
4. Add the sauteed mixture to the quinoa in a separate mixing bowl.
5. Stir in the black beans, cilantro, raisins, coconut milk and salt.
6. Transfer the mixture to an 8×11 dish and cook for 30-40 minutes.
When it comes out of the oven, it will be ready to go!! Top with more garnishes if you prefer!
So YUMM. Now, you know what to do. Make this tonight and thank me later!
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is that 115 oz coconut milk and 115 oz black beans?
One 15 oz. can and one 15 oz. can 🙂
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How many people does it serve?
6-8 people.
Dude. I found this on Pinterest a few weeks ago and made it last night — my boyfriend and I couldn’t believe how delicious it was! We subbed basil for the cilantro since our plant needed harvesting. We weren’t sure what to do with the green onions, so we threw them in at the black beans/coconut milk stage. Is that what you did, or did they serve as the optional garnish you mentioned? ANYWAY, this is going on a recipe card in our box – thank you!
I did mean for them as an optional garnish. Throwing them in the black beans/coconut milk stage is brilliant though!
boil the quinoa with how much water? or broth?
and when did you add the green onions?
How many cups is 1 serving?
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Is it a mild flavor, or somewhat spicy?
Not too spicy! My kids ate it all!
hey! You mention to cook the quinoa for 7-10 minutes. Is the quinoa supposed to be fully cooked? when i make quinoa it usually takes quite a bit longer then that so i wanted to double check. This looks delicious! cannot wait to try it! Thanks for the recipe!
You could probably wait a little longer, if you want to be sure. It also cooks once in the oven.
Does the recipe call for 1.5 c. cooked quinoa or dry? Thanks!
Dry! 🙂