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Mexican inspired quinoa takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Mexican inspired quinoa takes 20 minutes to cook.

Mexican inspired quinoa makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mexican inspired quinoa are:

Ingredients:
*Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry, 1 cup
red Onions, raw, .25 cup, minced
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 1 Italian tomato minced
Garlic, 3 clove minced
*Peanut Oil, 1 tbsp
Water, tap, 2 cup (8 fl oz)
*Ancho Chili Powder, 1 teaspoon
*Cumin , 1 tbsp
*Crushed Red Pepper, 1/2 tsp
*Green Chili Peppers, canned, 1/2 cup
*Coriander 1/2 tsp

Here is how you make Mexican inspired quinoa:

Thoroughly rinse quinoa and place in large saute pan over medium heat... stirring occasionally, toast the quinoa until all the liquid is gone, it begins to smell a bit like popcorn and the quinoa starts to 'jump' in the pan a little... once toasted, remove to another container to cool slightly while you saute the veggies.In the same pan, add oil, seasonings, including salt... 3/4 teaspoon of kosher is good to start.... and all the veggies except the green chilies...cook until the veggies are thoroughly cooked down and caramelized, add green chilies, and cook one more minute. Add toasted quinoa and water, bring to a low boil, then cover and reduce heat to a simmer... keep covered and cook 15 minutes...stir... recover and continue to simmer 5 minutes at a time until nearly all the liquid is absorbed ...roughly 10 to 15 more minutes. Then, leave covered, remove from heat, allow to stand 10 minutes, fluff with fork and serve. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAIDIA.

The nutritional information for Mexican inspired quinoa is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 108.6

• Total Fat: 3.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 37.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 3.3 g