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Spanish Quinoa takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Spanish Quinoa takes 20 minutes to cook.

Spanish Quinoa makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Spanish Quinoa are:

1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Quinoa
1 medium onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
2 fresh jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped(optional)
1 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chili's
1 envelope of taco seasoning mix
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Here is how you make Spanish Quinoa:

Heat olive oil in a large skillet of medium heat, cook and stir quinoa and onion in the hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno pepper to quinoa mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, 1 or 2 more minutes. Mix undrained can of diced tomatoes with green chiles with taco seasoning mix and chicken broth into quinoa misture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 15-20 minutes. Stir in Cilantro then serve. Serving Size: 6- 1/4 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAGGEDYANN4ME.

The nutritional information for Spanish Quinoa is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 154.6

• Total Fat: 4.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 384.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
• Protein: 5.2 g

Spanish Quinoa is Mexican cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Spanish Quinoa is Gluten Free