My new favorite quinoa recipe is this one. It is incredibly easy.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 5 |
| Yield: | 5 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 (12 ounce) package frozen corn and black bean vegetable blend (such as Archer Farms®)
Instructions
- Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place vegetable blend in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir vegetable blend into quinoa.
Reviews
Folks saying need more flavour. Going to try this with Adobo spice. Recipe on allrecipes for Traci’s homemade Adobe spice Might help others looking to boost flavour…
I make this using 1 can of NSA black beans (drained and rinsed), 1 can of NSA corn (drained), 1 can of NSA diced tomatoes, and a bouillon cube . Still very easy and very delicious! Add 1/2 tsp of chili powder and 1 tsp of ground cumin. A little lime juice and some cilantro are great too.
I’m giving this 4 stars, because although it was super easy and hassle-free (that on its own is worth 5 stars!), the flavor was lacking and bland (3 stars). The veggie blend I used was a frozen Fire Roasted Black Bean blend (fire roasted sweet corn, black beans, red and green poblano peppers). The veggies did provide some flavor, but the recipe definitely needed some additional seasonings. Even adding salt helped a lot. Of course, the more you tweak, the more it defeats the purpose of a simple recipe. Next time I’ll use broth to cook the quinoa. This would also be tasty with some minced cilantro.
Going to give this 5 stars and haven’t even tried it, but the simple idea is wonderful, even though I had a bit of a problem finding the vegi mix. Think when I do make this, and I will, I’ll add a bit of feta just for taste.