For a change from rice side dishes, try slow-cooked quinoa with spicy beans and roasted peppers to add southwestern flavor to your meal.
Slow-Cooker Southwestern Quinoa
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 2 hr 50 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa, rinsed, well drained
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 3 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 can (15 oz) spicy chili beans, undrained
- 1 jar (7 oz) roasted red bell peppers, drained, chopped (3/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent.
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Step2Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix onions, quinoa, salt, oregano, broth and beans.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes.
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Step4With large fork, gently stir roasted peppers into mixture in slow cooker. Cover; cook 10 minutes longer or until thoroughly heated. Stir in cilantro.
Nutrition
220
Calories
5g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving (About 3/4 Cup)
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 920mg
- 38%
- Potassium
- 600mg
- 17%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 22%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 35%
- 35%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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