Mexican Quinoa Recipe

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You can make this mexican quinoa recipe as mild or as spicy as you like. Quinoa is gluten free and has a mild taste. It takes well to flavors that you add to it, so it's great for hot or cold salads with veggies.

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Non Vegdiet
30minstotal
10minsPrep
20minsCook
30m.total
10m.Prep
20m.Cook
Mexican Quinoa
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Ingredients for Mexican Quinoa Recipe

  • 1/4 cup Quinoa
  • 1/2 cup Chicken stock, vegetable stock or water
  • 1/4 Onion, chopped
  • 1/2 Cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 Carrot, chopped
  • 1/4 Red pepper, or green yellow or orange, chopped
  • 1/2 Chili peppers, hot or to your taste, chopped
  • 2.50 Cherry tomatoes, sliced into quarters
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cumin
  • 0.06 teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper, or to your taste
  • As required Oil, for frying
  • 0.13 cup Cilantro, chopped
Nutrition
value
515
calories per serving
4 g Fat10 g Protein103 g Carbs13 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    4g
  • Protein
    10g
  • Carbs
    103g
  • Fiber
    13g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    103g
  • Protein
    10g
  • Fiber
    13g

Fats

  • Fat
    4g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    190mg
  • Iron
    7mg
  • Vitamin A
    1645mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    2mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    155mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    98mg
  • Vitamin E
    2mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    126mg
  • Manganese
    2mg
  • Phosphorus
    191mg
  • Selenium
    8mcg
  • Zinc
    2mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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