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Spicy Southwest Quinoa Bowl

URL: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/spicy-southwestern-quinoa-bowl/

Ingredients

Quinoa + Veggies

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 1 unit lime (zest + juice)
  • 2 unit sweet potatoes (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
  • 1 ounce black beans (canned, rinsed + drained)
  • to taste unit salt + pepper
  • cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • to serve unit sliced avocado + queso fresco
  • to serve unit warmed Old El Paso flour tortillas

Mango Slaw

  • 1 unit ripe mango (sliced into thin strips)
  • 1 bunch Tuscan kale (shredded)
  • 1 unit jalapeno (seeded + chopped)
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 unit lime (juice)
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • to taste unit salt

Charred Tomatillo Vinaigrette

  • 6-8 unit tomatillos (husk removed)
  • 1 ounce Old El Paso Chopped Green Chiles (canned)
  • 2 cups fresh cilantro
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ unit lime (juice)
  • to taste unit salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare the mango slaw by combining all ingredients in a bowl and massaging the slaw for 1-2 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. For the vinaigrette, preheat the oven to 425°F, roast tomatillos for 20 minutes, then blend with remaining ingredients until smooth. Adjust salt to taste.
  3. Cook quinoa according to package instructions, fluff with a fork, and mix in lime zest, juice, and chopped cilantro.
  4. On a baking sheet, toss sweet potatoes with olive oil and taco seasoning, bake for 15-20 minutes, flip, and bake for an additional 10 minutes until tender.
  5. Combine black beans with salt, pepper, and chopped cilantro.
  6. Assemble the bowls by dividing quinoa among them, topping with sweet potatoes, black beans, avocado, mango slaw, and vinaigrette. Sprinkle with queso fresco and serve with tortillas.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
893
Total fat
32g
Total carbohydrates
130g
Total protein
18g
Sodium
200mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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