Name: Quinoa Black Bean Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa, uncooked; 2 cups of vegetable broth; 1/2 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes; 3/4 cup corn kernels; 1 jalapeño (optional); 4 cloves of garlic; 1 can of black beans; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 1/2 yellow onion; Juice of 2 limes; 1-2 avocados; Cilantro to garnish

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This delicious and filling 1 pan Quinoa Black Bean Salad recipe will fill all of your Mexican food desires in the most nutritious way! Each serving contains about 15 grams of protein, lots of iron and fiber.

What makes this Quinoa Black Bean Salad so great?

Ready in about 30 minutes: Why spend so much time in the kitchen when you can be in and out in such a short time!

Meal prep friendly: This is a great recipe to use for meal prep because it will only take you about 30 minutes to make a meal for 2-3 days or even tho whole week. To batch cook or meal prep just double or triple the ingredients to meet the amount of servings you want to make.

Easy clean up: You will only need 1 pan/pot to make this Quinoa Black Bean Salad recipe! This makes your weeknights so much easier and gives you more time to relax.

High in protein and fiber: This meal will keep you full for a longer period of time since it is packed with all the essential amino acids (complete protein, woohoo!) and lots of fiber.

It’s absolutely delicious: This recipe is simple but packs a ton of flavor! The spices, seasonings and Mexican ingredients make it one of my favorite meal-prep recipes.

Tips and Substitutes:

Beans

I recommend using black beans but you can choose to use any type of bean really! I have used chickpeas, pinto and Peruvian beans before.

Quinoa:

I don’t advise using anything else for this recipe. Quinoa gives it the perfect texture and taste. There is multi-colored quinoa, white and red quinoa.

Spices and seasonings:

I highly recommend using vegetables broth for extra flavor. You can sub garlic cloves for garlic powder (about 1-2 tsp).

Jalapeño is optional but gives it a nice kick! I would say the dish turns out mild with 1 jalapeño, 2 would be medium and 3 for extra spicy.

Veggies

If you want to add extra veggies I recommend using bell peppers, pasilla peppers, mushrooms and zucchini.

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