RECIPE ALERT - Black Bean Quinoa Bake - Gluten FREE and FIXED approved

 

Black Bean Quinoa Bake

 

 

 

 

EEKKK!!! I am so excited to share this recipe! It was out of this world AMAZING!!! I was worried at first 1. because it was a casserole type dish and 2. I was making it VEGETARIAN style. BUT, it was amazing and I absolutely loved it!!! AND it was Husband Approved!!! And VERY filling!!

 

This is a MUST try recipe!! You won't regret it!! This picture does not do it justice!  It was filling and big! 

 

Black Bean Quinoa Bake

Makes 4 servings

Each serving = 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 red

Ingredients

 

Yellow Container Ingredients

1 cup uncooked Quinoa

Red Container Ingredients

1 Can of Black Beans

Green Container Ingredients

Tomato Sauce (blend up grape tomatoes to make  2 cups)

Spinach – 2 cups
 

Blue Container Ingredients

Nutritional Yeast (2 Blue containers worth)

Freebie ingredients

Juice of 1 lime

Chili Powder 2 Tbsp

Cumin 2 Tsp

Garlic Powder 1 Tsp

Cholula Hot Sauce to taste (optional)

Directions:

1.    Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9X13 baking dish with coconut oil & set aside.

2.    Add 1 Cup of Quinoa to 2 cups water in a Medium saucepan & bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low & simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat & fluff with a fork. Cover quinoa & set aside..

3. Remove from heat & add the beans and veggie mixture to the quinoa. Pour in the tomato sauce, hot sauce, spinach and stir. Add the cumin, chili powder & garlic powde. Stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste.
 

4.  Add 1 blue container of Nutritional Yeast.

5. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 1 (blue) containers of Nutritional Yeast. Cover with foil & bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil & bake for an additional 10 minutes or until Yeast is melted & edges are bubbling. Remove from oven& let cool for 10 minutes.
 

Served with a side of Broccoli - 1 EXTRA GREEN