Name: Quinoa Chili Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 38 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups quinoa; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large yellow onion; 4 cloves garlic; 29 oz tomatoes; 15 oz tomato sauce; 14½ oz low sodium vegetable broth; 7 oz green chiles; 2½ tbsp chili powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp cocoa powder; 1½ tsp paprika; ½ tsp granulated sugar; ½ tsp ground coriander; ⅛ tsp Cayenne pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 30 oz kidney beans; 15 oz black beans; 1½ cups corn; ¼ cup cilantro; 1 tbsp lime juice; For Serving:; Cheddar Cheese; avocado; sour cream; tortilla chips

How To Make Quinoa Chili

Meatless Mondays just got more interesting with this quinoa chili recipe. It comes loaded with beans, veggies, and corn to make a nutritious comfort food.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 38 minutes

Total: 48 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupsquinoa,cooked
1tbspolive oil
1largeyellow onion,(1¾ cup), diced
4clovesgarlic,minced
29oztomatoes,(2 cans), diced
15oztomato sauce
14½ozlow sodium vegetable broth
7ozgreen chiles,diced
2½tbspchili powder
2tspground cumin
2tspcocoa powder
1½tsppaprika
½tspgranulated sugar
½tspground coriander
⅛tspcayenne pepper,more or less to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper,to taste
30ozkidney beans,(2 cans), drained and rinsed
15ozblack beans,(1 can), drained and rinsed
1½cupscorn,fresh or frozen
¼cupcilantro,chopped
1tbsplime juice

For Serving:

cheddar cheese,shredded
avocado,diced
sour cream
tortilla chips

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large enameled cast iron pot over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot add onion and saute for about 4 minutes until translucent. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
Add in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cooked quinoa, vegetable broth, green chiles, chili powder, cumin, cocoa, paprika, sugar, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring mixture just to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover pot and allow to simmer 30 minutes.
Add in all kidney beans, black beans, corn, cilantro and lime and cook until heated through.
Serve warm with optional toppings and sides (cheddar, sour cream, diced avocados and tortilla chips).