Mexican Quinoa

Ingredients

• Squash

  Winter, butternut, raw

  4 cup, cubes or 560g

• Corn

  Sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, unprepared

  1 cup kernels or 164g

• Canned black beans

  Low sodium, drained

  1 can or 425g

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 tsp or 3g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  1 can (15 oz) or 425g

• Jalapeno

  Pop Chips

  1 serving or 23g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, ready-to-serve

  1 cup or 240g

• Taco Seasoning

  Mild - Kroger

  1 ¼ oz or 35g

• Sauce, enchilada, red, mild, ready to serve

  2 can or 566g

Directions

1. Spray your slow cooker with nonstick spray. Be generous!! I use a relatively new (5 years old) 6-quart crockpot for this recipe. Older crockpots don't always cook as quickly or the same temperature throughout the whole crockpot.
2. Peel and deseed the butternut squash. Cut it into cubes and place in the slow cooker.
3. Add in the corn, drained and rinsed black beans, rinsed quinoa (I rinse mine in a fine mesh sieve), minced garlic, undrained fire-roasted petite diced tomatoes, diced jalapeno (if desired), the 2 cans of enchilada sauce (make sure you have the right ounce amount - these are the large cans), the vegetable or chicken broth, and the packet of taco seasoning.
4. Give everything a really good stir, cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until the quinoa is cooked and the butternut squash is tender.
5. Remove the lid and stir everything together really well. Allow the liquid to absorb while on low for another 30 minutes or until mostly absorbed.
6. Season with any additional spices and/or salt and pepper if desired.
7. Top bowls with optional toppings - some shredded cheese, fresh lime juice, sour cream, and cilantro is what we love!
8. Recipe by: Chelsea (source: https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/slow-cooker-mexican-quinoa/)

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