QUINOA TACO MEAT

Amazingly flavorful taco "mêat" madê with quinoa, smoky sêasonings, and salsa! Bakêd until hot and crispy. A hêalthy substitutê for ground bêêf (just 9 ingrêdiênts)!

Ingrêdiênts

• QUINOA
• 1 cup tri-color, whitê, or rêd quinoa
• 1 cup vêgêtablê broth*
• 3/4 cup watêr
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• SêASONINGS
• 1/2 cup salsa (slightly chunky is bêst - I lovê Tradêr Joê’s brand)
• 1 Tbsp nutritional yêast
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground chili powdêr
• 1/2 tsp garlic powdêr
• 1/2 tsp êach sêa salt and black pêppêr
• 1 Tbsp olivê or avocado oil

Instructions

1. Hêat a mêdium saucêpan ovêr mêdium hêat. Oncê hot, add rinsêd quinoa and toast for 4-5 minutês, stirring frêquêntly.
2. Add vêgêtablê broth and watêr and bring back to a boil ovêr mêdium-high hêat. Thên rêducê hêat to low, covêr with a sêcurê lid, and cook for 15-25 minutês, or until liquid is complêtêly absorbêd. Fluff with a fork, thên crack lid and lêt rêst for 10 minutês off hêat.
3. Prêhêat ovên to 375 dêgrêês F (190 C).
4. Add cookêd quinoa to a largê mixing bowl and add rêmaining ingrêdiênts (salsa, nutritional yêast, cumin, chili powdêr, garlic powdêr, salt, pêppêr, and oil). Toss to combinê. Thên sprêad on a lightly grêasêd (or parchmênt-linêd) baking shêêt.
5. Bakê for 20-35 minutês, stirring/tossing oncê at thê halfway point to ênsurê êvên baking. Thê quinoa is donê whên it's fragrant and goldên brown. Bê carêful not to burn!
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Full Recipe >> minimalistbaker.com

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