Mexican Quinoa

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
19%
Mexican Quinoa
40 min.
4
251kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 10 ounce canned tomatoes diced with green chile peppers (such as ro*tel®) canned
  • 0.3 cup cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  • cloves garlic minced
  • cups chicken broth low-sodium
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • small onion chopped
  • cup quinoa rinsed
  • envelope taco seasoning 

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir quinoa and onion in the hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add garlic and jalapeno pepper to quinoa mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, 1 or 2 more minutes.
  3. Mix undrained can of diced tomatoes with green chiles, taco seasoning mix, and chicken broth into quinoa mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

Calories251kcal
Protein13.44%
Fat23.78%
Carbs62.78%

Properties

Glycemic Index
22.25
Glycemic Load
0.5
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
13.2821737787%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.01mg
Isorhamnetin
0.88mg
Kaempferol
0.12mg
Myricetin
0.03mg
Quercetin
4.11mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:251.27kcal
12.56%
Fat:6.82g
10.49%
Saturated Fat:1g
6.27%
Carbohydrates:40.5g
13.5%
Net Carbohydrates:33.19g
12.07%
Sugar:4.92g
5.47%
Cholesterol:0mg
0%
Sodium:980.97mg
42.65%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:8.67g
17.34%
Manganese:0.92mg
45.8%
Fiber:7.32g
29.26%
Phosphorus:237.48mg
23.75%
Magnesium:87.29mg
21.82%
Folate:82.19µg
20.55%
Vitamin A:894.75IU
17.9%
Vitamin C:14.48mg
17.55%
Copper:0.32mg
16.22%
Iron:2.88mg
16%
Vitamin B6:0.26mg
12.99%
Vitamin B3:2.3mg
11.52%
Vitamin B1:0.16mg
10.98%
Potassium:377.57mg
10.79%
Vitamin B2:0.18mg
10.5%
Vitamin E:1.57mg
10.47%
Zinc:1.49mg
9.92%
Selenium:3.92µg
5.6%
Vitamin K:5.3µg
5.05%
Vitamin B5:0.36mg
3.64%
Calcium:32.14mg
3.21%
Vitamin B12:0.12µg
1.97%
Source:Allrecipes