Quinoa Chili Recipes

QUICK QUINOA CHILI

Steps:

• Whisk 1 cup beef broth and chili seasoning mix together in a bowl.
• Melt coconut oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir quinoa in hot oil until fragrant and lightly toasted, 1 minute. Pour broth-seasoning mixture, remaining 1 cup beef broth, and tomatoes into quinoa mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until quinoa has absorbed most of the liquid, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Stir bean blend, green chilies, and corn into quinoa mixture; simmer until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

QUINOA CHILI

Steps:

• -Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• -Cover and simmer until quinoa is tender and the water has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
• -Heat the olive oil in the pan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• -Season with the chili powder, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, oregano and crushed red pepper. Cook 1 minute to release the flavor of the spices.
• -Stir in the red bell pepper and zucchini, cook about 3 minutes.
• - Add the tomatoes, parsley, cilantro, kidney beans.
• -Season with Salt and Pepper.
• -Simmer until the peppers and zucchini are tender crisp, about 20 minutes.
• -Stir in the corn, fold in the quinoa.
• -Return to a simmer and cook 10-15 minutes to reheat.

QUINOA CHILI

Steps:

• Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease; set beef aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and jalapeno pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with chili powder and cumin; cook 1 minute more to release the flavor of the spices. Stir in the tomatoes, black beans, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, zucchini, oregano, and parsley. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Simmer until the bell peppers are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Once the red and green peppers are tender, stir in the quinoa, beef, and corn kernels. Return to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes to reheat. Stir in the cilantro to serve.

QUINOA TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring quinoa and 2 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork and set aside., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook the turkey, onion, red pepper and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in the chili powder, cumin and cinnamon; cook 2 minutes longer. If desired, serve with optional toppings., Add the black beans, tomatoes, zucchini, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, bay leaf, oregano, salt, pepper and remaining water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in corn and quinoa; heat through. Discard bay leaf; stir in cilantro. Serve with optional toppings as desired.Freeze option: Freeze cooled chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary.

QUINOA VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large, deep saucepan, heat oil over medium heat;.
• Add onion, celery, carrots, pepper & garlic. Cook, stirring until vegetables are softened, about 7 minutes;.
• Add chili powder and cumin and stir for 1 minute;.
• Add tomatoes with juices and stock. Bring to a boil and add sugar and vinegar; season with salt and pepper;.
• Add quinoa, beans and corn. Cook, stirring until mixture returns to a boil;.
• Reduce heat to low;.
• Cover and simmer until quinoa is tender - about 25 minutes.
• Note: when re-heating, you may wish to add extra stock or water.

QUINOA CHILLI WITH AVOCADO & CORIANDER

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for 8 mins. Add the pepper and spices to taste and fry for 1 min more.
• Tip in the tomatoes and a can of water, stir in the oregano, bouillon and quinoa, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 20 mins.
• Stir in the black beans and cook, uncovered, for 5 mins more. Add most of the coriander, then serve topped with the yogurt (if using), the remaining coriander and the avocado slices.

SLOW-COOKER QUINOA CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium-high heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. , Transfer mixture to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Add next 11 ingredients; stir to combine. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours, until quinoa is tender., Serve with optional toppings as desired.