This Mexican Quinoa Casserole takes Tex-Mex flavours and adds them to a casserole packed full of quinoa, beans and veggies. Get the recipe below.
Feel good food
This Mexican Quinoa Casserole is a celebration of all that is good and nutritious. It is packed full of vegetables of all colours, shapes and sizes as well as quinoa, kidney beans and a little cheese which makes for a healthy dinner that everyone will love!
As well as being Tex-Mex inspired I love this recipe because it uses quinoa in a new and exciting way. I fell in love with Quinoa Casseroles when I posted this Broccoli and Quinoa Casserole. The gooey casserole is true comfort food. The quinoa oozes lazily when you spoon a portion on to your plate and fills you with warmth.
One pot dinners like this Mexican Quinoa Casserole are a great way of bringing people together around the table. This recipe can easily be scaled up for larger groups, and when served up with salad, salsa, hot mexican pickles and plenty of sour cream this becomes a delicious feast for a whole family or group of friends. Alternatively stick to my two-person version for a tasty, wholesome mid-week meal that feels like a treat.
The recipe
Most of you will know I'm a big fan of Mexican flavours and any chance to chuck in a chipotle or serve up some avocado and I am there. This Mexican Quinoa Casserole recipe combines lots of classic Mexican ingredients in a fun new way.
Mexican Quinoa Casserole
Ingredients
- 100 g quinoa uncooked
- 6 spring onions sliced
- 1 red pepper diced finely
- 1 green pepper diced finely
- 165 g sweetcorn
- 240 grams kidney beans drained weight
- 1 dried chipotle chili sliced
- 2 green chilies sliced
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 400 grams chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon sour cream
- 50 g mozzarella grated / shredded
- 50 g cheddar cheese grated
- 1 handful coriander fresh
- 1 avocado diced
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180C (or gas mark 5).
- Cook your quinoa according to the packets instructions – most quinoa will cook on the hob with a little water in just 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, drain and set to one side.
- While the quinoa is cooking, heat a little oil in a large pan.
- Saute the peppers and onion until they have begun to soften, roughly 5 minutes.
- Add the chilies, cumin and garlic along with the sweetcorn and beans and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Next add the chopped tomatoes, stir well before adding the quinoa and take off of the heat.
- Stir in the sour cream well before transferring to the oven.
- Cook the casserole in the oven for 20 minutes, adding the cheese in the last 5 minutes.
- Leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving topped with the fresh coriander and diced cubes of avocado.
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Ciara (My Fussy Eater) says
This looks delicious and all those Mexican flavours sound divine! I put cooked quinoa into smoothies sometimes for the kids. If you blend it well enough they can't even tell. Its great for added protein! (recipe is on the blog if you are interested!)
Emma Walton says
Thanks Ciara. I've never heard of putting it in smoothies before but what a great idea! !! I'll definitely have a look x
Helen @ family-friends-food.com says
That looks seriously delicious! I am a big fan of the one-pot dinner, too. I usually use quinoa as a rice/pasta substitute but made a super-healthy rainbow vegetable quinoa bake a while ago (recipe is on my blog if you want to take a look!)
Jen says
I just want to grab that fork and star eating! I tend to get cravings for healthy food when I've been eating too much rubbish and one pot cooking makes it a lot easier to go for the healthier option. This reminds me I haven't cooked quinoa for ages, I tend to add it to casseroles etc rather than serving it as a grain.
Emma Walton says
Hey Jen! Now that's the reaction I was hoping for :-p one pot dishes don't leave any room for excuses they are just so easy!!! You should give this a go I'm sure you'd love it