Quinoa Super Tacos
Back to listIngredients:
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1 8 ounce can refried beans
- 1 roma tomato
- 3 corn tortillas
- 1 dash Tabasco jalapeno sauce
- 3 lime wedges
- 1/4 cup shredded lettuce
- 2 tablespoons queso fresco
- 1 tablespoon fat free sour cream
Steps:
- Cook quinoa as directed on package Quinoa takes about 15 minutes to cook
- so you can prepare the other ingredients in the mean time
- Dice Tomato Heat a pan over medium heat Saute tomato for a few minutes until tender while adding a dash or two more or less depending on your taste of Jalapeno sauce while you saute Remove from heat and pour tomatoes in a small dish Return pan to heat You will use the pan to toast the tortillas
- Heat up refried beans on the stove or in the microwave
- whichever you prefer If you are only making one serving
- I recommend using only 1/2 the can
- Return to warm pan that you had sauteed the tomatoes inches Toast one tortilla at a time for about a minute on each side
- just enough so they are warm By this time
- Quinoa should be done
- Spread out tortillas on a plate Spread a layer of refried beans over each tortilla Next
- spoon a tablespoon or two of quinoa on each tortilla Add a layer of the sauteed tomatoes Squeeze a fresh lime wedge over each Add a dash of salt
- You can add the lettuce
- queso fresco
- and/or sour cream if youd like
- Delicious
- and good for you as well