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Spicy and Tangy Quinoa

October 23, 2017 by Jenny 3 Comments

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Spicy and Tangy Quinoa

A quick make-ahead snack that you eat instead of a bag of chips. This spicy and tangy quinoa is ready in 20 minutes

Spicy and Tangy quinoa

Hello, I am Rini from Healing Tomato and I have an idea for a very quick and simple healthy snack idea that you can eat without feeling guilty.

Does this sound familiar to you?

I am one of those people who will reach for a bag of chips when:

✅ I need some comfort food

✅ I have a particularly difficult problem that is proving hard to solve

✅ I just need something to munch on while I am working at my desk

✅ I need a snack

I can’t tell you how many times I have felt guilty for going through half a bag of chips within minutes of opening the bag. The chips did provide a momentary pleasure, but, they didn’t resolve any problems.

 

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With the comfort food feeling, the inevitable crash always followed. I quickly felt tired and sleepy soon after consuming those chips.

The first step is always admitting that I have a problem right? So, I finally resolved to do something about it.

Getting to the bottom of the issue wasn’t that hard. My problem is that I need a snack that is ready to go when I need it. This is why the chips were so convenient. Cereal bars and snack bars were never enough to help with the snacking pangs

Now that I knew what my problem was, I just needed to find the right kind of snack.

When I did a fajita meal prep recipe for quinoa, I realized that I really loved them for lunch and dinner. This meant that they would make the perfect snack too.

I mixed pineapple and jalapeno together which just happens to be my favorite pizza topping combo. For the quinoa, I went with white and red quinoa that cooked in less than 10 minutes

To bring it all together, I added taco seasoning which added a little spice to the snack.

 

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Once the quinoa has cooled down, I put them into small half pint mason jars (8 oz) and refrigerate them. They are good for up to a week and they took very little effort on my part.

That’s all! In under 20 minutes, I have a delicious snack that will last me for 5 days. I have dipped pita chips in it and even put it into small tortillas.

Spicy Tangy Quinoa

A quick make-ahead snack that you eat instead of a bag of chips. This spicy and tangy quinoa is ready in 20 minutes
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Servings: 3 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple (drain the juice from it but do not discard)
  • ⅔ cup white quinoa (uncooked)
  • ⅔ cup red quinoa (uncooked)
  • 1.5 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1.5 tsp ginger (finely grated)
  • 1 Jalapeno (finely diced)
  • ¼ cup alapeno (finely diced)
  • 1.5 tsp taco seasoning
  • ½ tsp lime juice
  • Cilantro (for garnish, optional)

Instructions

  • Bring 5 cups of water to a boil
  • Add both quinoa and cook for about 10 minutes or until they are soft
  • While the quinoa are cooking, add the oil to a stainless steel pan
  • After heating on medium heat for 30 seconds, add the onions and ginger
  • Let the onions soften (about 3 minutes) before adding the jalapeno
  • Cook for another 3 minutes, stirring occasionally
  • Add the pineapple, and taco seasoning and mix well.
  • Turn the heat to very low and add the pineapple juice
  • Drain the water from the quinoa and put them in the pan
  • Mix well and let it cool
  • When the spicy and tangy quinoa have cooled down, transfer to 8 oz mason jars
  • Refrigerate and use it within a week.

The spicy and tangy quinoa taste great just by itself, too.

Try them today and let me know what you think.

 

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  1. Ronda

    January 02, 2021 at 7:31 am

    Do you mean one jalepeno + 1/4 cup of jalepeno pepper? Sorry if I am confused.

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    • Neha

      January 06, 2022 at 3:43 am

      It's 1/4 cup of Jalapeno pepper finely diced.

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  2. Alicia Phelps

    October 26, 2017 at 8:22 am

    I love your ideas.. I just like knowing more.????

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