Quinoa Taco Bake

I will be honest, I pinned this recipe a year ago, but didn't actually try it until about 3 months ago, but it didn't look that good to me! I thought it would be boring and dry! OMG, it is so not! It has become a once every two weeks meal that my boys actually ask for! It's really good! A must try!

Ingredients:

1 cup uncooked quinoa

1 lbs ground turkey or chicken

Chopped red or yellow green pepper

Chopped onion

Chopped jalepeno

Tomato sauce, low sodium, 2 cups

Shredded cheddar cheese, 4 blue containers

Juice of 1 lime

2-3 garlic cloves minced

1 TBSP of chili powder

2 Tsp of cumun

1 Tsp of onion powder

Chopped cilantro

Hot sauce to taste

Plain greek yogurt

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9X13 baking dish with cooking spray & set aside.
2. Add Quinoa to 2 cups water in a Medium saucepan & bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low & simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat & fluff with a fork. Cover quinoa & set aside.
3. Spray frying pan with non-stick cooking spray. Add onion, garlic & jalapeno & sauté over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add the ground turkey, breaking it up as it browns. Cook for about 5 minutes & add the peppers. Cook for 3-4 minutes more, or until meat if no longer pink.
4. Add the juice of 1 lime, cumin, chili powder & cilantro. Stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste.
5. Remove from heat & add the quinoa to the meat & veggie mixture. Pour in the tomato sauce & hot sauce if using & stir. Add 1 blue container of shredded Cheddar Cheese.
6. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 3 (blue) containers of Cheddar. Cover with foil & bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil & bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted & edges are bubbling. Remove from oven & let cool for 10 minutes. Top with a little extra cilantro and greek yogurt! 

1 yellow, 1/2 green, 1/2 purple, 1 blue and 1 red!