Best Spicy Mexican Quinoa Casserole Recipes

EASY MEXICAN CHICKEN QUINOA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375. Mix the quinoa, black beans, salsa, chicken broth, salt, garlic, and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese in a large bowl. Transfer to a well-greased casserole dish (something close to 9×13). Bake for 30 minutes.
• While the quinoa is baking, heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the jalapeño, onion, and peppers. Sauté until golden brown and tender-crisp, like you would for fajitas. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Toss the raw chicken with the taco seasoning. When the quinoa is done with the first 30 minutes of baking, stir it up really well and add the raw chicken. Stir the chicken into the mixture to get the chicken mostly covered by the mixture, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes of baking. If you notice there are a few uncooked quinoa pieces on top, just give it a stir and bake it a little longer (a few readers also commented that it helped them to add a little extra broth at this point). It's usually fully cooked on the bottom but those top pieces sometimes need a little extra love.
• When the quinoa is done, top with the peppers and remaining cheese - bake another 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted to your liking.

MEXICAN QUINOA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir quinoa and onion in the hot oil until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno pepper to quinoa mixture and cook until garlic is fragrant and slightly softened, 1 or 2 more minutes.
• Mix undrained can of diced tomatoes with green chiles, taco seasoning mix, and chicken broth into quinoa mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

SPICY MEXICAN QUINOA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook quinoa in chicken broth according to package directions.
• In a large flatbottom skillet sauté onions, garlic, bell peppers and jalapenos.
• Add rest of ingredients and cook until warmed through.
• Fluff quinoa when it's done and add to skillet with everything else.
• Transfer to a stone bakeware pan sprayed lightly with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Serve with additional salsa & top with shredded cheese, if desired.

MEXICAN QUINOA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farenheit.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix together the first seven ingredients, tomatoes through quinoa.
• 3. Pour into a 2 quart baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and stir. Replace foil and bake another 30 minutes.
• 4. While quinoa mixture is baking, prepare ground beef with taco seasoning and water. Simmer until water has evaporated.
• 5. When quinoa mixture has finished baking, remove from oven and fluff with a fork. Stir in taco seasoning beef. Top with cheddar cheese and run under broiler until cheese is melted and bubbling.
• 6. Serve with optional sour cream, chopped cilantro and lime juice squeezed over.