Mexican Quinoa

Well, it's been FOREVER since I've posted b/c: #1 - we only have 4 followers, and #2 - I'm been in a crazy funk and haven't been cooking since Keith left to Cuba in early May. However, I've pulled myself up by my bootstraps & decided to get on this cooking healthy thing I said I would do when Keith left. I also have a few friends who told me they READ the posts, they just don't FOLLOW. So....skeptically here is the first healthy recipe good enough to post.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 chopped onion
  
• 1.5 cloves chopped garlic
• 2/3 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or to taste
  
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup corn
  
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; saute until lightly browned.
2. Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with chicken broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
3. Stir corn & black beans into the saucepan; continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro. [Good topped with a spoon of fresh salsa also.]
   

Super healthy and delish! I think this will be my lunch a few days this week. Enjoy!