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Mexican Quinoa and Beef (Slow Cooker)

Linda Etherton

Slow Cooker Mexican Quinoa and Beef at Gluten-Free Homemaker

If you’re looking for ways to help your family enjoy quinoa, this Mexican Quinoa and Beef is a great option. If quinoa is strange to them, the Mexican flavors will help make it taste familiar.

Ground beef or turkey can be used (I used half and half), and combined with the quinoa and other ingredients, it makes a delicious main dish that only needs some vegetables or salad to go along with it. You also might consider serving this as a taco filling or inside a lettuce wrap.

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Mexican Quinoa and Beef (Slow Cooker)

Author Linda Etherton

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef (or turkey)
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup red quinoa
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, with juice
  • 2 Tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 Tablespoon lime juice

Optional Toppings

  • sliced green onions
  • sour cream

Instructions

  1. Saute the ground beef, onions and bell pepper until the beef is no longer pink and the onion and pepper is soft. Add the minced garlic and cook for one more minute. Drain.
  2. Place all ingredients except the lime juice in a greased slow cooker and gently stir to combine. Cover and cook on high 3 - 4 hours. Since slow cookers vary, keep an eye on it after about 2 hours. You don't want it to dry out.
  3. Stir in the lime juice and serve with toppings if desired.

Notes

Bell pepper - any color will do.Quinoa - I am partial to red, but black or tan would work too. Tan seems to get a little mushy though.You can use a gluten-free store bought taco seasoning. Whatever you use, adjust to your tastes.

Courses Main Dish

Slow Cooker Mexican Quinoa and Beef at Gluten-Free Homemaker

Filed Under: beef Tagged With: Mexican, slow cooker | 5 Comments

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Comments

  1. Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts says

    08/24/2015 at 12:09 pm

    This meal looks great, Linda. Good point on Mexican flavors helping the introduction or “liking” of quinoa. 🙂

    Shirley

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  2. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    08/24/2015 at 8:05 pm

    “Tan seems to get a little mushy though.”

    YES!!! No one believed me when I told them that- I thought I was going crazy! We use mince in very similar ways- I love mixing a white with a red 🙂 This looks delicious, Linda!

    Reply
  3. Brittany says

    08/12/2017 at 12:56 pm

    Newbie question – is the quinoa cooked before adding to the recipe?

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    • Linda Etherton says

      08/13/2017 at 7:56 pm

      No, for this recipe the quinoa cooks in the slow cooker.

      Reply
  4. Blenda says

    12/21/2017 at 5:39 pm

    Just wandering if you have ever cooked this on low in the crock pot

    Reply
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