Quinoa Enchilada recipe for those quick weeknight dinner meals to the rescue. Toss it all in one pan and dinner is served in under 30 minutes. Mexican flavors, a meal made in under 30 minutes AND only one dish… Heaven.
(Gluten Free, Dairy Free & Vegan friendly)
Recently I’ve come to realize that I have a very unhealthy attachment to Mexican flavors. It’s pretty much the only thing I crave on a 24/7 basis. We love homemade taco sauce and everything that comes with that.
With that attachment comes the need to find more ways to get delicious taco-esque flavors into my belly to change things up.
Say hello to the amazing Quinoa Enchilada dish. It is everything weeknight dinner dreams are made of.
- One Pan
- 10 Ingredients.
- Under 30 minutes.
- MEXICAN FLAVORSSS!
Like I said, weeknight dinner dreams.
It is delicious AND makes amazing leftovers – just keep on winning with this dish.
How to make this Quinoa Enchilada also Vegetarian
If you or a family member is following a vegetarian diet this recipe can easily be made into vegetarian and even vegan friendly by using our Vegetarian Meat Replacement recipe!
Using our vegetarian meat replacement recipe is naturally gluten-free (a common struggle for meat replacements) so you can keep following a gluten-free diet AND fit with a vegetarian/vegan diet as well.
Ever wonder how to make the best quinoa? Check out our step-by-step to introduce how to make quinoa the best every single time.
After spending 5 days in Jamaica lounging around in the sun, eating and drinking 24/7… the desire to actually cook dinner is pretty much non-existent now that we’re home.
Since you already know I pride myself on being a lazy cook – you have to know it’s gotten worse post-vacation.
If I can’t throw it all in one pan and do absolutely nothing but eat it in 30 minutes, it’s not happening in my kitchen.
Microwave nachos, for example, are our fall back meal whenever we have no desire to adult and make a “real” dish to devour.
However, there are only so many days you can fall back on the same meal, that’s when the Quinoa Enchilada dish comes into play.
It goes without saying, I needed some real adult food in my life. Since my Mexican Flavors were surely lacking in Jamaica that’s about all I crave right now and this Quinoa Enchilada dish puts everything I need in one pan.
Where dreams are made, and I mean it.
Come join me and be a uber super duper lazy cook with me. I know you are out there.
Quinoa Enchilada Recipe
Main
Gluten Free, Dairy Free
Mexican
Yield: 6
Prep Time:5 min
Cook Time:25 min
Total Time:30 min
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground turkey (or use our vegetarian meat replacement)
- 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 small sweet potato, chopped
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 (19 oz) can mild enchilada sauce
- 1 (4oz) can diced roasted green chiles
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese (or dairy-free alternative)
Directions:
- 1. In a large skillet on medium heat, brown turkey meat, drain grease out of pan.
- 2. Stir in black beans, sweet potato, quinoa, water, taco seasoning, enchilada sauce, roasted green chiles, and salt and pepper to taste.
- 3. Cover skillet, turn down to low-medium heat. Cook 20-25 minutes or until quinoa is fully cooked and tender.
- 4. Remove from heat.
- 5. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over quinoa enchilada, cover again for 2 minutes or until cheese melts.
- 6. Serve immediately.
Author: Linnie
Recipe Video:
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 240
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 6 g Saturated fat: 2 Carbohydrates: 26 g Sugar: 2 g Sodium: 330 Fiber: 4 g Protein: 20 g Cholesterol: 40 mg
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How can it be dairy free if it has cheese in it???
Thank you for bringing that to our attention. Most of our recipes are dairy-free friendly and I simply forgot to add that note to the recipe card. The only time we mark it dairy-free is when we’ve personally tested it out with the dairy-free alternatives. You can easily swap the cheese with a dairy-free cheese alternative for this recipe. Enjoy!