Slow Cooker Enchilada Quinoa
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Healthy, easy Slow Cooker Enchilada Quinoa. Just set it and forget it for a cheesy, protein-packed crock pot meal the whole family will love!
Slow cooking minimizes your time in the kitchen while maximizing dinner compliments! Try Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Beef Brisket, Slow Cooker Spicy Cashew Chicken, and Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef to be sure 😉
This may very well be my new favorite dish of all time. And if not all time, certainly the past 93 hours. That means it’s competing with Mom’s Christmas ham – shh! don’t tell.
Sometimes (read: pretty much every day of my life) I need an easy, practically zero-work recipe that I know I can count on to be absolutely 100% delicious to feed my Mexican food obsession. Slow cooker enchilada quinoa, you are heaven sent. Literally five minutes of prep means I can forget it for a few hours and come back when it’s ready to be devoured.
See that picture up there? ^^^ There’s a lot of yum happening in that crock pot and it lasted us several days since there’s just two of us in this here humble abode, which means leftovers for dayzzz and I could not be more happy about that. If there’s one thing I love more than freshly made cheesy quinoa smothered in enchilada sauce and stuffed with corn and black beans, it’s one or two day old cheesy quinoa smothered in enchilada sauce and stuffed with corn and black beans.
I ate this stuff for breakfast. Yes. Cheesy enchilada quinoa for breakfast. It’s a thing that will be happening again friends.
Now who wants the first bite??
Too late! That’ll be miiine……
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- Quinoa Chicken Nuggets – crispy, golden, bite-sized perfection baked for ultimate guilt-free crunch.
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Slow Cooker Enchilada Quinoa
Ingredients
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can yellow corn, drained and rinsed
- 2 15-ounce cans mild or medium red enchilada sauce, divided
- 1 15-ounce can diced fire roasted tomatoes and green chiles
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- ½ cup water
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- salt and pepper to taste , (I used about 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper)
- 1 cup shredded Mexican style cheese
- optional: chopped cilantro, diced tomatoes, diced avocado, sour cream
Instructions
- Add beans, corn, 1 can of enchilada sauce, diced tomatoes and chiles, quinoa, water, cream cheese, and salt and pepper to the slow cooker. Stir everything together.
- Pour remaining can of enchilada sauce on top, then sprinkle with shredded cheese. Cover and cook 4-5 hours on high or 5-7 hours on low.
- Uncover, top with tomatoes, avocados, sour cream, and chopped cilantro and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this the other day. I added the cumin and the garlic powder. it was easy and delicious! I was concerned be cause only 4 people rated it. this recipe is too good to not be rated
Thanks for your feedback, Lori! I am excited to hear that you loved this recipe!
Weve made this is our sLow cooker several times and LOVE it! SURPRISINGLY i got an INSTANT Pot for CHRISTMAS and am Wondering if I can cook this recipe in it?? Thoughts? Suggestions? Thx!!
Hi Karen! I haven’t tried this recipe in the instant pot before.. I am sure there is some way it can be done tho! Sorry I don’t have much input for that. I’d love to hear about it if you do give it a try!! The instant pot is so fun once you get the hang of it!! 🙂
This turned out like soup. Not what I was looking for. ThE taste is pretty good. I don’T think I will try it again.
Sorry to hear that you weren’t totally satisfied with how yours turned out! I hope you find another recipe here that you absolutely love!
I just made this tonight for dinner, and it was a hit! I included the garlic powder and cumin as you suggested In the notes, and I added green onioNs.
I bet the addition of green onions was delicious- nice idea!
Love This recipe. I’ve made it a few times and it makes a great filling for stuffed peppers.
Oh yum!! Great thinking- I’m totally going to do that!
This was really good. Supwr easy to freeze everything and dump in the crockpot. I didn’t even add the toppings due to time and still loved it! So satisfying, i really loved the texture And so much flavor!
So happy to hear that this turned out so well after freezing it! Thanks for your awesome feedback!
I made this tonight! It’s really great. I actually added some extra of the Mexican cheese blend, and I added about a half of a 7.5 oz can of Herdez salsa Verde as well. My boyfriend and I topped with sour cream, and he ate it with chips, I crumbled the chips into mine! Great recipe!
Your additions sounds great!! Thanks for sharing, Lauren!
That was a big pot of amazing. Myself, husband, and sons Fought over the leftovers! I couldnt find fire roasted tomatoes so Just added a bunch of freshly diCed ones. Still delicious!
Hi Laura! I am happy to hear that this dish turned out delicious with fresh tomatoes! Thanks for sharing! Happy it was enjoyed by all! 🙂
I love this recipe! How would you cOok it in the instant pot?
Hi Melissa- I am yet to give this a try in the instant pot! Sorry I don’t have any advice for you. If you give it a try, definitely let me know how things turn out!
I did it yesterday and it turned out great! I added everything to the pot and cooked at low pressure for 12 minutes then natural release pressure for 10–15 minutes. The only thing i might do next time is spray the boTTom of the pot with some nonstick spray first.
Soo i order my groceries from whole foods and i ACCIDENTALLY got refried BLACK beans instead of whole black beans. I dont want To go to the store lol. How do you THINK It will turn out with refried?? 👀
Hi Christina- darn it! I hate when I accidentally order the wrong item! Sadly, I do that more than I’d like to admit! I don’t think refried will work well, however! Sorry!! Definitely use whole black beans with this for the right outcome!