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 wonder if this can be converted to an Instant Pot recipie!
I know nothing about cooking and was wondering if hulled barley could be substituted for quinoa? That’s all that I have at the moment and I would really love to try this.
I honestly I have no idea- sorry!
Hulled barley takes much longer to cook than quinoa. I would not recommend using it in this recipe.
I LOVED this. It is so easy and so tasty. It can be made ahead; and love the nuttiness of the quinoa. we topped with a bit of guacamole for a fresh cool addition
Thanks for your feedback!
Made this for coworkers who are vegetarians and non-vegetarians and everyone loveD it!
So glad it was a success for you!
Can you use rice instead of quinoa?
You could but it will alter things a bit as they cook differently!
Can this recipe be done in a ninja foodi?
Probably!! I don’t any experience using a ninja foodie, sorry.
I was wondering the same thing. Can this be madE in a ninja foodi?
Hi,
Ive made this several Times and love it! It’s Become a household staple – thaNk you! Just wondering if anyone Has TRIED it in an instant pot?
You are welcome!
This Is now a staple In my home. We sOmEtimes Dip chips in It. So easy and delicious. We serve it for guests a lot and its always a crowd pleaser!
So happy to hear this recipe is a hit every time for you!
What about doubling the recipe? Should i cook longer or the same?it looks yummy and i want to try it, but we hAve big eaters.
You may need a little bit extra, but definitely not double the amount of cook time.