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Quinoa Burrito Bowls

4/20/2021

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I'm a planner.  Some (most) would say that I'm an "overplanner." 😅 Planning, organizing, list making - I live for that. 📝 I even make lists of the lists that I have to make. 🤦🏻‍♀️  I don't know how I would get through my day without my lists because I certainly can't rely on my memory anymore.  #welcometofifty 😄

I really do enjoy the planning process.  I like to plan parties.  🎉I like to plan vacations. 🏝I even like to plan dinners.  🍽 For unexplainable reasons, the one thing that I don't like to plan is what I'm going to eat for lunch.  🤷🏻‍♀️ It seems strange for a girl who operates with a detailed plan every single day to "wing it" when it comes to the midday meal - but, believe it or not, that's usually the case.  For that reason, lunch tends to be my unhealthiest meal of the day.  #coldpizzalover 🍕 
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This week, I'm changing my routine and actually doing some meal prepping for lunches. 😬I prefer the words "intentional" and "planned" instead of "leftovers" when it comes to lunches.  When I purposefully prepare extra food for dinner, it somehow becomes much more appealing to me than when I accidentally end up with leftovers.  

Honestly, opening the refrigerator at noon on a busy afternoon and seeing a Tupperware loaded with delicious and healthy Quinoa Burrito Bowl was like a little gift. 🎁 This was a super easy lunch to prepare in advance too.  I made 4 servings of these tasty bowls - we had 2 for dinner and I put the other two in containers for lunch.  It was perfect.  I took off the lid, popped it in the microwave for 30 seconds, added some fresh avocado and tomatoes and then dove right in.  DELICIOUS!
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Quinoa Burrito Bowls
1 cup quinoa
​2 cups water
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup onion, minced
1 clove garlic, grated
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 chicken breast

Additional toppings
avocado
Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
Pico de gallo
Sour cream or crema
corn
fresh cilantro, chopped
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Grill chicken until cooked through.
Rinse and drain quinoa in a strainer. 
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Add quinoa and water to a saucepan.  Bring to a boil.  Cover and simmer 20 minutes. 
Saute onion in oil until softened.  Add garlic and cook 30 seconds longer. 
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Combine black beans, 1/2 c. water, 2 T. cilantro and chili powder to onions.   Simmer 15 minutes. 
Stir in 2 T. lime juice.  Season with salt and pepper to taste. 
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Fluff quinoa with a fork.  Add 2 T. lime juice and 2 T. cilantro.  
Divide quinoa between 4 bowls.  
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Top with shredded lettuce.
Top with black bean mixture. 
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Top with corn.  
Sprinkle cheese on top.  
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Add any additional toppings that you like.  
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Slice grilled chicken and add to the top. 
My goal when I look for a new recipes is to find that elusive intersection between healthy, delicious, and doable.  It’s easy to find recipes with one or two of the three.  But coming up with a recipe that falls into all three categories feels downright impossible sometimes.  We've all tried "healthy" recipes that tasted terrible and delicious recipes that were ridiculously complicated. 🍱 Quinoa Burrito Bowls meets all the criteria for a good recipe.  It's super healthy.  It's amazingly delicious AND it's totally doable.  The trifecta!  

Ciao!  

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