Quinoa Super Tacos

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1 (8 ounce) can refried beans
• 1 roma tomato
• 3 corn tortillas
• 1 dash tabasco jalapeno sauce
• 3 lime wedges
• 1/4 cup shredded lettuce (optional)
• 2 tablespoons queso fresco (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fat free sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook quinoa as directed on package. quinoa takes about 15 minutes to cook, so you can prepare the other ingredients in the mean time.
• 2 dice tomato. heat a pan over medium heat. saute tomato for a few minutes until tender while adding a dash or two (more or less depending on your taste) of jalapeno sauce while you saute. remove from heat and pour tomatoes in a small dish. return pan to heat. you will use the pan to toast the tortillas.
• 3 heat up refried beans on the stove or in the microwave, whichever you prefer. if you are only making one serving, i recommend using only 1/2 the can.
• 4 return to warm pan that you had sauteed the tomatoes inches toast one tortilla at a time for about a minute on each side, just enough so they are warm. by this time, quinoa should be done.
• 5 spread out tortillas on a plate. spread a layer of refried beans over each tortilla. next, spoon a tablespoon or two of quinoa on each tortilla. add a layer of the sauteed tomatoes. squeeze a fresh lime wedge over each. add a dash of salt.
• 6 you can add the lettuce, queso fresco, and/or sour cream if you'd like.
• 7 delicious, and good for you as well.