- prep: 20 min
- cook: 20 min
- total: 40 min
Summary
A delicious and healthy veggie fajita bake loaded with quinoa, beans, cheese, and fresh vegetables! The leftovers last for up to three days and taste incredible.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed chipotle chili flakes (add a little more if you like heat)
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 orange bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 medium red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- (1) 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup canned white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 and 1/2 cups Colby-Jack cheese, shredded
- Diced avocado, tomato, cilantro, and red onion, diced, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 187 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 10 g 16.13%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 19.34%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 13 mg 4.17%
- Sodium: 411 mg 17.12%
- Calcium: 121 mg 12.12%
- Potassium: 151 mg 4.32%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 7.56%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 16 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8.37%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 8.39%
- Vitamin C 1.94%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq