Quinoa and Beans

After doing some research on Hashimotos and Celiac disease, I found that Quinoa and beans are good for you.  I threw this recipe together, unsure of what it would taste like.  As unattractive as it might look, it was pretty tasty.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 cup lentils
• 1 cup quinoa
• 5-6 sweet peppers sliced
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 4 garlic cloves sliced
• 1 can black beans (do not drain juice)
• 2 cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 2 tbsp Cajun spice
• dash of pepper

Directions:

Heat coconut oil in pan.  Add onion, garlic and sliced peppers.  Sautee until onions are translucent.  While this is cooking, prepare 1 cup quinoa according to directions, and 1 cup lentils according to package.

Add black beans with juice.

Add stewed tomatoes.  While this is heating strain and rinse quinoa and lentils.  Add them to the skillet.

Let simmer until the quinoa soaks up the rest of the juices.  Add spices and stir well.

Then serve.  I ate mine plain in a bowl.  My husband enjoyed his wrapped up in a tortilla.