Southwest Quinoa

Here's a way to kick up quinoa if you're getting bored! ;-)

Ingredients: 

• uncooked quinoa (comes in a bag like rice)
• black beans
• red, yellow & green bell peppers
• 1 white or sweet onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• corn 
• sea salt & ground black pepper
• crushed red pepper
• olive oil or canola oil
• cilantro (if you like)
• lime

In a rice cooker cook quinoa (rice cookers come with directions and a special measuring cup to advise you of portions).  Saute chopped onion, minced garlic and bell peppers in oil in a sauce pan or wok until tender then add in corn and beans and cook on medium heat with onion mix until warmed.  When quinoa is (fluffy) done cooking in rice cooker add into wok with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper.  (If you like cilantro add in that in also-I personally not a fan of it, but it blends well in this dish). Stir fry all ingredients together on low heat adding spices to taste for 3 minutes...stir frequently and add a touch more oil if needed while stirring.  Add a squirt of fresh lime if you'd like a little more zest and you're done!  Serve this dish hot or cold.  If you will be refrigerating this dish remember that refrigeration dulls the flavors so add in extra spices if you will be serving cold!