Mexican Goulash

I don't know about you, but I love mixing everything into one pan for dinner.  Lots of flavors and textures mixed together is delicious and I thoroughly enjoy it!!  I had several ingredients on hand that when mixed together made a wonderful Mexican dinner.  It had so much flavor and obviously was very healthy!  

Serving Size: 4 to 6 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

1 bell pepper sliced (your favorite color)

1 can corn

1/2 sweet onion sliced

1 can black beans

1/4 cup uncooked quinoa

1 cup chicken broth

8 oz your favorite salsa

112 oz package chicken sausage (I got mine precooked jalepeno flavor from Trader Joe's)

1 tsp cumin 

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp red pepper flakes (omit if you do not like spicy food)

Mexican cheese for sprinkling

1. Put quinoa in sauce pan with chicken broth.  Bring to a boil.  Cover and reduce heat.  Cook for 15 minutes.  Watch quinoa to ensure it does not over cook or burn.  If your sausage is not precooked cook now as well.
2. Cut pepper and onion. Place about a tbsp of olive oil in large skillet.  Cook onions and peppers on medium to medium high heat for about 4 minutes or until almost soft as they will continue to cook. 
3. Pour salsa in skillet with onions and peppers and reduce heat to almost low (I put it on 2 on my gas stove).  Add black beans and corn.  Tip: rinse black beans with water to reduce sodium.  Add spices at this time.  
4. Add cooked quinoa and sliced sausage.
5. Let simmer 10 minutes to meld flavors.
6. Top with cheese and ENJOY :)