Mexican Quinoa Salad

This Mexican Quinoa salad is a great way to use quinoa!

How to Make This:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Uncooked quinoa, rinsed in a mesh strainer, drained

  • 2 cups Water

  • 15 oz Canned black beans, rinsed and drained

  • 1 1⁄2 cups Frozen corn kernels, thawed (or fresh or canned)

  • 1⁄4 cup Cilantro, chopped

  • 1⁄4 tsp salt

  • 1/4 tsp chili powder

  • 1 cup Member's Mark Mild fresh cilantro salsa

  • 1⁄4 tsp Granulated garlic

  • 1 cup Kroger Reduced fat 4 cheese Mexican blend finely shredded cheese

Instructions:

  1. Rinse and drain quinoa, then cook it (I used a rice cooker for mine)

  2. Once done, pour quinoa into a large bowl; let cool.

  3. Add black beans, corn, salsa, cilantro, salt, chili powder, granulated garlic and cheese to quinoa; gently toss salad together.

  4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

  5. Enjoy!

WW Points (Per Serving):

Makes 8, 1 cup servings. WW Points per serving - 3 PTs. If you are a WW member click this link to take you to the recipe and Recipe builder, current plan points, and to track it in the WW app.➡ WW Recipe (Must be logged into WW on a device with the app.)

Nutrition Facts:

Yield: 8 servings

CALORIES: 194 TOTAL FAT: 4 g SATURATED FAT: 2 g CHOLESTEROL: 8 mg SODIUM: 401 mg CARBOHYDRATES: 23 g FIBER: 4 g SUGAR: 0 g PROTEIN: 9 g

*Nutritional Information was calculated using myfitnesspal, values may vary based off ingredients selected.

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