Mexican Breakfast Quinoa

One more for Cinco de Mayo: a simple breakfast  quinoa with Mexican flair. I had this for breakfast yesterday while I was working on that Cinco de Mayo collection. It was a grab-things-out-of-the-fridge-and-throw-them-together kinda breakfast, but you know, sometimes that yields the best results! This tasted so good, I inhaled it and was looking at the plate like “isn’t there any more?” My stomach was pleasantly satisfied, though–it was only my tongue that wanted more, so I refrained from going back to cook up another serving.

I asked my friend Kathy what she thought I should call this and she thought I should call it “quinoa slop”. I just couldn’t call it slop, but I promised her I’d mention it in my post. That got us started talking about some of the funny names we give to certain family recipes–everyone seems to have a dish in their family that they call slop or muck. Kathy’s version is a sweet potato/potato hash that she likes to call slop. In our family, we have a favorite smoothie that we jokingly call  “muck” because it is brown and sort of ugly and looks like the muck in the lake (but it tastes SO good!) … Do you have one of those kind of recipes in your family?

Mexican Breakfast Quinoa

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: as many as you like!

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Ingredients

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For each serving:

• 2 Tablespoons jalapeno popper dip (recipe here-bacon optional) + 2 Tablespoons Tomate Chile Verde Sauce (recipe here … or mix together some cream cheese with your favorite salsa)
• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
• 1/4 cup black beans
• A slice of sharp cheddar cheese (or a couple tablespoons shredded, either way)
• A few cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 egg
• Cilantro leaves, for garnish.

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Heat the popper dip and sauce (or cream cheese/salsa) in a small bowl for about 30 seconds in the microwave to soften the cream cheese. Mix together, then add the quinoa and black beans and heat them up. Put on oven-proof serving plate(s) and top with cheese and tomatoes. Set in the oven for about 5 – 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
3. While the cheese is melting, cook your egg the way you like it. I made mine over-easy. Slide the egg onto the hot cheesy quinoa, garnish with cilantro, and enjoy!

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Notes

RECIPE SOURCE: http://www.sumptuousspoonfuls.com/

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This recipe was shared at Simple Supper Tuesday, Treasure Box Tuesday, The Gathering Spot, Moonlight & Mason Jars, Cinco de Mayo Favorites and Hearth & Soul Bloghop.