Quinoa and Black Beans

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I LOVE black beans! Any time I can add black beans I’m a happy camper! They are great way to get a yellow container (21 Day Fix) and very healthy for you!

What you’ll need:

  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (Can use canola or extra virgin olive oil)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ¾ cup quinoa
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable broth (use low sodium)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
  • 2 (15 ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained (use low sodium)
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
  • Salt and pepper to taste (Use Pink Himalayan Sea Salt as a salt alternative)

**Again to make this organic and healthy you can use organic canned, fresh, or frozen items**

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
  2. Mix quinoa into onion mixture and cover with vegetable broth; season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
  3. Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes; mix in the black beans and cilantro.

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**Recipe courtesy of allrecipes.com**

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Hey there! Welcome to my blog! My name is KarenAnne Taggett. I am from a small town in Michigan called Lawton. I grew up there most of my life until I married my high school sweetheart Rich. He is in the U.S. Army and we have lived in North Carolina and Tennessee. We are currently stationed at Fort Campbell, KY.  Parker, our oldest son, who just turned 6 in May. How time flies! It seems like just yesterday he was born.  I absolutely adore him and I think he knows it! ;)  I love watching him grow more and more each and every day. He is a big first grader this year and while school can be challenging he is making the most of it and rocking it! Grayson, our angel baby, was born sleeping on January 1, 2016 at 35 weeks and 5 days due to hyper-coiled umbilical cord. We miss him every single day but we feel him around us always, in the wind, sunshine, and all the pennies he leaves us. He will always be our baby boy. Sullivan, our youngest, who just turned 1. He is our rainbow baby . I got pregnant with him a month after we lost Grayson. We were not expecting that but I think his brother Grayson sure knew what he was doing when he sent him to us. He is the sweetest boy and always so happy. He is our sunshine and then some! We have one dog, a white Boxer named Love. She is such a love bug, hence her name. She just turned 9 in July. She's my only daughter and keeps me company in this full house of boys. She is very spoiled and I can't imagine my life without her. I am an easy going person and down to earth! I call myself a genuine country girl! I love being a mom and an Army wife. I love spending time with my husband when time allows but we love being together as a family. We LOVE being outside and doing things around the house. We go to the parks a lot with our sons and dog. Anything to keep us outside, we love! I'm on a mission to find what I want to be when I grow up. I thought it was a teacher, and now that I'm 99% done with my bachelors in elementary education, I don't feel that is where my heart is anymore. I'm also juggling mom life, military life, and being a stay at home mom. I know I have a calling or a purpose or what I'm supposed to do when I grow up, I just haven't figured that out yet. I'm so glad you have taken the time to check out my blog! I hope you follow my journey, have some laughs, and join the silliness!

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