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Black Bean And Quinoa Pita Pocket Recipe Video

Okay, so I got a little distracted with Valentine's Day (chocolate covered strawberries can do that to me) but I haven't forgotten this months Food Focus...Quinoa! I've got more Quinoa recipes coming your way, starting with my Black Bean and Quinoa Pita Pockets! Now as you'll see in the video, I add some pre-cooked chopped chicken into my salad but for those of you who don't eat meat, have no fear!! Between the beans and the Quinoa this sandwich packs plenty of protein with or without the chicken. I decided to turn this salad into a sandwich but it would be just as good over a bed of greens...you decide! We only have two more weeks of Quinoa left, so don't leave me hanging here guys!! Let me know what kind of recipes you've been making with Quinoa as well...remember, I need inspiration too:)!!

Summary

Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time10 Min

Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy

Health IndexHealthyServings4

CuisineAmericanCourseMain Dish

TasteSavourMethodMixed

Main IngredientBeanInterest GroupQuick

Ingredients

	Black beans	15 Ounce, drained, rinsed
	Baby spinach	1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
	Lemon	1⁄2 , freshly squeezed
	Mango	1⁄2 , diced
	Ginger	1 Teaspoon, minced
	Pepper red	1 , chopped
	Scallions	3 , quartered, sliced
	Garlic	1 Clove (5 gm), minced
	Quinoa	1 Cup (16 tbs), cooked
	Wholewheat pita pockets	2 , halved

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 361 Calories from Fat 33

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4 g5.5%

Saturated Fat 0.34 g1.7%

Trans Fat 0.3 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 604.7 mg25.2%

Total Carbohydrates 68 g22.8%

Dietary Fiber 10.9 g43.5%

Sugars 6.4 g

Protein 17 g33.9%

Vitamin A 31.3% Vitamin C 94.3%

Calcium 17.4% Iron 23.2%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

Combine garlic, scallions, pepper, ginger, mango, and lime juice in a large bowl. Stir in quinoa, chicken and beans before seasoning with salt and pepper.

Layer some spinach in each pita before stuffing with one fourth of the Quinoa salad…Enjoy!

Editors Review

Packing office lunch can be cumbersome to many of you in a regular basis. But, these pita pockets are ready within couple of minutes, and they are going to boost up your metabolism through various kinds of nutritional contents. In this video, famous chef Dani shows the method to assemble these pitas with the combination of quinoa, black beans and chicken. You can omit the chicken, if you don't like non-vegetarian food.

Comments

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Mikki Anderson says :

The recipe does not have chicken in it or the amount..... I love the recipe however! where can I find more of your recipes using Quinoa? Thank you! Mikki Anderson

Posted on: 22 March 2010 - 12:34pm