Sausage and Black Bean Quinoa

Sausage and Black Bean Quinoa

Ingredients:

1 tsp. olive oil

1 onion, chopped

½ pkg. Reduced fat pork sausage (Don’t use all of it!  Save some for breakfast or something)

3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

¾ c. uncooked quinoa

1 can chicken broth

1 tsp. cumin

¼ tsp. cayenne pepper (or less)

Salt and pepper to taste

1 c. frozen corn (save the rest for another recipe)

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

Directions:

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Stir in the onion and garlic and sauté for a few minutes.  Add sausage until cooked through and the onion has begun to brown and caramelize.

Mix quinoa into saucepan and cover with broth.  Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt amd pepper.  Bring the mixture to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. 

Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through.  Mix in black beans and serve.

Serve with a salad on the side.