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This is a delicious main dish using quinoa and spicy chorizo sausage. I love chorizo, but it isn’t exactly low fat, so I wanted to use just a little for the taste, and have most of the dish be more healthy ingredients.
I found the chayote squash at the farm market, and it looked so different I decided I had to try it. It is native to Central America and Mexico, and can be basically used like summer squash in recipes. It is also one of the ugliest vegetables I have ever seen! Either zucchini or yellow squash would work fine if you can’t find chayote.
Quinoa with Chorizo and Chayote Squash Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 chayote squash diced
- 2 chorizo sausage
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 teaspoon chipolte sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- cilantro sprigs
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil in a medium sauce pan and add the quinoa. Cook 15-20 minutes until done.2 cups water, 1 cup quinoa
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a skillet. Sautee the onion for 5 minutes. Add the red pepper and chayote squash and cook 5 more minutes. Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute.1 Tablespoon olive oil, 1 red pepper, 2 garlic cloves, 1 chayote squash, 1 onion
- Slice the chorizo sausage and add it to the skillet, along with the corn, chipolte sauce and salt and continue to cook for 10 minutes.2 chorizo sausage, 1 cup frozen corn, 1 teaspoon chipolte sauce, 1 teaspoon salt
- Stir in the cooked quinoa, and top with sprigs of cilantro.cilantro sprigs
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition facts are estimates.
What summer dishes are you making this year?
I’m not really a quinoa type girl but that chorizo looks yummy
Yum, this looks delicious and great for when you want something different!
yum! looks great
I have never tried quinoa! This recipe looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing
I’ve never had quinoa either but I like all sorts of rice, cous cous, etc. so I’m sure I’d love this too. Good luck in your recipe challenge!
This looks fantastic, thanks for sharing!
I would love to try this! I haven’t ever tried quinoa, but your dish looks good!
Good luck with the contest! I love quinoa, but I’ve never tried chayote squash–I’ve been meaning to though!
That choyote squash looks like a like a little old man! I’ve never seen it before. The recipe looks good!
I love chorizo, so this looks delicious!
I like the idea of it with the chorizo. I have Turkey smoked sausage..I bet that would be good! I could use the quinoa and skip potatoes. Make it so much healthier.
And that squash..wow! Never have seen anything like that!
I really like using quinoa as a side. Next time I buy sausage I will have to try this out
My husband loves Chorizo, and I love quinoa. Sounds like a great match to me!! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
I love trying new quinoa recipes, this sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
I love that you decided to make a healthier version of this quinoa by cutting down on the chorizo. This just made me realize that good food is both healthy and delicious. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.