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21 Day Fix Quinoa Taco Casserole (Crock Pot or Instant Pot)

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This 21 Day Fix Quinoa Taco Casserole uses tons of veggies, quinoa, and ground turkey to make a simple and delicious meal.  Use either the Crock Pot or Instant Pot, for the perfect lunch or weeknight dinner! This post contains affiliate links for products I am obsessed with.

Confession #86 – I’m getting a little anxious about the start summer.  Which is crazy.  I have always looked forward to being home in the summer, especially since I was able to pull my kids out of daycare and spend two glorious months pretending to be a stay at home mom.  We all loved it.

Especially my husband.

quinoa taco casserole in the crock pot

Now that I am officially a stay at home mom, I should be even happier about summer starting…but I was spoiled this year with my daughter in pm kindergarten.

I had the best of both worlds, you see.  We were able to spend all morning together, but everyday at 12:30, my daughter went to school and I was able to put my son down for his rest time.

And therefore I had some sanity.  For about an hour or two a day.

This, people, will exist no more.

And trying to convince my 6 year old that we need to leave the pool, playdate, or park NOW to keep my son’s rest schedule in tact will be no treat.

Stay at home moms – any advice for me?

taco crock pot quinoa casserole

Anyway, while I typically think of winter being crock pot season, I envision using my crock pot a ton this summer for quick and easy meals to help me through the chaos.

 

And it’s easy to put a summer spin on them.  Like this Crock Pot Quinoa Taco Casserole.  Delicious on it’s own, it feels a little more summer-ish served in a lettuce wrap with a bit of fresh lime.  Yum!

Instant Pot Quinoa Taco Casserole | Confessions of a Fit Foodie

This is super simple (you don’t even need to cook the quinoa first!!) and perfect for lunch or even dinner throughout the week.  Give it a try and let me know what you think!

**I recently updated this recipe with Instant Pot directions!  Easy just got even easier!

21 Day Fix Quinoa Taco Casserole (Crock Pot or Instant Pot) | Confessions of a Fit Foodie

 

 

 

 

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21 Day Fix Crock Pot Quinoa Taco Casserole

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  • Author: Nancylynn Sicilia
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: Mexican
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This 21 Day Fix Quinoa Taco Casserole uses tons of veggies, quinoa, and ground turkey to make a simple and delicious meal.  Use either the Crock Pot or Instant Pot, for the perfect lunch or weeknight dinner! 

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb organic ground turkey or chicken (be sure cook through for crock pot version)
  • 2 cups of bell peppers, diced
  • 1/2 cup of black beans
  • 1/2 cup of corn
  • 1/2 of a red onion, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 can of tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 1–2 T 21 Day Fix Salt Free Taco Seasoning (you can add more to taste at the end)
  • organic chicken broth (1 cup for crock pot; 1/2 cup for Instant Pot)
  • 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend
  • sprinkle of salt and pepper
  • fresh lime
  • optional lettuce wraps or corn tortillas

Instructions

  1. Crock Pot: Place all the ingredients in the crock pot and cook on high 3 1/2 hours or on low for 6-8 hours. Taste and adjust seasonings, adding a sprinkle of salt and pepper, if desired. For the last half hour, add cheese and allow to melt. Serve alone, or as a taco filling. I used lettuce wraps for extra green and topped with a squeeze of fresh lime and a bit more shredded cheese. Yum!
  2. Instant Pot: Turn Instant Pot to saute and brown ground turkey. Once it’s cooked through, add in veggies and saute for an additional minute. Stir in quinoa, beans, tomatoes, broth and seasoning. Set to manual for 4 minutes, then let steam release naturally. Once you can safely open the pot, top with cheese and place the cover back on to melt it. Serve alone, or as a taco filling. I used lettuce wraps for extra green and topped with a squeeze of fresh lime and a bit more shredded cheese. Yum!

Notes

Makes 4 servings

21 Day Fix: 3/4 GREEN (I used lettuce wraps for a perfect 1 GREEN), 1 YELLOW, 1 RED, 1/2 BLUE per serving

WW Freestyle: 2 points per serving

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe

Keywords: casserole, tacos, turkey, ground turkey, dinner, mexican, instant pot, slow cooker, mexican

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Hi Nancy
    how do you make quinoa made once, but don’t think it turned out good
    I have a reciepe for quinoa chicken enchilada casserrole it is a 21 day fix recipe.

    Any tips on making the quinoa/

    Elaine Guerriero

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    • For this recipe, you just put it in raw. If you want to make the quinoa, just follow the instructions on the box or bag, but be sure to rinse it first! It can taste bitter if you don’t rinse it! Hope that helps 🙂 My quinoa has the following instructions – The ratio is 1 cup of uncooked quinoa to 2 cups of liquid. Bring quinoa and liquid to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

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  2. Please disregard my comment… I purchased a different brand of cups, and the purple for it is proteins. I was so worried that I had missed counting the protein.

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  3. Hello!
    I had a question for when you make serving what container did you use to measure?

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    • Divide the recipe into four equal portions – the container counts are: 3/4 GREEN (I used lettuce wraps for a perfect 1 GREEN), 1 YELLOW, 1 RED, 1/2 BLUE each

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  4. How large is the serving size? One cup? 2 cups? I can’t quite eyeball 1/4th of the whole thing.

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  5. I can’t have dairy products. Do you think you could make this without adding cheese into the slow cooker? Otherwise it sounds great!

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    • I am not a huge fan of the texture of ground meat in a Crock Pot unless it is browned first. That being said, you the meat will cook through in the crock if you put it in raw.

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  12. Are the portions the same for containers if you double the recipe? I just doubled everything and put it in crockpot , will the containers be the same each serving ?

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  14. Hi! I just made this and you’re saying that it serves 4 but I divided it using the green container ,3/4 but got 8 eervings. Did I measure wrong?

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  16. I am eating this right now for lunch and it is delish! I am having it over shredded lettuce with avacado and green onions. Looking forward to enjoying the leftovers!!
    Thank you for sharing!

    ★★★★★

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  17. This is my first instapot attempt! When you say set the pot to manual for 4 minutes, do you mean set instapot to pressure cook? Hopefully, bc that’s what I just did…i dont see a manual button.

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  18. My toddler so loves your Zuppa Toscana and Beef and broccoli (ok stretching on the broccoli) recipes. I have all these ingredients and will be putting it to the toddler taste test tomorrow!

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  19. I made this for dinner tonight and it was so good! I entered the recipe into the recipe builder on the Weight Watchers site and it says it is 8 points (Freestyle Blue plan), but worth it!

    ★★★★★

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