Mexican Quinoa Wraps
My Mexican Quinoa Wraps are a very easy, fresh to-go food for a picnic or a take-along lunch. Or for any occasion in which you just want to grab something healthy and enjoy good vegan food. You can make these ahead with few fresh ingredients and so much flavor.
Monday is wrap day. This is what I decided after the last weekend which was a very busy. And what I noticed is that after a busy weekend, I just want to relax and not spend much time making food.
Luckily, all my food here on Contentedness Cooking is easy to make with only a few fresh ingredients. Same for these Mexican Quinoa Wraps, I promise you.
So it is about time for another of my favorite take-along foods: wraps. You may remember that I already had Bean-Cakes Chermoula Wraps and Vegan Wraps with Spicy Orange-Olive Tapenade before - and if not, it's high time you check them out!
Today's Mexican Quinoa Wraps are lovely fresh comfort food. I can promise that they are fresh, healthy, easy, filling, delicious, and just so much fun!
I think the best selling point is that there is no big secret here - all one needs to make this on-the-go lunch or after-workout snack is gluten free tortilla wraps. Add a bunch of your favorite vegetables, some beans, and cooked quinoa.
I've actually fallen in love with it ever since I first tried it. One of the many aspects I enjoy so much about it is its versatility: it can be used as fillings in cannelloni, in bowls or stews, in salads... you name it.
How to make my Mexican Quinoa Wraps
To make these Mexican Quinoa Wraps is super easy. Don't believe me? Well, let me convince you and tell you what the steps are:
We start with the first step: cook the quinoa. While it's on the stove, you can go ahead and prepare the vegetables: My choice for the wraps this time were onion, chilli, and red pepper. Wash, seed, and chop them, then sauté them with a bit of oil for a couple of minutes until they soften and the flavors start to blend.
When the quinoa is done, it's time to fill the wraps by adding the quinoa, the sautéed vegetables, corn, and black beans. I suggest you spice up things a bit by adding BBQ sauce, or guacamole, or vegan sour creme. Well, actually, I suggest to take all of them. 😉
When all is done and rolled, the Mexican Quinoa Wraps are ready to be enjoyed. Warm or cold. Immediately or later. One or two. 🙂 I tend more to have more than one.
I'm really in love with this combination of flavors and also the texture. When everything is ready and done, we can just grab it and go. That way one can even look forward to work because of an amazing lunch break.
Let's go for it and treat yourself with an healthy, stunning, filling, delicious meal.
Go ahead and make my Mexican Quinoa Wraps. And don't forget to snap a picture and share it with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. I love to see all of your excitement. Cheers, Florian.
Mexican Quinoa Wraps
Today’s Mexican Quinoa Wraps are lovely fresh gems. There is no big secret here – all one needs to make this on-the-go lunch or after-workout snack is gluten free tortilla wraps, a bunch of vegetables, beans, and some cooked quinoa. I’ve actually fallen in love with it ever since I first tried it. One of the many aspects I enjoy so much about it is its versatility: it can be used as fillings in cannelloni, in bowls or stews, in salads… you name it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa, uncooked
- 15 oz (400 g) black beans
- 7 oz (200 g) corn
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 chili, chopped, seeds removed (optional)
- 1 red pepper, diced
- BBQ sauce
- wraps (gf)
- salt, pepper to taste
- guacamole, vegan sour creme (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- In the meantime, prepare the vegetables. Peel and chop the onion, seed and dice the chili and red pepper.
- Heat a sauce pan and add a little bit of oil. Transfer the onion, chilli, and red pepper and sauté for about five minutes until they begin to soften.
- When the quinoa is ready, take a wrap and fill it with the vegetables mix, corn, and black beans. Add a bit of guacamole and sour creme, plus a dash of BBQ sauce, if you like. Roll and enjoy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1 wrapAmount Per Serving: Calories: 543Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 3.4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 950mgCarbohydrates: 74gFiber: 8gSugar: 10gProtein: 15g
The Mexican Quinoa Wraps Elsewhere
- Foodista - What to Do With Quinoa - September 30, 2015
I have been loving wraps lately!! These look fantastic (but when is Mexican inspired NOT fantastic!)
I agree, Rebecca. "Mexican" is nearly always a winner!
These look SO good! I love wraps and these are perfect for meatless monday!
Thanks a lot, Brittany! 🙂
You had me at Mexican. Flavor packed and vegan!
Thanks, Peter!
I love that this is somehow both light and hearty!
That's a great thing about these wraps. I love them like this! 🙂
What an excellent looking burrito. Thanks for sharing. I love it.
Thank you very much!
Wow, these wraps looks so simple to make and tasty at the same time! I haven't made quinoa in a while, I think it is time again!
Simple to make and tasty is what I aim for, Emily. And this is certainly a hit!
Wow those look good! Monday might have to become wrap day here, too.
It should be everywhere, Dorothy 😉
Oh super simple, perfect for weeknight dinners!! Love the black bean and quinoa combo, so filling!!
Thank you so much, Sam!
Loving this as an easy (and healthy!) weeknight dinner option. All my favorite flavors, too 😀
Dinner, lunch, breakfast, snack! 😉
These look fabulous, right up my alley!!
Thanks, Tara!
I LOVE quinoa! I make it a lot these days, and I'm always looking for new ways to keep it in our regular menu rotation. What a great idea using it in these wraps! One more for my list! :o)
Wow, thank you so much, Dee Dee. Hope you give those a try!
Dear Florian, these look absolutely marvelous. I could go for one now for breakfast! Love all the flavors. Take care my friend, Catherine
Thank you for your kind words, my dear Catherine!
who doesn't love mexican food, and especially when it's in a wrap! Yum 🙂
Exactly! 🙂
These look absolutely gorgeous Florian! I love that you added corn and chili to the quinoa wraps! Get a good dose of sweet and some heat, which I love in my meals. They are pretty much the prettiest wraps I've ever seen. I love the addition of BBQ sauce too, that's my favorite flavor ever and it most definitely wouldn't be optional for me. Gorgeous!! 🙂
Thanks, Brandi! Yeah, the BBQ sauce was certainly not optional for me either. Neither was the guacamole and vegan sour creme. I can't say no to that. 😉
On my list now! These look so tasty and nutritious!