Southwest Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Rise and shine with a burst of southwest flavors in this Quinoa Breakfast Bowl- loaded with grilled peppers, black beans, fluffy eggs, avocado + salsa!
Creator: Leslie Stokes
I love a Quinoa Bowl for Breakfast! Here’s why-
Quinoa is an ancient grain- it’s loaded with protein, it’s light and fluffy, but isn’t very calorie dense!
Women should be eating at least 20 grams of protein for breakfast to help balance hormoes and regulate cortisol levels. Since quinoa acts as a carb and protein all in one, it’s a great way to add texture and flavor to any dish and it can be used in a vareity of ways!
Ingredients:
As always, this bowl is totally customizable- feel free to switch it up however you like!
I will say I didn’t eat all of the avocado that I added into each contianer because it was already so filling, so that can be omitted if you want.
- quinoa- make sure you rinse it first!
- eggs
- cottage cheese
- salt + pepper
- black beans- rinsed and drained
- bell pepper
- avocado
- salsa- I love the Mateo’s brand!
***see full recipe below!
The Prep:
This bowl is so simple and comes together in about 15 minutes- making meal prep so easy!
here are a few tips-
- make sure you rinse the quinoa before cooking it!
- I like to use the same pan for the peppers and eggs to cut back on dishes.
- I like to use my avocado hack for my meal prep- it helps to keep the avocado from turning brown and its way cheaper than buying pre-packaged guacamole. You just use a knife to cut straight down the core of the avocado. You can place a piece of plastic wrap over the avocado, too, it does help!
My trick to get fluffy eggs for meal prep-
People always comment that they don’t care for re-heated eggs because they get rubbery, but using my method definitely prevents that!
I add cottage cheese to my eggs every single time! Not only does it add extra protein, it also adds moisture into the eggs, without making them cheesy- if that makes sense? I promise you do not taste, the cottage cheese (for all of you cottage cheese haters out there). See the details in the recipe below!
Tips for this Meal Prep
Cooking two meals at the same time in less than an hour can be challenging, but here are a few of my tips to get it done!
I have prepared this meal prep with the Zucchini Lasagna.
- start by making the quinoa
- after you have that going, make the meat sauce
- as the meat sauce and the quinoa are cooling down, make the ricotta mixture and slice the zucchini
- Build the lasagna and get that into the oven
- while the lasagna is cooking, scramble the eggs and cook the peppers
- depending on how fast you work, you might be able to build the quinoa bowls before the lasagna is done
- take the foil off of the lasagna and put away the quinoa bowls
- take the lasagna out of the oven
- clean up while the lasagna is cooling down
You should be able to have everything done and cleaned up within the hour, but the lasagna will need a bit longer to cool down!
I hope this meal prep helps you! Don’t forget to follow along on social meadia for more Meal Prep + healthy recipes!
Southwest Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 cup rinsed + drained black beans
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 6 eggs
- ½ cup low fat cottage cheese
- salt + pepper to taste
- ½ cup of salsa
- 2 small avocados
Let's Make It
- Boil the quinoa according to the directions on the box, set asside to cool down while you cook the eggs + peppers.
- Scrambled 4 eggs with ½ cup of cottage cheese- season with salt + pepper. Cook over a medium heat until the eggs are set + fluffy.
- Slice the bell peppers and cook over a medium high heat in 1 tsp of olive oil for about 4-5 minutes or until the peppers start to brown.
- In each meal prep container add:- ¼ cup of quinoa- ½ cup of scrambled eggs- ½ cup of bell peppers- ¼ cup of blackbeans- ½ an avocado - salsa
- Store in the refridgerator for up to 4 days!
- Reheat in the microwave for about 1:40
Nutrition Facts
Meal Prep in 1 Hour
You can use any two of the meals in this series to get your meal prep done in just about and hour, give or take!
Having your breakfast and lunch ready for the week helps you stay on track with your nutriton, saves you time and money! I truly beleive that meal prep does not need to be over complicated, take too much time or be boring!
I always get asked- “do you ever get tired of eating the same thing all week?” and the answer is, no! Not when the food taste good! I give plenty of variety in these preps and keep it simple!
As always, thanks for being here and remember, don’t over complicate the process! Take a deep breath, you got this!
