Quinoa Lettuce Wraps

I've been experimenting with different foods in search of new foods that tasted good and were healthier for our family. Here's my interpretation of a quinoa recipe I found online! It turned out fantastic! If you don't know what quinoa is, CLICK HERE.

Quinoa Lettuce Wraps

What you will need:

3/4 cup quinoa
1 can Chicken broth
1lb of ground beef (this recipe would be AMAZING without this! But James would kill me if it didn't contain meat haha)
1 can black beans, drained
1 can of corn, or frozen if you have it, drained
1/2 onion
diced red, orange, yellow peppers
minced garlic
salsa
sharp shredded cheese
dash of Frank's red hot or Cholula
olive oil
salt & pepper
Head of romaine lettuce

*****This is easily a whatever you have kind of recipe! Fill free to add different veggies.

Bring the chicken broth to a boil, add quinoa. Bring to boil again. Turn heat to LO, and cover with lid, cooking for 15mins or until most liquid is absorbed. Let sit for 5 mins.
Brown burger.
Heat olive oil in pan. Add diced onion & garlic. Let cook down and open up about 5 mins. Then add peppers. Cook for a few more minutes until soft. Add browned beef, drained, beans, corn, quinoa, S&P, and hot sauce. Stir. Remove from heat, let cool. It needs to be cooler, otherwise you can't handle the lettuce.
While it cools, wash and cut ends off of head of lettuce. Take it apart to create your little lettuce boats.
Once quinoa mixture is cool, scoop into lettuce boats. Top with salsa & a bit of sharp cheddar. ENJOY!!

These can be a bit messy if you will too much, but oh wow, they were good. Jaime even ate them! Peppers and all! If you didn't want to use the lettuce, it would be great by itself. You could just top with salsa, cheese and serve. It's extremely filling, and tons of protein too!! 

Excuse my use of paper plates.. hahaha