Turkey Black Bean Quinoa Bake

With great power comes great responsibility. At least that’s what I tell myself about turkey leftovers.

Whoever cooks the turkey gets to keep the leftovers, right? Whoever has the extra turkey meat gets to decide what to do with it (at least that’s how it works around here). High expectations, people. That’s where the responsibility part of the power comes in. Whatever you do with the leftovers, it better be good.

This turkey black bean quinoa bake? It’s good, great actually. A “winnah”, according to my family. Of course they didn’t get to eat much of it when I was recipe testing it last week, given that I ate half of it myself. Just didn’t want to part with it.

It’s sort of an inside-out version of our Cheesy Quinoa Black Bean Stuffed Peppers, with leftover turkey, and not stuffed. So good!

Whatever you do, enjoy those leftovers if you have them. Here are some other great recipes for leftover turkey if you need more inspiration.

Turkey Black Bean Quinoa Bake Recipe

To save time, prep the ingredients and start on the onions and peppers while the quinoa is cooking.

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 cups water
• Salt
• 3 cups shredded, chopped cooked turkey
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups onion, chopped
• 2 bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup frozen corn, defrosted
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (chipotle chili powder if available), less or more to taste
• 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 3 cups grated cheddar cheese, divided 2 cups and 1 cup

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