Crispy Carnitas Quinoa Bowl
Here's a loose recipe for a perfect bowl of leftovers that doesn't taste like a bowl of leftovers.
Ingredients
- 150 g quinoa*
- 75 g pico or just chop some tomato and red onion
- 20 g avocado
- 1/2 cup shredded cabbage or leftover cilantro lime slaw
- 120 g shredded salsa verde crock pot or instant pot carnitas
- 1 tbs Cilantro Avocado Bolthouse dressing
- 5 g cotija cheese
- 25 g mango
- Pinch of chopped green onion
- Large pinch of fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Weigh your leftover carnitas first and then crisp it up with some cooking spray in a hot pan, stove-top. This makes it SOO good I promise. Don't skip.
- Build your bowl by piling in your quinoa (brown rice, cauliflower rice, greens) and topping with crispy carnitas, pico, avocado, mango, slaw or cabbage, green onions, cilantro, cotija, and a drizzle of dressing. Enjoy!
Notes
*I buy the already cooked packages of quinoa from Costco for ease! Brown rice is great too and only slightly higher in carbs. But sometimes every bit counts! Cauliflower rice is a great choice if you're low on carbs.. or a bed of greens of course.
Nutrition
Calories: 564kcalFat: 13gProtein: 35gCarbohydrates: 63g
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