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Southwest Quinoa Crunch Box

Name: Southwest Quinoa Crunch Box
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 ⅔ cups dry TVP; 3 cups + 3 tbsp cooked quinoa; 1 ⅔ cans black beans, drained and rinsed; ⅔ cup + 2 tbsp vegetable broth; 1 tbsp + 2 tsp taco seasoning; 2 ⅓ tsp olive oil; 1 ⅓ cups + 4 tbsp frozen corn; ¾ bell pepper, diced; ¾ pint cherry tomatoes, halved; 3 tbsp + ½ tsp cilantro; ⅓ cup + 4 tbsp high-protein soy yogurt; 1 tbsp + 2 tsp lime juice; ¾ tsp chipotle powder; Salt, a pinch

Smoky seasoned mince, black beans, charred corn and a chipotle-lime crema that tastes like it came from a food truck. Everything holds up for days, and it's just as good cold with chips crushed on top.

Hands-on: 30 min
Hands-off: 10 min
Total: 40 min
Dishes: 2

37gprotein501cal72gcarbs8gfatper serving · $2.87

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Ingredients

How many days are you prepping?

Best within 4 days, so 3 or 4 boxes is the sweet spot.

Your protein

TVP (dry)

1 ⅔ cups dry · as written

37 g protein · 501 cal

per serving

Use two, like half tofu and half chickpeas, or finish a package and make up the rest.

Prep: Rehydrate with an equal volume of boiling broth for 5 minutes. For a breakfast scramble, add a pinch of turmeric and black salt (kala namak) for an eggy flavor.

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Base

Mince

Crunch

Chipotle-lime crema (pack separately)

Choose yogurt

Method

1
Char the corn in a dry skillet over high heat until blistered in spots, about 5 minutes. Scoop it out.
2
Add the oil, the dry TVP, the taco seasoning and the broth to the pan. Simmer, stirring, until the TVP has soaked up the broth and starts to brown.
3
Whisk the yogurt, lime, chipotle and salt into a crema.
4
Divide the quinoa and black beans between 5 boxes. Top with the TVP, corn, pepper and tomatoes, then cilantro. Pack the crema on the side.