One Pot Vegan Mexican Freekeh
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In one pot, cook up a delicious vegan dinner with the superfood freekeh, beans, tomatoes, corn and Mexican spices.
We all love an easy one pot dish.
What’s even better than an easy one pot dish? A healthy AND easy one pot dish, packed with the hottest new superfood, Freekeh!
Freekeh has many benefits, it’s high in protein and fiber, it’s versatile and it cooks in only 10 minutes, making it an easy go-to for breakfast, lunch or dinner in a hurry!
For this recipe, I mixed the organic ancient grain with beans, tomatoes, corn and Mexican spices for a flavorful meal that is super easy to prepare!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion (diced)
- ½ cup red bell pepper (diced)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 jalapeno (diced)
- 1 cup freekeh
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
- 1 avocado (diced)
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
When the oil is hot, add the onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno, saute for 3-4 minutes.
Add the freekeh, corn, tomatoes, kidney beans, kosher salt, cumin, chili powder & oregano.
Pour the vegetable broth over the top.
Stir to combine, and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer covered for 45 minutes, or until all of the liquid has been absorbed.
Remove from the heat and top with the fresh cilantro and avocado.
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One Pot Vegan Mexican Freekeh
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion, diced
- ½ cup red bell pepper, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 1 cup freekeh
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 15 oz can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- ¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 avocado, diced
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- When the oil is hot, add the onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno, saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the freekeh, corn, tomatoes, kidney beans, kosher salt, cumin, chili powder & oregano.
- Pour the vegetable broth over the top.
- Stir to combine, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer covered for 45 minutes, or until all of the liquid has been absorbed.
- Remove from the heat and top with the fresh cilantro and avocado.
Nutrition Facts
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13 Comments on “One Pot Vegan Mexican Freekeh”
We really, really enjoyed this. I made it with 1 and a half cups of freekeh and just a little more than 3 cups of water with vegetable bouillon, so I didn’t have the issue of too much liquid. I’ll definitely make it again!
I doubled the recipe as I have growing teens, and after 1 hour and 15 mins I still have a large amount of liquid. Any suggestions? I’ve now taken the lid off and increased the heat to see if that helps.
Hi Brooke, I’m sorry that happened. You could use a slotted spoon to remove the freekeh from the pot and separate it from the liquid if liquid still remains in the pot.
This is SO good Whitney but when I printed it I wasted a page of paper and ink because I could not figure out how to shrink the picture, any tips? There are so many recipes I would like to print but with the cost of printer ink from HP it is prohibitive for those of us on a budget. I love your Youtube!
I followed the ingredients exactly, but after 45 minutes I still have plenty of liquid left in the pot. I’d recommend starting with just two cups of vegetable broth…
This was an amazing recipe. I could not find freekeh anywhere including Whole Food or Trader Joe’s so I used TJ’s Harvest Grain blend which was great but I think it would be better with freekeh. This will be a regular dish in my house. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Kurt! Hopefully you’ll be able to find Freekeh at the grocery store before the next time! I just pick it up in the rice section at Vons or Ralphs in California.
Should I drain the tomatoes and beans before adding to the onion, pepper, tec
Hi Patty, you will not drain the tomatoes, but you will want to drain the beans before adding them. Enjoy!
Absolutely Devine. I loved it.
Hi!–Is it 1 cup cooked or uncooked freekeh?
Hi Kaitlyn, it’s 1 cup uncooked freekeh. Enjoy 🙂
This recipe has all of my favorite ingredients! I’ve never tried freekeh before – I usually use quinoa – but I’ve heard great things, so I’ll have to give it a try! 🙂
xo, Brittney
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