Creole Spiced Skillet Meal

Creole Spiced Skillet Meal

This Creole spiced skillet meal is an easy one-pan wonder that promises a delicious Creole dinner in just 30 minutes! Quickly cooked pinto beans and pearl couscous with pan-seared cauliflower, red onions and bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, and green onions. Serve with salsa, avocado, and fresh spinach, and watch your non-vegan guests fall for it.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Course Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, fusion, vegan

Servings

Calories 525 kcal

Equipment

wok or large skillet

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp coconut oil
½ red onion diced
1 can pinto beans drained and rinsed
¼ cup pearl cous cous dry
¾ cup water
2 cups cauliflower cut in florets
1 red or orange bell pepper seeded and diced
6 cherry tomatoes halved
¼ cup cilantro chopped
1 tbsp creole seasoning
½ tsp salt
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 stalk green onion chopped

Instructions

Heat pan with oil over medium and add the onions and garlic, cook for 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally until fragrant
Add the cauliflower, bell peppers, salt and smoked paprika and cook for 6-8 minutes until cauliflower gets some color and bell peppers are getting soft
Add pinto beans, cous cous, water, and creole seasoning and cover, bring to a boil and lower heat. SImmer for 10 minutes until cous cous has absorbed the water.
Last, toss in the cherry tomatoes, cilantro and green onion.

Notes

Serve with your favorite salsa, ripe avocado and fresh spinach

Nutrition

Calories: 525kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 26gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 633mgPotassium: 1639mgFiber: 25gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3594IUVitamin C: 144mgCalcium: 160mgIron: 6mg

Keyword beans, cauliflower, comfortfood, Easy, healthy, one pan, one skillet, scramble, simple, summer, vegan

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