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Healthy Kids Recipe – Tex Mex Falafel Chip Bake – Kid Kritics

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RED KK logo JPEGProduct: Flamous Brands Organic Falafel Chips, Original

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RED KK logo JPEG Super Iron Tex Mex Falafel Chip Bake

**This Recipe is Kid Kritics Approved!**
by Healthy Recipe Mom, Sally
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PREHEAT: Oven to 350 degrees
PANS/EQUIPMENT: 13×9x2 baking dish, medium mixing bowl
PREP TIME: Cook quinoa while prepping; less than 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 to 6 (or more depending on ages)

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Thank you Sally for the photo!

1 cup cooked quinoa (about 1/4 cup dry)
Prepare quinoa according to package directions; add to medium bowl.

1 can (10 ounces) organic diced tomatoes with green chilis, reduced sodium ***
Add to quinoa, mix and set aside.

1 bag of Flamous Falafel Chips, Original
Extra Virgin olive oil or butter
Very lightly coat bottom of dish with olive oil or butter.  Crush falafel chips and cover the bottom of the dish.  Crushes to 4 cups.

Shredded cheddar cheese, 1 pound (white)
Layer half of the cheese on the falafel chips

15 ounce can of organic black, pinto or chili beans, reduced sodium
Add beans as the next layer after half of cheese, then quinoa and tomato mixture. Top with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Sour cream, 1 dollop per plate (to taste)
Avocado, 2 slices per plate
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
Garnish each plate with a dollop of sour cream, avocado slices and green onions.

Serve warm.

*** If you cannot find reduced sodium diced tomatoes with green chilis, buy separate cans of each!

OPTIONS: Also great with ground beef or chicken (hormone and antibiotic free).  You can use brown rice instead of quinoa.

RECIPE SOURCE: “Based on a Tex Mex Bake recipe by Success Rice in Parents Magazine, October 2008. They tout it as feeding a family of four for less than $10, but I also noticed the iron and fiber content of the beans, tomatoes and the falafel chips (plus protein in quinoa) make for a great dish for growing kids.”

6 FOOD COLORS: Tan, red, green, white, golden, black or brown (bean choice)
6+ FOOD GROUPS: Grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, dairy, herbs/spices + (meat option)

“The falafel chips lend nice spices to the dinner” (Sally, mother of 3)