Quinoa Chili – Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• buttery cooking spray
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves (2 tsp.), minced
• 12-14 oz. of veggie ground beef
• 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes with mild green chilies, undrained
• 1 can (14.5 oz.) fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (15.5 oz.) low sodium chick peas / garbanzos, rinsed and drained
• 1 can (15.5 oz.) low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 1 packet (2 oz.) onion soup mix
• (We used a single packet of Lipton Recipe Secrets Onion Recipe Soup & Dip Mix.)
• 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/8 to 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (Depending on how hot you want it.)