Lost In The Sauce: Spaghetti

This is by far one of my favorite hearty meals. It gives everything you could ever hope for in a spaghetti dinner.  Not quite the salad you were expecting but I'm sure you could throw together one of those on the side if you wanted. I put the prep time for this at about 1 1/2 hour from start to finish. 

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tbs vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1.25 oz packet of chili powder
• 1 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 1.25 oz packet of chipotle powder
• 2 Tbs cumin
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 Tbs no-salt herb seasoning, any brand or variety
• your beer or stock/broth of choice (12 oz. beer or 1 1/2 cups stock)
• 1 chopped green pepper
• 1 chopped red pepper
• 2 15 oz. cans diced tomatoes
• 1 15 oz. can petite diced tomatoes
• 2 Tbs honey
• 1 cup of vegetable broth
• 2 Tbs soy sauce
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 15 oz. cans of organic tomato sauce
• 2 Tbs lemon juice
• 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa
• 3 15 oz. cans of goya black beans
• 1 1/2 cup crushed walnuts
• 2 15 oz. cans of whole kernel corn
• 2 boxes of spaghetti noodles ( or noodles of your choice)

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add the vegetable oil and onion to a large. Saute the onion over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
2. Add the chili powder, paprika, chipotle powder, cumin, oregano, vegetable broth, and green pepper. Let simmer for 3-4 minutes. Reduce the heat slightly and/or add more broth if the ingredients begin to cook to fast.
3. Stir in the red pepper. Simmer about 7 minutes on low-medium heat.
4. Drain the juice from canned petite and diced tomatoes, black beans and corn.
5. Add the canned petite and diced tomatoes, honey, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Stir in quinoa, black beans, canned tomato sauce, walnuts, corn, and lemon juice.
6. Reduce the heat to low, lid the pot and simmer about 50 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and burning. Add more oregano or salt if needed.
7. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add 1 Tbsp of salt and 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil. Add pasta noodles of your choice and let simmer for 10-15 minutes on high heat, lid covered. Drain of liquid once noodles have reached your desired consistency.
8. Place noodles on plate, lightly add black pepper. Pour the finished spaghetti sauce mixture on top and enjoy.

This meal alone provides sources of nutriment such as (Walnuts) vitamin E, folate, melatonin,omega-3 fats, and antioxidants, (Green/Red Peppers) vitamin C and E, fiber, (Quinoa) iron, protein, riboflavin, and many more.