Quinoa Chili

Ingredients

• 1 cup tri-color quinoa
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 sweet onion diced
• 29 ounces diced tomatoes fire-roasted
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 4 1/2 ounces diced green chiles
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder or more, to taste
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• kosher salt
• 1 chorizo link, crumbled, I used Soyrizo
• 15 ounces kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 15 ounces black beans drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups corn kernels frozen or canned
• 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves chopped fresh
• 1 lime optional
• 1 avocado halved, seeded, peeled and diced --- sour cream --- scallions --- cheese shreds --- cilantro, I dug in before I took a pic with the garnishes!! oops