Sweet Potato Quinoa
This easy side dish is a great go-to recipe that adds versatility to any meal. Simple additions can make this Sweet Potato Quinoa side dish into a meal or a salad.
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Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup quinoa
- 1 cup stock (NOTE 1)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 red onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic (NOTE 2)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander
- 1 sweet potato peeled and cut in small cubes
- 1 bell pepper cut in thin strips
- salt & pepper
- cilantro (NOTE 3)
- lime juice
Instructions
- Cook the quinoa. (NOTE 4)
- At the same time, heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the onion and garlic and cook over medium heat until translucent and slightly soft.
- Add the spices to the skillet and cook and stir for about a minute.
- Then add the stock, sweet potatoes and bell pepper and salt and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer until the sweet potato cubes are done/tender. Almost all the stock will be absorbed.
- Mix quinoa with the vegetables. Taste and add salt & pepper if needed.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Notes
- You can use vegetable stock and keep this side dish vegan or you can use a chicken stock.
- If you don't have garlic cloves on hand, you can always use garlic paste. 1 clove = 1 teaspoon garlic paste.
- If you don't like cilantro, replace with parsley.
- Check out this post about cooking quinoa. If you prefer to use stock to cook the quinoa, instead of water, please do so, but it will be additionally to the stock in the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 553mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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