Name: Spinach and Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowl Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Quinoa:; 1 cup quinoa; 2 cups vegetable broth; For Sweet Potatoes:; 2 large sweet potatoes; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp salt; ¾ tsp chili powder; ¾ tsp ground cumin; ¾ tsp garlic powder; For Spinach:; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup red onion; 4 cloves garlic; 2 roma tomatoes; 1½ tsp ground cumin; ¾ tsp kosher salt; ½ cup vegetable broth; 8 oz spinach; 30 oz black beans; For Toppings:; 1 avocado; ¼ cup cilantro; 1 lime

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How To Make Spinach and Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowl

Craft a vegetable-filled, meatless meal with the help of this quinoa bowl recipe. It’s packed with beans, tomatoes, spinach, and sweet potato.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Quinoa:

1cupquinoa
2cupsvegetable broth,or water and bouillon

For Sweet Potatoes:

2large sweet potatoes,peeled and cut ¼-in thick
1tbspolive oil
½tspsalt
¾tspchili powder
¾tspground cumin
¾tspgarlic powder

For Spinach:

1tbspolive oil
1cupred onion,thinly sliced
4clovesgarlic,minced
2roma tomatoes,diced
1½tspground cumin
¾tspkosher salt
½cupvegetable broth,or chicken broth
8ozspinach
30ozblack beans,drained and rinsed

For Toppings:

1avocado,sliced
¼cupcilantro,chopped
1lime

Equipments

Instructions

In a medium sauce pan, combine quinoa and broth. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower temperature. Cook for 15 minutes until all broth is dissolved.
Mix the sweet potatoes with the oil and then sprinkle with the spices and mix. Grill 3 to 4 minutes per side until cooked through.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and and tomatoes and cook another minute. Mix in the cumin, salt, and broth and boil for 2 minutes.
Add the spinach and black beans and cook until beans are warmed through and spinach wilts down.
Add quinoa to the bowls, spinach mixture, sweet potatoes, avocado slices, cilantro, and lime.

Nutrition

Calories: 1144.88kcal
Fat: 20.53g
Saturated Fat: 3.20g
Monounsaturated Fat: 11.04g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.56g
Carbohydrates: 191.70g
Fiber: 45.01g
Sugar: 11.46g
Protein: 57.29g
Sodium: 793.09mg
Calcium: 411.08mg
Potassium: 4437.64mg
Iron: 16.24mg
Vitamin A: 875.84µg
Vitamin C: 36.69mg

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