Give hearty fall flavor to a popular new grain with apples, sweet potatoes and cinnamon.

 Yield: 10 servings of about 3/4 cup



Difficulty Rating: Easy

Nutritional Highlights: Quinoa is a complete protein, which means it contains all the essential amino acids your body can’t make on its own.

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Recipe From: My Indiana Home

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Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups quinoa
  • 2½ cups water
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1¾ cups sweet potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1½ cups red apple, unpeeled and diced
  • 1½ cups Granny Smith apple, unpeeled and diced
 
 

Tips & Notes

Try roasted Saigon cinnamon in this recipe for an enhanced flavor.

 
 

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, combine quinoa and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until all water has evaporated and quinoa is cooked, about 15 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat, stir in cinnamon and salt. Pour into large mixing bowl and set aside.
  3. While quinoa cooks, heat canola oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add sweet potato and saute 5 minutes
  4. Add onion and saute an additional 3 minutes.
  5. Add apples and saute until sweet potato is slightly soft and apples are crisp-tender, about 4-6 minutes.
  6. Add cooked mixture to spiced quinoa and stir lightly to blend.

Nutrition Facts per Serving: Calories – 153, Total Fat – 4.1g, Sodium – 189mg, Total Carbohydrates – 26g, Protein – 3.7g **Nutrition information is calculated using an online calorie calculator. Variations may exist. Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe From: Farm Flavor - www.farmflavor.com
http://farmflavor.com/cinnamon-spiced-quinoa-apples-sweet-potato/

POSTED IN: Apple, Fall, Fruit, Healthy, Sauteed, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian

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  2. Fact or Fiction? Debunking Myths About Whole Grains | Farm Flavor says:
    September 6, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    [...] Myth: Whole grains don’t taste good and/or take forever to cook. Fact: There’s a whole grain variety to suit everyone’s taste buds, practically from A to Z, such as amaranth, brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, corn, farro, oats, quinoa, spelt, whole wheat and wild rice. Many take less than 20 minutes to cook. But the best thing about these grains is that their flavor is enhanced with fall harvest fruits and vegetables, from apples, pears and cranberries to sweet potatoes and winter squash. Related Recipe: Cinnamon-Spiced Quinoa with Apples and Sweet Potatoes [...]

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