Simple Prepare Yummy Sweet Potato and quinoa chili

Sweet Potato and quinoa chili. This sweet potato & quinoa chili is great with diced avocado, cilantro, and homemade vegan cornbread. If you like heat, a few slices of jalapeno are perfect! Chili is ready when sweet potatoes are tender.

It's made in a slower cooker, so it's easy and mostly hands-off! In this healthy chili recipe, sweet potatoes and black beans are combined with quinoa, tomatoes and spices to create a hearty, meatless chili that's rich in flavor. This wholesome chili will convince even the most carnivorous eaters that vegetarian recipes can be filling and satisfying. To cook Sweet Potato and quinoa chili you need 17 ingredients and just 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients

1. You need of 15 ounce can of black beans drained.
2. You need of 15 ounce can chickpeas drained.
3. Prepare of can rotel (diced tomatoes works good too).
4. It's of large sweet potato chopped into cubes.
5. It's of olive oil.
6. You need of large onion chopped.
7. Prepare of gloves minced garlic.
8. It's of dry quinoa.
9. Prepare of ground cumin.
10. You need of vegetable broth.
11. It's of chili powder.
12. It's of smoked paprika.
13. Prepare of salt and pepper to taste.
14. Prepare of sour cream (topper).
15. It's of cheese (topper).
16. Prepare of cilantro (topper).
17. Prepare of avocado (topper).

And last, the sweet potato and quinoa actually cook in the chili. Chili is ready when sweet potatoes are tender. Add additional water if chili is too thick for your liking. Hi Sara, you can rinse your quinoa if you prefer.

Sweet Potato and quinoa chili step by step

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat..
2. Add onion and saute, stirring frequently until onion begins to sweat, about 5 minutes..
3. Add sweet potato and cook another 5 minutes..
4. Add quinoa, beans, chickpeas and rotel and continue cooking for another 2 minutes stirring everything together..
5. Pour in broth, chili powder, cumin and paprika and stir well..
6. Bring to a rapid boil then reduce heat to medium low. Add minced garlic and cover pot..
7. Allow chili to bubble gently for 15 to 20 minutes or until quinoa and sweet potato is cooked..
8. Remove pot from heat and let it sit covered for 10 mins. This allows it to thicken. Salt and pepper to taste..
9. Serve with whatever toppings you like and enjoy!.
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I have to admit that I don't always rinse my quinoa but it usually is suggested that you do. Hasselback sweet potatoes with oatmeal cookie crumble? I need to eat these every day for breakfast. I followed the recipe except I cooked the quinoa with the chili rather than cook the quinoa separately. Unfortunately this made the meal extremely dry.