Quinoa Black Bean Sweet Potato Stew

Easy Healthy Main Dish Quinoa Recipe, Vegan and Gluten Free

Easy healthy quinoa sweet potato black bean stew recipe, gluten free vegan soup recipe, hearty and spicy. With cooked quinoa and black beans, it's ready to eat quickly.

Quinoa Black Bean Sweet Potato Stew cooks in half an hour on the stove or in just a few hours in a crockpot or slow cooker. If you need to be away longer, a digital timer is handy & inexpensive. Then your crockpot recipes can be ready to eat when you are.

Serves 4 - 6: 30 minutes stove top cooking, 5 - 6 hours crockpot. Half the crockpot cooking time by preheating, adding hot liquid, and cooking on high.

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Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked quinoa
• 2 cups cooked black beans (2 cans, drained & rinsed)
• 2 1/2 cups soup stock, bean cooking liquid, or water
• 1 large sweet potato or yam, peeled, chopped in bite size pieces
• 2 stalks celery, trimmed and diced
• 1 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
• 1 Tbsp (2 - 3 cloves) garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 TBsp fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 tsp gr coriander
• 1/2 tsp gr cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• More Heat: Add more cayenne
• 1 tsp dried basil leaf
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaf
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaf
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 Tbsp Braggs Liquid Aminos or soy sauce
• Fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped

Stovetop Directions:

1. Peel & mince the garlic, jalapeno and ginger
2. Wash and trim the celery, slice lengthwise, then crosswise to dice
3. Seed and dice the bell pepper
4. Peel and chop the sweet potato in bite sized pieces
5. Heat the olive oil on medium low in a large dutch oven
6. Sauté the garlic, ginger, celery, & jalapeno 5 minutes
7. Add the sweet potatoes and bell pepper, sauté 5 minutes
8. Add the herbs and spices, stir for a minute
9. Add the beans, quinoa, soup stock or water, salt. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 20 minutes
10. Add Braggs or soy sauce, pepper, cilantro or parsley just before serving

Crockpot or Slow Cooker Directions:

1. Sauté jalapeno, ginger & garlic in oil. Add sweet potatoes and bell pepper, sauté 5 minutes
2. Combine all ingredients except Braggs, and cilantro or parsley in a large crockpot
3. Cover and cook on low for 4 - 5 hours
4. To speed crockpot cooking, preheat the crockpot, bring the liquid to a boil before adding, and cook on high for 2 hours
5. Stir in the cilantro or parsley, pepper to taste, and serve

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