I totally just copied and pasted the recipe from Just Cook Already. This is seriously the best dinner I've made in awhile. I doubled the recipe, but forgot to double the spinach. Definitely don't forget that!
1/2 c. dry quinoa
1 c. water
1 whole garlic clove, peeled
1 sweet potato (I used a smallish one)
1/2 onion
2-3 c. spinach
Feta cheese
*Makes 2 large servings as a main dish, 4 servings as a side dish (or for small appetites)
- Put the quinoa, water, and garlic clove in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- While the quinoa is doing its thing, dice up the onion and cut the sweet potato into small cubes (I like mine pretty small).
- Heat a saute pan over medium heat with a little olive oil (about 1 teaspoon). Put the diced sweet potatoes in, stirring every few minutes. Cover the sweet potatoes to trap a little steam and help tenderize them for a few minutes.
- When the sweet potatoes are about halfway tender (which should be about when your quinoa is halfway done cooking, assuming you chop quickly ;), put the onions in with the sweet potatoes. Cook all those together until they are tender, then throw the spinach on top, continuing cooking until wilted. Remove from heat.
- When your quinoa is finished cooking, fluff with a fork and smash up the garlic clove, spreading it throughout the quinoa. Combine the quinoa with the sweet potato/onion/spinach mix.
- Season with salt and pepper. (I like sea salt best).
- Sprinkle feta on top to your liking.
