Sweet Potato and Sausage Quinoa Bake
Sweet Potato and Sausage Quinoa Bake
Ingredients
3 small sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 cups of water
1 bunch of kale, stems removed and chopped
1 cup of quinoa, dry
1 package of organic Italian chicken sausage, sliced
1/3 cup (or more to preference) of shredded gruyere cheese
sea salt and pepper
extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Toss the sweet potato in olive oil, sea salt and pepper.
- Place fork on a baking sheet, bake for 25 minutes, until tender.
- In a small saucepan, add the 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water.
- Cover, and bring to a boil, simmer for 10-15 minutes until all of the water is absorbed.
- Fluff and set aside.
- In a large pan, add a drizzle of olive oil and the chopped kale.
- Sprinkle sea salt and pepper, sauté kale until crisp slightly. Set aside.
- In the same pan, cook the chicken sausage pieces until browned.
- In a large bowl, mix the quinoa, sweet potato, kale and chicken sausage together.
- Pour the mixture into a large baking dish.
- Shred a piece of gruyere cheese until you reach about 1/3 cup.
- Sprinkle over the top.
- Bake for 10 minutes until the cheese is melted.
