Description
A healthy and easy dinner recipe for the whole family
Ingredients
1 cup dry quinoa, rinsed well
2 cups water
1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
2 cups enchilada sauce
1 cup salsa
8 small tortillas, corn or whole grain flour (I used these)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread a small amount of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a deep dish pie pan (a square or rectangle baking pan will likely work, also, but I’ve not tried it). Set aside.
In a small sauce pan, bring the quinoa and water to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the water is absorbed, about 13-18 minutes. Meanwhile, use a steamer basket to steam your sweet potato until it is tender, about 10 minutes. You may also boil the sweet potato cubes if you don’t have a steamer basket.
When the quinoa and sweet potato are cooked, mix them together in a medium bowl. Add the enchilada sauce and salsa and mix well.
To create your enchilada pie, start with a layer of 2-3 tortillas, cut in half as necessary to cover the bottom of the baking dish. Put 1/3 of the quinoa mixture on top of the tortillas. Top with 1/3 of the cheese. Add another layer of tortillas, 1/3 of the quinoa mixture, and another 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat one more time.
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Allow to stand a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: main meal
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 203
- Sugar: 3.1g
- Sodium: 575.9mg
- Fat: 3.1g
- Carbohydrates: 23.1g
- Protein: 5.1g