It’s Fall!! Well, sort of… Here in Southern California where the temperatures are said to reach the 90′s this week it hardly feels like mid October! But none-the-less I wanted to share with you a super easy and fabulous Fall recipe I whipped up the other night when some friends came over for dinner. This would make a perfect protein substitution for Thanksgiving or a fabulous side dish for those veggies and gluten-free’s coming over for dinner. I hope you enjoy as much as we did 
Quinoa Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Serves 8
What you’ll need:
4 sweet potatoes
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable broth
1 tbsp. butter substitute like Earth Balance
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cups kale, broken into 1 inch pieces
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
1/4 cup (plus) dried cranberries
salt and pepper
What you’ll do:
Bake the sweet potatoes in a 350 degree oven for 1 hours or until fork tender. While they are cooking, make your filling. Cook the quinoa in the vegetable broth. And while that is cooking, saute the onion in the butter and olive oil with a pinch of salt until soft. Add in the kale, almonds, and cranberries and saute until the kale is soft, about 3 minutes. Add the finished quinoa to the frying pan and mix together.
This is one of the best ever recipes! I love all of them, Leslie!!
Thanks Janet!
Oh my god, I swear this recipe is perfect for me! I love sweet potatoes, quinoa, and kale. I will most definitely be trying this sometime this winter.
Thanks so much for the awesome recipe!
Do you core out the potato and mix the extra back in with the quiona and kale?
Hi Patty
I actually added the cores to my mashed potatoes. I love mashed potatoes with a combo of yellow potatoes and sweet potatoes!
Amazing! I love adding cranberries to quinoa as well, but I’ve never tried it in such a savory style dish. Thanks for the inspiration.
Why didn’t I think of this?? Delicious!!
this recipe was amazing!
I’m so glad to hear that Janee!
These look so good! I loooove anything sweet potato, and this seem like a perfect opportunity for me to finally try out quinoa! (Which actually looks really good here!)
Thanks Malin! You’ll have to let me know what you think when you try it
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Made it. Loved it. Any thing with kale and quinoa cant be bad; throw in the sweet potatoes what’s not to love.
I read above reply where you mentioned you take the sweet potato core and mix with your mashed potatoes. My question is then, why even bother cooking the sweet potatoes if one doesn’t use the potato, another additional healthy food?
If I was to include the potato in with this recipe what would you suggest, mixing the potato with the quinoa/kale mixture or just placing the mixture on top of cooked potato half after mashing it a bit? I love sweet potatoes and would hate to not include!
Liz, I would dice the insides and add them to the quinoa mix
I would like to cook this tomorrow, but the recepie does not specify whether to half the sweet potatoes before baking them or cook them hole. Please help!
Cook them whole, then cut them in half.
Hi,
What’s a good side dish to go with this?
Hi Mikie, I love serving it with some grilled asparagus or broccoli. I feel like any green would be good with it
This looks incredible!! Definitely going to try this soon!
I love a stuffed potato, but this one is bright with all the vibrant, healthy fall/winter flavors I love. This would be a lovely contribution to this month’s Shine Supper Club–I hope you’ll join us!
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I found this recipe on Pinterest and they were delicious. We love roasted sweet potatoes, but the topping gave them that little something extra special. We always have kale, quinoa and almonds in the house as well so these are absolutely going in our dinner rotation. ~Thanks!!
I’m so happy to hear that Lisa! Thanks for sharing
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I made this & it was a SUCH a hit! my dad loved it, my friends salivated over the pictures
So glad!
o.m.g. this look AMAZING! must try on Meatless Monday!
Let me know how you like it
Are these sweet potatoes or yams?
The recipe states sweet potatoes, which are yellow in colour, but the photo seems to show yams, which are orange inside.
This was wonderful! Thanks.
So glad to hear that Kathy!
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I tried these tonight… absolutely amazing! Shot to the top of my favorite recipes list!
I’m so happy to hear that Jody!
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Prettiest potatoes ever! Can’t wait to make these!
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