These were amazing, incredible, delicious….and so easy. They have a couple of my absolute favorite things: quinoa and sweet potatoes. I’ve made these before, but never with quinoa added and I loved the extra texture it gave…plus the sweetness of the sweet potato was pretty great!
When I prep food at the beginning of the week it makes everything just go more smoothly and I feel so much more prepared. I guess “fail to plan, plan to fail” is actually true.
When I prep food at the beginning of the week it makes everything just go more smoothly and I feel so much more prepared. I guess “fail to plan, plan to fail” is actually true.
Getting ready to dig my hands into that mess. It's strangely therapeutic!
ingredients1/4 c quinoa (or 1/2 c cooked quinoa) 1/2 c water 1 tsp olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 2-3 cloves of garlic 20 oz of ground turkey 1 carrot 1 pre cooked sweet potato, diced 2-3 stalks of kale, removed from stems and chopped into small pieces 1 tbsp tomato paste (didn’t have any so I just used a couple tbsp of ketchup) 1 tsp cayene pepper 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 egg 1 1/2 tsp Himalayan sea salt 1 tsp black pepper | directions1) Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool. 2)Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 3) Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and carrots; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute; add the kale and cook for 1-2 minutes; remove from heat to cool. 4) In a big bowl, mix everything from step 3 with the Worcestershire, egg, salt, cayenne and black pepper in a large bowl until well combined…with your hands of course. The mixture will be very moist. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray and fill to overflowing (they will shrink down). 5) Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Makes about 12 muffins. I topped mine with Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce from Costco…go easy on this as there is quite a bit of sugar but you don’t need much! Another option would be to make a glaze from brown sugar, Worcestershire and water and put on top prior to baking. |
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