
Sweet potato chilli
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
This recipe for sweet potato and quinoa chilli makes a great veggie alternative to the traditional chilli. It's under 500 calories and is packed with flavour, so you won't even miss the meat - perfect for a midweek meal
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- 1 large onionfinely chopped
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp mild chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- about 750g sweet potatoespeeled and cubed
- 100g quinoasoaked in cold water for 10 minutes, and drained
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 600ml vegetable stock
- 400g tin black beansrinsed and drained
- a small bunch corianderto serve
- to serve (optional) soured cream or yogurt
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal388
- fat5.8g
- saturates0.7g
- carbs65.3g
- fibre12.8g
- protein12.1g
- salt1.1g
Method
step 1
Cook the onion and garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil until soft. Add the chilli powder and cumin, cook for a minute then add the sweet potato, quinoa, tomatoes and stock. Simmer for 10 minutes then add the beans and simmer for another 20-30 minutes until the sweet potato and quinoa are tender and the sauce has thickened. Scatter over the coriander and serve in bowls with a dollop of soured cream or yogurt if you like.