Meat Lite: Quinoa Pilaf with Sweet Potatoes, Kale, and Bacon

Name: Meat Lite: Quinoa Pilaf with Sweet Potatoes, Kale, and Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, diced; 227 grams small bunch kale (about , chopped coarsely; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 0 larges onion, cut in half and sliced thin; 237 milliliters quinoa; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 4 scallions, green parts only, sliced thin, for garnish; 283 grams medium sweet potato (about , cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 355 milliliters water

Meat Lite: Quino From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It works well as an affordable side dish. Head to the store and pick up water, kale, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 475°F.

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Oven

In a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid, cook the bacon over medium heat until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered, about 10 minutes. Reserve the bacon bits.

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Bacon Bits

Bacon

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Sauce Pan

Drop the onions into the hot bacon fat and sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften, about 5 minutes.

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Bacon Drippings

Onion

Add the quinoa and toss until coated with the fat and the grains are slightly toasted, about 2 minutes more.

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Grains

Quinoa

Add the water and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, bring to a boil, stir once, cover, reduce to low and let cook undisturbed until the water is absorbed and the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes.

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Quinoa

Water