Curried Quinoa with Red Lentils and Kale

Curried Quinoa with Red Lentils and Kale

Recipe by Heather from allrecipes.com

Dinner 50 Mins.

Ingredients

3

3 servings

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • ⅓ cup red lentils
  • ¼ cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
  • 1 cup rainbow quinoa
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 cups chopped kale
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, or more to taste (Optional)

Instructions

  • Bring water and broth to a boil in a stockpot; add lentils, onion, jalapeno pepper, and garlic. Cover stockpot, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Mix quinoa, cumin, curry powder, salt, chili powder, cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, cardamom, and cloves into broth mixture; return to a boil. Cover stockpot, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 10 minutes more.
  • Stir kale, peas, and butter into quinoa mixture and return to a boil. Cover stockpot, reduce heat to medium, and cook until kale and peas are tender, about 10 minutes more.

Nutritional Facts

Per 3 servings

  • Calories: 404
  • Carbohydrate: 66g
  • Fat: 9g
  • Fiber: 15g
  • Protein: 18g
  • Sugar: 4g

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