Chicken, Quinoa & Sweet Potato Casserole

SO YUMMY! This is fall comfort in a meal. I also let the quinoa simmer about 10 mins before combining everything. Other changes - used chicken breast instead of thigh, and added one can of black beans into the mix (so good). It filled a 9x13 dish to the brim. We also skipped the cheese entirely but enjoyed a dollop of sour cream on top!

I LOVED this dish. But let me start by saying I don't even like quinoa! Nope -- not a fan. But in an attempt to eat healthier and do better about meal planning, I decided to give this recipe a shot. It was very easy to make. Not spicey at all (i only eye balled most of the ingredients). But it was really good, flavorful, filling, and easy to make. I did follow some of the other comments and cooked it longer because the quinoa definitely did not cook in the alotted time. But 10-15 extra minutes with a watchful eye on turned out perfect. I should also comment that my boyfriend is a "meat and potatoes" kinda guy -- not one for trying hippy, healthy foods, and even he enjoyed this dish.

After reading the comments, I diced my sweet potatoes and cooked them in the microwave for 6 minutes instead of 4. I also simmered the quinoa for 10 minutes. There was so much food, I put it in a 9×13 inch pan. It was prep intensive, but so good and it made a massive amount of food!

Unless you're chopping like a Top Chef in a mise en place challenge, this recipe takes at least 65 minutes. After reading other reviews about half cooked quinoa, I cooked the quinoa with the spices and chicken broth separately which may have been to detriment. It was ok and just felt like I was eating sweet potatoes, chicken, and quinoa with cheese. This recipes makes A LOT!

The flavors in this dish are complex and fantastic! This high fiber dish will be in my regular rotation. My kids and husband love it! I made it exactly as the recipe stated and the sweet potatoes were nicely cooked (make sure your cubes are about 1/2 inch) and the quinoa had that little pop in your mouth. I had never really cooked much with poblano peppers and I am not a fan of really spiced foods. This is not spicey, just bursting with flavor! Love it!

The flavors in this dish are complex and fantastic! This high fiber dish will be in my regular rotation. My kids and husband love it! I made it exactly as the recipe stated and the sweet potatoes were nicely cooked (make sure your cubes are about 1/2 inch) and the quinoa had that little pop in your mouth. I had never really cooked much with poblano peppers and I am not a fan of really spiced foods. This is not spicey, just bursting with flavor! Love it!

This is a very tasty and healthy recipe. I've cooked it twice (once at my house and one at my daughters' house) and both times I had to cook it an additional 30 minutes. Once it's cooked, it's delicious, just give it more time!

First off, I agree with another reviewer that the quinoa isn’t cooked enough. I’d probably cook it for about ten minutes in the chicken broth (with a little extra broth) before adding it into the onions and peppers. The casserole didn’t have a lot of liquid left over at all so I wouldn’t be afraid that everything would turn out too soggy with the extra liquid. Prep was also a bit more intensive than I liked, partly because I had to debone my own chicken thighs but also, just chopping everything takes a while. The dish has really good flavor though and there’s plenty for leftovers to take to work. Chicken was nice and moist, easy to cut. And I was definitely a bit generous with the cheese at the end.

This is delicious and we loved it, but the recipe didn’t work for us at all and not sure what I did wrong. The quinoa didn’t cook (like at all) so after waiting for 20 minutes, we had to throw it all back in a pot to try and boil it enough to cook the quinoa (not an easy task once the chicken and sweet potatoes are added to the mix). This recipe would be great if you used cooked quinoa or fully cooked it in the liquid Prior to mixing everything together and baking. Wish the recipe was clearer.

Really liked. 2nd time around. Added more chicken & used very little cinnamon.

I cooked sweet potatoes in the microwave like recipe said and left them covered until added to pan. Did not have a problem with under cooked. I did not have pableno peppers, so I used a cut up yellow pepper and added a couple of our canned jalepneos. Was good and filling

I did not make any changes to the recipe, followed it to the T. Didn't take long to prepare. Very nutritious and filling. The flavor was great. My husband and I really enjoyed it...complete meal in one pan. Enough for me to have several lunches through the week.

Sweet potatoes were not close to being finished.

Sweet potatoes were not close to being finished.

Delicious and nutritious. Had to leave the casserole in oven an extra 10 minutes before broiling to make sure sweet potatoes were done. Might not have if had wrapped foil a little tighter?