African Peanut Butter Stew (mafe)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked quinoa
• 1 1/4 cups broth
• 1 1/2 lbs stew beef chunks
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 1/3 cups milk (skim, 1%, 2% whole all work)
• 1/3 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth)
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 sweet potato, 1/2 inch cubes
• 10 ounces frozen spinach

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 coat inside of dutch oven and lid with oil or cooking spray.
• 3 place onion and quinoa in dutch oven, pour in broth and stir lightly to distribute evenly.
• 4 place meat on quinoa layer and top with bell pepper.
• 5 whisk together milk, peanut butter, garlic, cayenne, and salt until smooth then pour over the meat.
• 6 layer in the tomatoes, sweet potato, and spinach.
• 7 cover and bake for about 50 minutes; when the aroma permeates the kitchen, wait a few more minutes and it will be done.