Butternut Squash Success!

With the boyfriend's help, here is how the butternut squash recipe turned out!

Very good and tasty filling lunch. The beefy one is way more measurement-conscious than I, so we pretty much followed most of the recipe (aside from me not having any butter, tossing in real cumin seeds, a whole butternut squash and way more carrots and tomatoes than the recipe dictated). I should've had a bigger pot! I ended up making more stew than quinoa.

Here it is!

Quinoa with Moroccan Winter Squash and Carrot Stew (2 parts)

Stew:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp paprika (I couldn't find that Hungarian sweet paprika they spoke of!)
1 tsp salt
0.5 tsp black pepper
0.5 tsp coriander
0.5 tsp cumin
pinch of cumin seeds
0.5 tsp turmeric
0.5 tsp ground ginger
pinch of saffron (holy this is expensive!)
1 cup water
2 cans of diced tomatoes
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 whole butternut squash, cut into 1-inch cubes
0.25 cup cilantro
1 tsp fresh mint, chopped

Quinoa:
1 cup quinoa (Ancient Harvest)
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 cup chopped onion
1 cup carrots, cubed
2 garlic cloves, minced
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp turmeric
2 cups vegetable broth
0.25 cup cilantro
1 tsp fresh mint, chopped

Preparation For Stew (30 min - can do in tandem with quinoa):
1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; sauté until soft, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
2. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Mix in paprika and next 8 ingredients.
3. Add 1 cup water, tomatoes, and lemon juice. Bring to boil.
4. Add squash and carrots. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
5. Stir in cilantro and mint.

Preparation for Quinoa (30 min - can do in tandem with stew):
1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and carrot. Cover; cook until vegetables begin to brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
2. Add garlic, salt, and turmeric; sauté 1 minute.
3. Add quinoa; stir 1 minute. Add 2 cups water. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes.
4. Stir in cilantro and mint.