African Sweet Potato Stew

By MaryEllen

A traditional recipe made easy in a crock-pot (or on the stove-top)

Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 190.8
Total Fat: 4.6 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 101.7 mg
Total Carbs: 33.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
Protein: 5.2 g

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 jalapenos (or to taste), seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced or powdered ginger
• 2-3 cloves minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 3 cups water or vegetable broth
• 2.5 pounds sweet potatoes (~6 medium sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into 1-2 inch chunks
• 2 14.5 ounce cans drained chopped tomatoes
• 2 14.5 ounce cans drained chickpeas
• 1 pound green beans, fresh or frozen, cut in 2 inch pieces
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (or more to taste
• 1 bunch cilantro

Preparation

Step 1

Place chopped onion, chopped jalapenos and all seasonings with 3 cups of water or vegetable broth in crock pot over medium heat [experiment with different seasonings, consider substituting curry]. Then chop Sweet potatoes.

Add sweet potatoes, drained tomatoes, drained chickpeas, and peanut butter and mix well. Cook over medium heat until done, ~4-6 hours on medium to low heat. May be left in crock pot for hours. (On stove top, bring to a boil, then simmer until done). Add additional water as needed.

15 minutes prior to serving, add green beans (thawed or fresh) and half a cup chopped cilantro and mix.

Serve with cilantro as garnish.
Makes 8 , very filling, 1.5 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AZIEBART.