Senegalese Peanut Stew with Spinach and Sweet Potatoes

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 spray(s) cooking spray 2 medium onion(s), roughly chopped 1 medium green pepper(s), cored and roughly chopped 1/2 pound(s) sweet potato(es), peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes 2 medium carrot(s), peeled and thinly sliced 2 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), minced 2 Tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp table salt1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 4 cup(s) vegetable broth, reduced-sodium 6 Tbsp peanut butter, natural, creamy-variety 8 cup(s) spinach, leaves, stemmed, packed, chopped
Directions
Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and set over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes.

Stir in the sweet potato, carrots and garlic; cook for 1 minute, stirring often. Add the ginger, cloves, salt and cayenne; cook for 30 seconds.

Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth.

Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer slowly, stirring once in a while, until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

Add the spinach; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Yields about 1 2/3 cups per serving.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSPAULAK01.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 186.0
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 507.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 6.2 g

Member Reviews
  • CD12805657
    I love this recipe! I make this for company, as long as they're daring. It's great for people avoiding gluten and meat. My kids don't love it (yet), but I'll keep trying. - 9/2/12