African Sweet Potato Stew

Name: African Sweet Potato Stew Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 495 min
Yield: 8
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; ¼ cup natural peanut butter (or more to taste; 1 bunch cilantro

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Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 480

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped2 jalapenos (or to taste), seeded and chopped2 teaspoons minced or powdered ginger2-3 cloves minced garlic2 teaspoons ground cumin1/2 tsp. salt (optional)1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper1/4 teaspoon ground coriander3 cups water or vegetable broth2.5 pounds sweet potatoes (~6 medium sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into 1-2 inch chunks2 14.5 ounce cans drained chopped tomatoes2 14.5 ounce cans drained chickpeas1 pound green beans, fresh or frozen, cut in 2 inch pieces ¼ cup natural peanut butter (or more to taste1 bunch cilantro

Directions

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.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info 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

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Member Reviews

BETTYCAKES
This was fabulous. Just note that in the ingredients list it calls for 1 cup liquid, but in the instructions it calls for 3. I used 3 which was correct. I also would cook this on high as my crock pot doesn't have med. and low took too long. Also, don't drain the tomatoes. Otherwise, A+! - 10/7/07
SAEMILYN
So glad I tried this! Very tasty. Used black beans instead of chickpeas, celery leaves instead of cilantro (store was out!) and made it on the stove top. Can't believe a vegan dinner got a thumbs up from my fiance! This will totally end up in the recipe roulette! - 6/15/09
MAERETH
This was really really good and I think it can be really flexible - you could probably throw anything you wanted in here and it would still taste great.
The portion size is 1.5 cups, but I couldn't even finish that! It's extremely filling!! - 9/15/09
MISVIK
This recipe is excellent! Just note that the nutritional information does NOT include the chick peas. - 10/2/09
JEFFRISA
I've made this a number of times for company and for myself. I freeze leftovers into individual servings over brown rice and take for lunch. I've also substituted organic peas for the beans added at the end. Delicious!! - 7/6/09
15THC_ODETTE
We make something very similar, as both are variations of African Ground Nut Stew. We use black beans and rice in ours. We make it in big batches and freeze individual portions. - 1/5/09
BECKYJCRAWFORD
I am by no means a vegetarian, but this was extremely satisfying! - 3/3/09
EJOY-EVELYN
Absolutely delicious and most satisfying! I served with sriracha and crushed red pepper condiments so most of us could add a little more heat. Add about 95 calories (1 fat, 17 carbs, 1g sugar, 5.5 prot) for the missing chickpeas (per serving). - 3/1/12
RIMAJO
First I want to thank MisVik for pointing out the Nutrition Data glitch. I rewrote the recipe for myself,to include the missing garbanzo calories & other nutrition info.
This was a great dish, I will make it again, but I will also double the spices since I like alot of flavor in my dishes. Yum! - 10/5/10
BNMACK
my family didn't like and neither did i definitely something different to try. - 4/10/10
UUCEEJAY
I think next time I will leave out the peanut butter and add more beans. Made a lot- will be my lunch for the week. - 3/27/10
HEALTHYFOODIE1
Delicious. I also added more peanut butter, but only to our individuals bowls..about 1 teaspoon more each. YUM! Also, I think I added too much liquid because it was kind of runny, so I took out my stick blender and blending about half of it, double YUM. I also added peas which was very good. Thanks! - 11/13/09
SARAHABROAD
This was the yummiest meal! And it was so easy. We are going to do it again and it is on top of the list of things we could serve when vegetarian friends come round for dinner now! Thanks so much for sharing this. - 1/7/09
MICHKRISTY
This was really delicious! Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to making it again and adding a little bit of chicken and some hotter spices...seems like a great recipe for experimenting! - 1/7/09
ELOSMITH
I liked this better the second day. I didn't have enough chick peas, so I added a can of limas. My husband made a fuss when he saw all the beans and no meat, but he went back for thirds. My daughter loved it. - 1/31/08
MTGBBS
This is great. Whole family liked it. Made on stove-top this time, but will try crock pot next time. - 11/5/07
JACQV21
I would say a serving is 2 cups not 1.5. There is too much liquid & green beans. I cooked to the original recipe. I'll make it again but with less broth, some curry, and maybe a little soy milk. - 10/20/10
BRANDY914
Good simple affordable recipe. I served it with jasmine rice. Thank you for sharing. - 8/3/10
KWALLACE12
I made a few minor alterations to this recipe (green pepper vs green beans, etc) but still absolutely loved it! Delicious :) - 6/27/10
HOWDOIHEARTTHEE
I thought this was great...however my husband wanted meat! - 4/8/10
BASMATI21
Delicious! - 3/5/10
LEAHHAVA
Loved it! The use of fresh cilantro and ginger really gave it a kick. - 3/2/10
CRANKYCRONE1
Definitely will make this again. It was delicious! - 3/1/10
SAPPHIRE99
I added lamb marinated in mint sauce and it was amazing! The mint really complimented the spices and because it was cooked for so long the lamb was tender (even though it was a cheap cut!). - 2/28/10
SKILILY34
Very good! I really like the way the sweet potatoes turn into a mash and the flavour with the peanut butter. - 2/6/10