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African Sweet Potato, Kale, and Garbanzo Stew

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger, minced
  • 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, cubed into 1" pieces
  • 1 large carrot, sliced
  • 2 (10 oz) cans of Rotel (Tip: Substitute fire-roasted tomatoes if Rotel is too spicy.)
  • 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
  • 2 cups The Villages Grown kale, chopped into bite-size pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (or powdered peanut butter)
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Directions

  1. Place the water, onion, ginger, and garlic in a large pot. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
  2. Add cumin, cinnamon, and coriander. Cook and stir for 1 additional minute.
  3. Add sweet potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, kale, vegetable broth and peanut butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until sweet potatoes are tender.
  4. Stir in cilantro and let rest for 2 minutes. Top with fresh chopped cilantro.