Casual gathering at your place? Invite guests to grab a bowl of hearty stew chock full of veggies and lentils.
Slow-Cooker Curried Sweet Potato and Lentil Stew
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 5 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
- 3 cups pieces (1 inch) peeled dark-orange sweet potatoes
- 1 small onion, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 1/2 cups ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
- 3/4 cup dried lentils, sorted, rinsed
- 2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 can (14 oz) vegetable broth or 1 3/4 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen cut green beans, thawed
- 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix sweet potatoes, onion, carrots and lentils.
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Step2In 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add curry powder, cumin, salt, pepper, gingerroot and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth. Pour mixture into slow cooker; stir.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
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Step4Increase heat setting to High. Stir in green beans. Cover; cook about 15 minutes longer or until green beans are crisp-tender. Serve topped with yogurt.
Nutrition
190
Calories
2g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 540mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 630mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 31%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 320%
- 320%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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