83% less sat fat • 54% less cholesterol than the original recipe. Small changes can make a big difference! Here, trimming the fat off the beef saves you over 200 calories per serving! But we kept the sweet potatoes, which provide a hearty dose of fiber and vitamin A.
Skinny Beef and Sweet Potato Stew
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 4 hr 0 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed of fat to make 1 1/4 pounds lean beef stew meat
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced 1/2 inch thick (3 cups)
- 1 medium onion, cut into wedges (1/2 cup)
- 1 3/4 cups beef broth
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (14.5 oz) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/2 cup dried apricots or pitted dried plums (prunes), quartered
- 2 tablespoons chopped unsalted peanuts
- Sliced green onion (optional)
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Cut meat into 1-inch pieces. In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine meat, sweet potatoes, and onion. Stir broth, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, and garlic into mixture in cooker.
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Step2Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
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Step3Stir in undrained tomatoes and dried apricots. Sprinkle individual servings with peanuts and, if desired, green onion.
Nutrition
350
Calories
9g
Total Fat
36g
Protein
33g
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 cups
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 650mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 33g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 36g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 210%
- 210%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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