Spicy Sweet Potato and Kale Stew

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The balance between the sweet potatoes and the heat of the chili garlic sauce in this delicious Spicy Sweet Potato and Kale Stew is addictive! You’ll love this wholesome, vegetarian-friendly dish.

This stew is made with simple ingredients like vegetable broth, onion, canned fire-roasted tomatoes, and kale. It gets its unique spicy-sweet flavor from the sweet potatoes, coconut milk, SunButter, and chili garlic sauce. The end result is a dish you’ll feel good about eating!

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3.50 from 2 votes

Spicy Sweet Potato and Kale Stew

By Gluten Free & More
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients 

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small white or yellow onion, , diced
  • Kosher or fine sea salt
  • Black pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
  • 3 medium sweet potatoes, , peeled and diced
  • 1 (15 ounce) can fire diced fire roasted tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cups gluten free vegetable broth
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1/3 cup Creamy SunButter
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 8 ounces chopped kale
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Furikake or sesame seeds to garnish, , optional
  • Roasted pumpkin seeds to garnish, , optional

Instructions 

  • Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of the chili garlic sauce and cook, stirring for 30 seconds. Add the sweet potatoes and another pinch of salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally until starting to brown, about 10 minutes. Pour in the can of tomatoes and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the vegetable broth, coconut milk, SunButter, and honey.
  • Bring to a boil, cover the pot, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the kale and lime juice and simmer for another 10 minutes or until the kale and sweet potatoes are tender. Taste and add more salt, pepper, and/or chili garlic sauce as needed.
  • Garnish with furikake and pumpkin seeds if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 399kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 9gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 14gSodium: 474mgPotassium: 762mgFiber: 5gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 20104IUVitamin C: 55mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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