West African Peanut Stew Recipe

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and often more affordable.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with herbs

Homemade stock is lower in sodium and more flavorful.

sweet potatoes

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Regular potatoes are often less expensive.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Collard greens are economical and nutritious.

Add the oil to a large soup pot and heat it to medium high.

Sauté the onions, garlic, ginger, and jalapeño for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the sweet potatoes, tomatoes, broth, coriander, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper.

Bring the stew to a boil and then lower the heat to simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender.

Remove the pot from the heat and add the peanut butter, spinach, and lemon juice. Stir to combine.

Garnish with cilantro and peanuts.

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