Sweet Potato Crock Pot Stew

Food Addict!'s Note:

Great Fall/Winter Crock Pot Recipe with a 'surprise' ingredient that really puts this over the top for "Yum Factor". My family loves it, and it is a really short ingredient list! I originally got the basic recipe from a magazine and changed a couple of things for more flavor. (Like using chicken broth instead of water, and adding chopped ham -- or chicken works well too -- whichever you have). Great on it's own, or served over rice!

• Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 lbs sweet potatoes (about 5-6 small)
• 1 medium red onion
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 lb cooked ham, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine

Directions:

1. Stir together in crock pot the tomatoes, cumin, & pumpkin pie spice.
2. Peel sweet potatoes and chop into bite size chunks, add to crock pot.
3. Peel and dice red onion, add to crock pot, stir all together.
4. Cover and cook for 4 &1/2 to 5 hours on high.
5. About 1/2 hour before serving, stir in the peanut butter well, and add the chopped ham, cover & continue to cook.
6. When ready to serve, added fresh chopped parsley and stir.

Reviews

[SaraD202]

Very Interesting recipe!! I was trying to use some sweet potatoes and chicken, so...tada! The peanut butter, cumin, pumpkin pie spice...had a little Indian-ish taste, which I loved and my husband liked "okay". It needed a little salt and pepper at the end, followed the recipe to a tee, but used 4 large frozen chicken breasts in leiu of ham. Cooked for 3 hours on high and another 5 on low. Very hearty and fallish!

[Sydney Mike]

Although I made this recipe to take to a neighbor couple, I did keep several small bowls for the 2 of us to enjoy, which we did, for sure! Loved the combo of the sweet potato & peanut butter, along with the diced, cooked chicken breast that I substituted for the ham! Great homey satisfaction, & a keeper of a recipe! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current round of Pick A Chef] Want to know more about PAC? Click onto this link = http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=327498