
๐ง 460mg sodium โ comfortably under our 500mg cap
West African Peanut & Sweet Potato Stew
A rich, gingery peanut stew with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and collards โ a one-pot legend.
๐ช Where's the protein? Right here โ 23g
- Peanut butter (12g)
- Chickpeas (8g)
- Collards (3g)
๐ Sugar-Free Option
No added sweeteners in this recipe โ it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.
Ingredients (all organic)
- โSweet potatoes, 2 cups cubed
- โNatural peanut butter, 3 tbsp
- โChickpeas, 3/4 cup
- โCrushed tomatoes, 1 cup
- โCollard greens, 2 cups
- โGinger + garlic, 2 tbsp
- โCayenne
- โLow-sodium broth, 2.5 cups
- โBrown rice, optional
Dotted โ ingredients have photos and store locations in the field guide.
How to Prep
- 1Sautรฉ ginger and garlic; add sweet potatoes, tomatoes, broth.
- 2Whisk in peanut butter; simmer 20 minutes.
- 3Add chickpeas and collards; cook 10 more until tender.
- 4Serve as-is or over rice.
๐ช Starting from raw? The basics (1)
Chickpeas: canned or from dry
Canned works everywhere โ one 15-oz can, drained and rinsed, is about 1ยฝ cups. From dry: soak overnight, then simmer 60โ90 minutes until creamy inside (1 cup dry makes about 3 cups).
๐ Buy the ingredients โ Chicagoland
Every ingredient above is stocked organic at these local spots:
- Whole Foods Market โ Lakeview
- Fresh Thyme Market โ Bucktown
- Pete's Fresh Market โ Bridgeport
- Mariano's โ Throughout Chicagoland
- Dill Pickle Food Co-op โ Logan Square
- Sugar Beet Food Co-op โ Oak Park
More metro areas coming as Rootful grows. Or get it delivered โ coming soon โ
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