Monday, November 2, 2009

Sweet Potato Sausage Stew

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  1. The Nov 1st edition of the Gluten Free Lifestyle Blog Carnival is up at Sustaining Health Holistically. Check it out for some great recipes, product reviews, and more!
  2. A fantastic recipe roundup of pumpkin treats for "Go Ahead Honey, It's Gluten Free" is up at Life Gluten Free.
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One week of the rotation diet down! It's not so bad, I've decided. The thing that has bothered me the most is the difficulty with being spontaneous. With practice, I think this will get easier. A big plus is that we are both eating healthier (even though Brian is not doing this with me) - a lot more veggies and vegetarian meals in general, though I'm posting a meal-filled recipe today...

Soups and stews are among the most wonderful aspects of the cool weather season. I love to toss some things together and have them meld into a tasty, warm, comforting meal. We had this for a couple of dinners recently.

Ingredients:
  • 1 T oil
  • 1/2 pound sausage, chopped
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 (1 pound) sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 large red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 small hot green chile pepper, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 (16 ounce) can chic peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 apple - peeled and diced
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 t salt
  • 1/2 t pepper
Directions:
  1. Heat oil in bottom of soup pot or dutch oven. Add sausage and allow to brown for about 7 min, breaking it up occasionally.
  2. Add onions and garlic and cook for about 3 minutes.
  3. Add sweet potatoes and red pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.
  4. Add tomatoes, chili pepper, and water. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Stir in chic peas, apple, cilantro, salt, and pepper and allow to simmer for 5 more minutes.
Enjoy!

This post is linked to What Can I Eat That's Gluten Free (Soup Theme)?

3 comments:

  1. Sweet potatoes and sausage is a great combination. Your soup sounds yummy. Thanks for linking up!

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  2. I love all the flavor combinations in the ingredients. This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. We've started eating sweet potato fries, but haven't done much else with them. This dish looks very yummy and I'm thinking it might be a good place to start branching out further into its use.

    Thanks for sharing!

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