west-african

Bambara Bean Stew with Sweet Potato

This simmered dish pairs bambara beans, cooked with sweet potato, peeled and cubed, onion, chopped and tomato paste. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch

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Estimated macros per portion

26 g Protein

113 g Carbohydrates

13 g Fat

28 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

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220g bambara beans, cooked (drained) 264 kcal
250g sweet potato, peeled and cubed 215 kcal
70g onion, chopped 28 kcal
25g tomato paste 21 kcal
100g spinach, chopped 23 kcal
10g vegetable oil 88 kcal
2g smoked paprika 6 kcal
2g salt 0 kcal

Cooking instructions

onionvegetable oil
Preheat an air fryer to 400 F/200 C and brush or spray the food with the listed oil. Add onion and cook 2 minutes.
tomato pastesmoked paprika
Stir in tomato paste and smoked paprika; cook 1 minute.
bambara beanssweet potato
Add sweet potato cubes, cooked bambara beans, and 300 ml water. Simmer 12-15 minutes until sweet potato is tender and the stew thickens.
spinachsalt
Stir in spinach and simmer 2 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
Serve hot as a thick stew.

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