Dinner for 6

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentils

Name: Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Lentils
Total time: 285 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 large sweet potatoes; 3 cups vegetable broth; 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tsp each ground coriander; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups uncooked red lentils; 1 can coconut milk; 1 cup water

$5.62for 4285 minServes 6

Red lentils and sweet potatoes simmer slowly with coconut milk, broth, onion, garlic, and coriander until tender.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Sweet potatoes$1.29/lb typical	1.9 lb	$2.42Typical price
	Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	25 oz	$1.74Typical price
	Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical	11 oz	$1.16Typical price
	Coconut milk$0.14/oz typical	15 oz	$2.10Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.43

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

285 minstart to table
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6servings as written
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Typical price

$1.41 per serving$5.62 for 4

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Ingredients

3 large sweet potatoes
3 cups vegetable broth
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
2 tsp each ground coriander
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups uncooked red lentils
1 can coconut milk
1 cup water

Steps

Peel and cube the sweet potatoes, then place them in a slow cooker with the onion, garlic, lentils, coriander, salt, broth, and water.
Stir the mixture until the lentils are evenly covered with liquid.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, stirring once halfway through.
Stir in the coconut milk, cover, and cook for 30 minutes more.
Check that the sweet potatoes and lentils are tender, then stir the stew until creamy.

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