Jamaican Yellow Yam Stew

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup coconut milk

1 small onion (chopped)

3 cloves garlic (chopped)

1/2 medium red capsicum (diced)

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon ground paprika

450g yellow yam (cut into bite-sized chunks)

2 cups vegetable broth

2 bay leaves

Handful of spinach leaves

2 green onions (chopped)

Directions

Heat your coconut milk in a large saucepan on medium heat. Add onion, garlic, red bell pepper, dried thyme, and paprika.

Bring the coconut milk to a simmer, then add chopped yellow yam, vegetable broth, and bay leaf.

Bring to a boil, then cover the saucepan and reduce the stove to low heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and the yellow yam is tender.

Stir in spinach leaves and cook for another 5 minutes, then serve while hot.

Nutrition

• Calories: 272 kcal
• Total Fat: 12 g
• Saturated Fat: 11 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 1.3 g
• Sodium: 491 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 40 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 4 g
• Protein: 4 g