Afghani-Inspired Delight

Yields: 6 servings | 2.5 points per pizza

My rating:

Yummmmmmm I am so glad I came across this recipe! This is an extremely fun, filling, and flavorful dish! Enjoy!!

Ingredients:

1 (10-oz) bag of fresh spinach
1 (15-oz) can of chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
1 (15-oz) can of diced tomatoes (do not drain!)
1.5 lbs of sweet potatoes (2 medium), peeled and diced into 1-inch cubes
2 scallions (green onions), thinly sliced
1/4 tsp. cinnamon or to taste (Don't overdo it!)
1 Tb curry powder
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cumin
Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

Optional

1 cup uncooked rice (basmati works well with this!) -- Adds extra points!!

Directions:

Steam the sweet potato until just tender, about 10 minutes or so.

Meanwhile, in a wok or large skillet, combine the tomatoes (not drained) chickpeas (drained), scallions, and half can of water. Bring to a boil; add spinach, turn down heat, cover, and simmer until spinach shrinks just a bit. (Just a couple minutes, you don't want to destroy it.)

Add the sweet potatoes and spices to the wok and stir to combine the flavors. Simmer covered for a few minutes. Then, let sit covered a few minutes after cooking to let flavors mix.

Top each serving with several shakes of salt and pepper, to taste.

Optional: Serve over rice (for extra points)

Yields: 6 (1.5 cup) servings (2.5 points per serving)

Nutritional Info: (per serving): 155.4 calories, 1.2 g. fat, 11 g. fiber (2.5 points) *

* If you divide the recipe into 4 (large) serving instead, the NI would be: 233 calories, 1.8 g. fat, 16.5 g. fiber (4 points -- even with the WW "fiber cap" that is not bad!! Without the fiber cap, this would be 1.5 points for that huge serving!!)

Source: vegweb.com