Vegan Lentil Curry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
These Vegan Lentil Curry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes embody cozy. They’re hearty and filling, yet loaded with cool-weather seasonings like turmeric, cumin, and ginger. But perhaps best of all, they’re easy to make and loaded with nutrition.
Ingredients
Cooking Instructions
step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
step 2
Prick Sweet Potatoes (6) multiple times with fork all over. Transfer to baking sheet and bake 40-45 minutes or until flesh is fully cooked and very soft.
step 3
While sweet potatoes cook, add Lentils (3/4 cup) to saucepan with Water (1 1/2 cups), cover with lid and bring to boil, then simmer until cooked through. (Cook according to the length of time on the packaging, some cook in 15-20 minutes, others require more like 35-40 minutes.) Remove from heat once cooked.
step 4
Meanwhile, add Coconut Oil (1 tsp), Sweet Onion (1 cup), and Garlic (2 cloves) to a large saucepan, cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
step 5
Add Red Bell Pepper (1 cup) and continue cooking another 2-3 minutes or until onions and garlic begin to golden.
step 6
Add Tomato (1 cup), Tomato Sauce (3/4 cup), Almond Milk (1/2 cup), and Curry Powder (1 Tbsp), Ground Cumin (2 tsp), Ground Turmeric (1 tsp), Ground Ginger (1/2 tsp), Salt (1/2 tsp), and Ground Black Pepper (1/4 tsp) and simmer on low for 5 minutes.
step 7
Once sweet potatoes are cooked through, cut the skin off the top of each then use a fork to break apart and mash the cooked flesh.
step 8
Top each sweet potato with lentil curry mixture.
step 9
Garnish with Fresh Cilantro (to taste) and serve hot.
