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Black-Eyed Pea and Sweet Potato Tomato Stew

A gently spiced cumin-and-thyme tomato stew with creamy black-eyed peas, tender sweet potato and silky kale, finished with a bright splash of vinegar.

Black-Eyed Pea and Sweet Potato Tomato Stew

Ingredients

  • 3 cups510 gBlack-eyed peas, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 1¾ lb800 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 3 medium400 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperdiced
  • 2 stalks80 gCelerydiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 5¾ cups chopped120 gKalestems removed, chopped
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • 1⅔ cups360 gVegetable broth
  • 2 tbsp27 gOlive oil
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • 2 tsp2 gDried thyme
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 1 tbsp15 gApple cider vinegar
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 medium30 gGreen onionsthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Prepare all the vegetables first: dice the yellow onion, green bell pepper and celery, mince the garlic, cube the sweet potato, chop the kale and thinly slice the green onions.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the yellow onion, green bell pepper and celery and cook, stirring, until soft, about 7 minutes.
  3. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, paprika, cumin, dried thyme and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute until fragrant and the paste darkens slightly.
  4. Add the canned diced tomatoes with their juice, the vegetable broth and the sweet potato. Bring to a boil, then cover, lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Stir in the black-eyed peas and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, until the sweet potato is tender and the stew has thickened.
  6. Stir in the kale and cook for 5 minutes until wilted and tender.
  7. Off the heat, stir in the cider vinegar, salt and black pepper.
  8. Ladle into bowls and scatter the sliced green onions over the top.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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