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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Your new favourite batch cooking recipe 🌱

30 Recipes To Simplify Eating Well

Looking to simplify midweek dinners or stock up the freezer? We've rounded up all the batch-cooking tips and hacks, plus 30 community favourite recipes to make prepping ahead as delicious as it is easy.

30 Batch Cookers

One-Pan Sweet Potato & Black Bean Stew

Packed with 20g of protein, and loaded with hearty black beans, tender sweet potatoes, and aromatic spices, this stew is as delicious as it is comforting.

SERVES: 4

TIME: 45 minutes

FOR THE STEW

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 red onion, finely chopped

2 teaspoons cumin seeds

Pinch of dried red chilli flakes

4 cloves garlic, grated

Small chunk of ginger (about 5g) peeled & grated

2 tablespoons tomato purée

1 x 400g tin cherry tomatoes

400ml vegetable stock

2 x 400g tins black beans, drained

1–2 sweet potatoes (about 300–350g) peeled & cut into 1cm cubes

1 lime, juiced

1 tablespoon brown rice miso paste

4 tablespoons coconut yoghurt

Pinch of sea salt & black pepper

TO SERVE (OPTIONAL)

4 servings of cooked rice

1 avocado, finely sliced

Handful of coriander leaves

Dollop of coconut yoghurt

METHOD

1. Place a large frying pan over medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Once warm, add the onion and fry for 8–10 minutes until soft.

2. Tip in the cumin seeds, chilli flakes, garlic, ginger and tomato purée and fry for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.

3. Pour in the tinned cherry tomatoes, vegetable stock, black beans and sweet potato; stir and cover with a lid. Simmer for 35–40 minutes until the sweet potato is soft.

4. Add the lime juice, miso and yoghurt; season to taste. Spoon into bowls and serve with rice, avocado, a dollop of coconut yoghurt and a sprinkle of coriander.