🍠 Black Bean Stew with Purple Sweet Potatoes · by Dr. Michael Greger & Robin Robertson, NutritionFacts.org
🔧 Salt-, oil-, and sugar-free teaching suggestions (adaptation not tested) · 🌐 External recipe · 🎥 Video includes this recipe (one of three) · 🆓 Free to view, no account needed · 📅 Checked November 5, 2026
👩🍳 Creator and host: Dr. Michael Greger and Robin Robertson (from The How Not to Age Cookbook), on NutritionFacts.org
🍲 Stew · 👥 serves 4 · ⏱️ about 40 minutes of simmering · 🍳 one pot · 📦 great for leftovers
🌿 Our description: Purple sweet potatoes, black beans, red onion, and bell pepper simmered with tomatoes, then finished with fresh mango and cilantro for a sweet-and-savory bowl. 🥭
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No oil or sugar. One ingredient carries salt:
| Ingredient | Kitchen Monk swap | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White miso paste (2 tsp) | Leave out; add a squeeze of lime and extra cilantro (untested) | 🔧 Swap |
| Broth | Use water, which the recipe already offers | As written |
| Black beans and diced tomatoes | Salt-free, as the recipe says | As written |
🧪 We have not tested these swaps. 📊 We have not calculated nutrition for this recipe.
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