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Cuban-Style Pork and Sweet Potato Slow Cooker Stew

5
Points® value
Total Time
7 hr 20 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
7 hr 5 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Serve this slightly spicy, slightly sweet stew with a colourful side salad of black beans, oranges and sliced red onions tossed with fat-free vinaigrette dressing.

Ingredients

Sweet potato

1 small, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 1 lb)

Uncooked lean trimmed pork loin

1 pound(s), cut into 1-inch pieces

Canned diced tomatoes

14½ oz

Garlic

1 clove(s), large, minced

Unsweetened orange juice

¼ cup(s)

Uncooked scallions

2 medium, chopped (green parts only)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Cumin seeds

¼ tsp(s)

Black pepper

¼ pinch(es)

Fresh lime juice

1½ tbsp(s)

Cilantro

2 tbsp(s), fresh, chopped

Instructions

  1. Place potato, pork, tomatoes, garlic, orange juice, scallions, salt, cumin and pepper in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker; cover and cook on low setting for 7 hours.
  2. Stir in lime juice and cilantro; cover slow cooker and cook for 5 minutes more. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving (including some cooking liquid.)