Curried Sweet Potato and Lentil Stew

I found this recipe in Betty Crocker's easy everyday Vegetarian cookbook and it came highly recommended by my friend and neighbor, Sarah.

Into the crockpot, put:
Two sweet potatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks
1 1/2 cups baby cut carrots
1/4 c onion, chopped
3/4 dried lentils (after rinsing and sorting)
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 can veggie broth

Set on low heat for 6-8 hours

Add one bag frozen green beans.  Turn the heat up to high and cook another 15 minutes or so.

The recipe calls for serving with yogurt on top, but we skipped that part and dug in.  It was suprisingly very good!

If you really want to get fancy, the recipe actually calls for cooking the spices with 2 tsp olive oil on the stove for one minute before putting in the crockpot.  This probably tastes even better; but hey...if I am using a crockpot recipe it is because I want to throw it all in, go to work, and come home to a cooked meal!  :)