Vegan Tex-Mex Sweet Potato Stew
with Green Beans, Lime Pepita Rice & Cilantro
This warming, spicy-sweet vegan dinner idea comes together in one loaded pot. After browning sweet potatoes, onion, and garlic, you’ll add cilantro and our slightly sweet, slightly spicy Tex-Mex paste and simmer until tender. Next you’ll stir in roasted green beans, ladle the stew beside fluffy lime-scented rice studded with crisp roasted pumpkin seeds, and finish with a sprinkle of cilantro and bright squeeze of lime.
Ingredients
6 ounce
Green Beans
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Onion
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
2 unit
Sweet Potato
1 teaspoon
Ancho Chili Powder
2 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lime
2 clove
Garlic
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
¼ ounce
Cilantro
½ ounce
Pepitas
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
¼ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
3 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and cut green beans into 2-inch pieces. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Peel and dice sweet potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and dice onion into ½-inch pieces. Roughly chop cilantro. Zest and quarter lime.
• Toss green beans on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 10-12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot (medium pot for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add half the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4), and a pinch of salt; bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While rice cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot (large pot for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add sweet potatoes, onion, and remaining garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is browned and softened, 5-7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spread pepitas across a second baking sheet. Roast on middle rack until browned and fragrant, 5 minutes. (TIP: Watch the pepitas closely; they can burn easily!) Transfer pepitas to a plate.
• To pot with sweet potato mixture, stir in Tex-Mex paste, stock concentrates, tomato paste, half the chili powder, half the cilantro, 1½ cups water, and ¼ tsp sugar. (For 4 servings, use all the chili powder, 3 cups water, and ½ tsp sugar.) • Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sweet potatoes are tender, 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat. • Stir in roasted green beans.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in roasted pepitas, a drizzle of olive oil, and as much lime zest as you like. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. • Divide rice and sweet potato stew between bowls in separate sections; garnish stew with remaining cilantro. Serve with lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the spicy-sweet combination, though some found it too spicy or tomato-forward. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Ease of prep: Sweet potatoes may need longer cooking time than stated. Consider microwaving green beans to save time.
- Suggestions: Try adding a protein like vegan soy crumbles or meatless chorizo for extra heartiness 🍲.
- Portions: Some found it generously portioned, easily splitting into 5 servings; others wanted more rice.
- Texture: Toasted pepitas add a nice crunch, but consider serving them as a topping instead of mixing into rice.
Reviews from our home cooks
Loved this dish-- healthy, easy, and filling. Only change I made was cooking the green beans in the microwave until they were crisp/tender instead of roasting them in the oven-- weather too hot to turn on oven.
I LOVE the flavors in this stew! I put 3 cups of water in it and should have cut down to make it thicker but I still highly recommend if you like a spicey dish
Awesome combination of flavors. My husband does not like sweet potatoes, and he went back for seconds of this recipe. It's terrific!
Protein was not sufficient for this meal, but tasted great with an added protein source. I used vegan soy crumbles
This is delicious I stewed it longer for flavor- just because I had the time
Great flavor. Loved this recipe. The pepitas make a nice crunch addition to the rice/stew.
I was skeptical of the green beans since I don't like them that much but it was actually really good
I would only suggest a bit of yogurt mixed with the lime juice to make a sour creamy drizzle
Delicious! But the rice didn't seem to really go with the stew. The rice was still great on it's own, but the rice and stew flavors seemed to fight each other sometimes.
Good taste, good fragrance & texture. Finally a bag with enough volume for 2 servings, except for not enough rice.
