This a Marla-fied recipe that I got from a friend. Mine allows for more variety.

The required ingredients are the following...

32 oz of broth (beef, chicken, vegatable, or water) - I use organic, you don't have to.

1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) - I use organic, you don't have to.

1/2 white onion

1 can light coconut milk

1 - 2 lbs ground protein (bison, beef, turkey, chicken, venison, etc.)

You can add veggies, spices... whatever you want. Cook in a crockpot or a stockpot on the stove! It freezes really well too.


I have a batch in the crockpot right now... so that I will be set for the week. The following is what I have cooking right now.

1 lb. - Ground Bison

1 lb. - Ground Beef

1 can Organic Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)

1 can Organic Black Beans

1 can Light Coconut Milk

32 oz. Organic Free Range Chicken Broth

2 small sweet potatoes - chopped, large chunks

1/2 white onion - chopped, large chunks

small handful fresh rosemary

dash salt

fresh ground black pepper - to taste

LOTS OF CURRY POWDER!!!!!!

Well I just love anything that can get put together in one pot.
ANd chickpeas and sweet potatoes w/ curry HAS to be yummy!
Wow... I need to be more creative.
Looks great Marla... bet it TASTEs even better!

Thanks, Mick. It is super easy to make. Doesn't cost much, and tastes wicked yummy. I will post a picture when it is done!

I love cooking in the crock pot. You can throw together all kinds of yummy stuff and you don't have to have a recipe.
I really enjoy the Crock Pot Brunswick Stew recipe that is in the library recipes. It goes a long, long, long way. I freeze at least half of it when I make it.
This one looks really good, Marla. I will have to try it. Lucille is really touchy lately about dense proteins. I think she will like the ground meats and the beans. We haven't tried sweet potatoes, but I'm guessing she will like that, too.

And, you had better take a picture of it to send to me or I will send my minions after you! Another pot of yum is a great idea. Maybe we should have a recipe thread where everyone submits their own POT OF YUM! We now have two, yours and Kim's.

C'mon and find me! My flying monkeys are way cooler then your minions

And yes, I will include it with the other pictures to send you.

Kim's Pot of Yum is different from Marla's Pot of Yum...and I'm sure that there are a dozen other pots full of yum out there! We should have a Pot of Yum contest!

I have one too, but didn't do the recipe nutritional info, so hesitate to post it. I know it's carb and fat safe, just don't have the totals yet. This sounds really good Marla. Rich, but good. And really exotic.

Sandi, post it. I will be happy to run the nutritionals for you!

Kim, that is a great idea. Maybe we should do something like that in the Community Kitchen!

Here's mine:

2 pounds of extra lean ground beef (browned in big meatball sized chunks and throughly drained)
2 carrots peeled and chopped into long bites
1 pound of Italian green beans (or a can if you like canned green beans, but they gotta be the big fat Italian ones, please!)
1 big yam peeled and cut into 2" cubes
1 large can of Diced stewed tomatoes partially drained
2 smashed peeled cloves of garlic (if you don't like it, leave it out)

Mix together in a dutch oven and bake at 350 degrees covered for an hour or until the yams are nice and tender. This makes enough for you and your honey for a week of dinners, or a week of lunches.

Thanks for crunching the numbers for me, Celadon!

Sandi - that sounds yummy.

CAK - I forgot you called yours pot of yum too. I didn't mean to steal your title.


I have to make these other pots of yum recipes!

Miss Marla...no worries...there are multiple Pot's of Yum out there! It's a good thing! And they are all very different...Sandi, your Pot of Yum looks to be hearty!

Sandi, here are the numbers, based on two servings for a week (14 total):


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Sandi's Pot O' Yum

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2 pounds extra lean ground beef -- browned in big meatball sized chunks and throughly drained
2 carrots -- peeled and chopped into long bites
1 pound green beans -- but they gotta be the big fat Italian ones, please!)
1 large yam -- peeled and cut into 2" cubes
28 ounces stewed tomatoes -- canned, diced and partially drained
2 cloves garlic -- if you don't like it, leave it out

Mix together in a dutch oven and bake at 350 degrees covered for an hour or until the yams are nice and tender. This makes enough for you and your honey for a week of dinners, or a week of lunches.

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Per Serving: 194 Calories; 11g Fat (51.7% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 45mg Cholesterol; 64mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat.

Looks really good! I think I will have to try this one in the next week.

For good measure, here are the numbers for yours too Marla. Since the volume is about the same as Sandi's recipe, I also based it on 14 total servings. I used the recipe as you made it today.


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1 lb. extra lean ground bison
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
15 ounces garbanzo beans, canned -- organic
15 ounces black beans, canned -- organic
12 ounces coconut milk -- light
32 oz. low sodium chicken broth
2 small sweet potatoes -- chopped in large chunks
1/2 medium onion -- cut in large chunks
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
1 dash salt
fresh ground black pepper - to taste
LOTS OF CURRY POWDER!!!!!!

You can add veggies, spices... whatever you want. Cook in a crockpot or a stockpot on the stove! It freezes really well too.

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Per Serving: 276 Calories; 15g Fat (48.0% calories from fat); 19g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 45mg Cholesterol; 385mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat.

Thanks Celadon!

On mine, the green beans and stewed tomatoes got changed a little. Only use a 14 oz. can of tomatoes and leave most of the juice in. And for the green beans, you can also use a can of the Italian green beans too, you don't have to use fresh if they aren't in season. If you use canned, use the regular 12 oz. size.

Thanks for doing this for me Celadon. You are awesome (and speedy!)

Sorry about the changes Sandi. Sometimes it loses something in the translation. I tend to 'assume' amounts if the exact amount isn't mentioned. With the changes to the correct amounts, you can change the totals to 186 total calories and 9 grams of carbs.