• Home
  • Recipes
    • Recipe Index
    • VIDEO SERIES: Learn to Cook on a Budget
    • How-To & Cooking Tutorials
    • Popular Recipes
  • Meal Plans
    • Weekly Meal Plans
    • Freezer Meal Plans
    • The ORIGINAL 20 Meals for $150 Plans
  • Classes
    • Grocery Savings 101 Workshop
    • Freezer Cooking 101 Workshop
    • Meal Planning 101 Workshop
    • Instant Pot Cooking 101 Course
    • My Efficient Kitchen Course
  • Store
    • COOKBOOK: Feeding Teenage Boys on a Budget
    • COOKBOOK: Learn to Cook on a Budget
    • COOKBOOKS & PREP KITS: MyFreezEasy Freezer Meals
    • Whis-Kid Cooking Lessons
    • Erin’s Favorite Gadgets
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • About
    • Press
  • Login

$5 Dinners | Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals

Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals and Cooking Tutorials for the Busy Home Chef

Save on Groceries in 2025

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry

September 15, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

49 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Sign up to receive FREE weekly emails with recipes, coupons and other money saving tips right into your inbox. Become a friend on Facebook too AND/OR join the $5 Meal Plan Family and get meal plans delivered to you each week!

Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry Recipe | 5DollarDinners.com

This right there y’all…is what you call a delicious, hearty, filling vegetarian dish that even meat lovers will love!

I prepped this in the slow cooker because I wanted the chickpeas and the sweet potatoes to soak for a long time in the curried broth. And boy, oh boy…my tastebuds are grateful that I slow cooked this one.

The chickpeas and sweet potatoes take on the curry and ginger flavors and it’s downright delicious!

Another thing that I love about this is that the base of it is dried chickpeas…which are ridiculously inexpensive!

Please don’t pass up the fresh ginger on this one. If you’ve never worked with fresh ginger before, here’s what you need to know.

  1. You won’t need a large piece for this dish, so grab a really small piece.
  2. Peel it like you would a carrot. Get into the nooks and crannies as best you can…if a little skin is still on there, that’s ok.
  3. Cut it into 1/8″ slices and drop about 8-10 slices into the curry.
  4. Once it is finished cooking, remove the slices before serving. (Unless you are a huge fan of ginger, in which case, go ahead and bite into them!)

Boom…now you are an expert on fresh ginger and don’t need to be afraid about tossing a small one into your grocery cart!

So this will come out sorta soup-like, from the broth that isn’t soaked up by the chickpeas. Feel free to serve it like a soup, or strain it off and eat the chunks without the liquid. (That’s what we did.)

Also, don’t spare the fresh cilantro either. It’s the perfect fresh complement to the curry and ginger flavors! MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm……

Alright, one more tip…before we get to the recipe!

Freezer Friendly: Let the cooked curry cool completely before adding it to a freezer baggie or container. Freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in deep freezer. To thaw, add to bowl of warm water for about 30 minutes. Then reheat in saucepan on the stovetop.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe Save Recipe Recipe Saved!

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry

The chickpeas and sweet potatoes take on the curry and ginger flavors and it's downright delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time8 hours hours
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb. dried chickpeas
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes peeled and diced
  • 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth (if not vegetarian!)
  • 3 tsp minced garlic
  • 3 Tbsp fresh ginger, sliced
  • 2 Tbsp curry powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Cilantro optional garnish
  • Fresh veggies side dish

Instructions

  • *Soak the chickpeas overnight or in a bowl of hot water for at least an hour. Drain and rinse.
  • Add all the ingredients except the garnish and fresh veggie side to the slow cooker and add 4 cups of water. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours.
  • Serve Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry with a side of fresh veggies.
49 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Filed Under: Beans Recipes, Budget Friendly Recipes, Freezer Recipes and Freezer Meal Plans, Gluten Free Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes, Sweet Potato Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

These meals are a LIFESAVER!

Want a set of our best selling freezer meal bag holders?! You can now order them right here!

Comments

  1. Rebecca says

    April 16, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    Hi, this looks delicious and I want to try, but I am not a fan of chickpeas, what would you recommend as a substitute?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search $5 Dinners

Favorite Meal Planning & Cooking Resources

Whis-Kid Cooking Lessons Grocery Budget Makeover My Freezeasy Erin Chase Store 5DD Freebie Library 20 Meals for $150 Plans

© 2025 5 Dollar Dinners | Disclosure Policy | Copyright Information | Terms of Service/Privacy Policy | Accessibility | Design & Tech Support by Klong Designs



Copyright © 2025 · 5 Dollar Dinners Genesis Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in