Apricot-Sweet Potato Tsimmes

Ingredients

• 2 cups apricot nectar
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 3 tbsp pareve margarine
• ¼ cup chopped dried apricots
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• ⅛ cup honey
• ¾ tsp kosher salt
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground pepper
• 2½ lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced ¼" thick
• 2 large carrots, pared and sliced
• ⅛ cup pitted prunes

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 °F.
2. Generously grease a 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
3. Combine nectar, broth, margarine, apricots, brown sugar, honey, salt, cinnamon and pepper into a large saucepan and heat until margarine melts.
4. Add sweet potatoes and carrots; bring to a boil.
5. Cover, cook until potatoes begin to soften, about 15 minutes.
6. Using slotted spoon, transfer potatoes and carrots to prepared dish.
7. Add prunes.
8. Pour juices from pot over, press firmly to compact.
9. Cover with heavy foil.
10. Bake 30 minutes.
11. Uncover and bake until potatoes are tender and beginning to brown on top, about 55 minutes.
12. Let stand 15 minutes.

Nutritional information

Per serving: 358 cal; 5g pro, 74g carb, 6g fat (15%), 7.6g fiber, .1 mg chol, 431 mg sod exchanges: .5 veg, 1.2 fruit, 3.3 bread, .1 meat, 1.3 fat