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Sweet Potato Bowls with Spiced Lamb and Mushrooms

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Half a sweet potato steamed and topped with ground lamb shaved red onion and fennel and herbs.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

These sweet potato bowls are an easy go-to weeknight dinner: Steam the sweet potatoes while you sauté the mushrooms with spiced ground lamb, quick-pickle fennel and onions, make a simple yogurt sauce, and dinner is ready in about half an hour.

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