Bean Sweet Potato and Garlic Stew

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp canola oil (15 mL)
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 2 sweet potatoes (about 1 3/4 lb/800 g), peeled and chopped
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves (15 mL)
• ¼ tsp pepper (1 mL)
• 2 cups sodium reduced vegetable broth (500 mL)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) no salt added white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 -142 g package baby spinach, coarsely chopped