Hearty Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

• 10 baby potatoes quartered or 2 medium potatoes cubed
• 1 yam or sweet potato, sliced or cubed
• 2 golden beets or turnips
• 3 carrots peeled and chopped
• 3 stalks of celery, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 4 cups of low-sodium vegetable broth
• 8 fresh tomatoes or 1 28 ounce can of tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons sugar or 6 dates blended with water
• 1 teaspoon roasted cumin
• 2 teaspoons Herbs de Provence (or an Italian herb mix)
• 1 teaspoon smoked chipotle powder (optional)
• Salt
• Pepper