Beef and Sweet Potato Crock Pot Stew

1.5 lbs beef chuck, cut into chunks or stew meat
2 sweet potatoes cut into 1/2 inch circles
2 cans diced tomatoes with juice
1 onion, cut into wedges
1/2 cup dried apricots
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 15 oz can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) rinsed
2 cups baby spinach
1/4 cup roasted almonds

In a slow cooker, combine the beef, tomatoes (and their juices), onion, apricots, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and 1/2 cup water.

Cook covered until the meat is tender, on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours. Ten minutes before serving add chickpeas and heat through. Then stir in spinach. Serve over rice and sprinkle with almonds.

(You will need a large crock pot for this recipe, it serves 6. Or cut the recipe in half and use a smaller crockpot).