Yam recipes

This hearty soup made with navy beans, cabbage and hot chili peppers is perfect for a rainy day.

Ham and Swiss cheese rolls stuffed with broccoli spears, topped with a tangy pineapple-horseradish sauce and pineapple slices. A retro microwave dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Quick Chinese-American lo mein using spaghetti, leftover ham, broccoli, mushrooms, bell pepper, and carrots with a soy and BBQ sauce glaze. A budget-friendly fridge-clearing stir-fry.

Rich, velvety black bean soup with bacon, ham, brown rice, and eight onions simmered for hours then blended smooth. Finished with white wine and sherry for a luxurious bowl.

A show-stopping crescent roll ring stuffed with ham, Swiss cheese, broccoli, and mustard, baked golden brown and topped with Parmesan. Potluck gold that takes just 50 minutes.

A savory pasta dish that can be served by itself or with succulent meat balls or steak.

Ham and broccoli stir-fry in a savory oyster sauce with rice wine, ginger, and toasted walnuts. A quick Chinese-inspired wok dish served over gingered rice.

A slow-simmered minestrone built on beef bone and ham hock broth with kidney beans, broken lasagna noodles, cabbage, and crumbled blue cheese. Rich, meaty, and deeply satisfying.

Authentic Tuscan bean soup with cannellini, savoy cabbage, fresh herbs, and a rich ham and salt pork soffritto. Ladled over toasted Italian bread with a drizzle of olive oil.

Hearty Portuguese soup with smoked ham shanks, linguica sausage, kidney beans, cabbage, and potatoes in a tomato broth. A loaded one-pot meal built on smoky ham stock.

Cuban-style black bean soup with ham hocks, green pepper sofrito, cumin, and red wine vinegar. Brothy and chunky rather than pureed, garnished with sieved hard-cooked egg in classic Havana fashion.

Chunky cold gazpacho with black beans, ham, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, and spicy vegetable juice. Hearty chilled Mexican soup perfect for summer meals and meal prep.

Ham and asparagus pasta in a creamy tomato sauce with evaporated milk, basil, and oregano. A one-pot trick cooks the asparagus and ham right in the pasta water.

Swiss Aargau carrot cake made with ground almonds, grated carrots, kirsch, and cornstarch instead of flour. Finished with apricot glaze, fondant icing, and marzipan carrots.

This low-fat pasta recipe isn't low in flavour. Packed full of veggies and low-fat ham enveloped in a light sauce it's such to satisfy.

Hearty smoky lentil soup simmered with a ham hock, Roma tomatoes, cabbage, carrots and Italian herbs. A thick, stick-to-your-ribs bowl that's built for cold weather.