Spicy butterbean, chickpea and butternut squash stew

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 30 min, simmering time 20-30 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Enjoy this vegetarian stew recipe, made with butternut squash, butterbeans and chickpeas, as a healthy midweek meal.

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Ingredients

  • 2 red onions
  • ½ large butternut squash or 1 sweet potato
  • 1 leek
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp sweet smoked paprika (pimentón)
  • 390g chopped tomatoes with chilli (we like Cirio, available from larger supermarkets)
  • 450ml vegetable stock
  • 400g tin butterbeans
  • 400g tin chickpeas
  • 200g spinach

To serve

  • Greek yogurt (optional)
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Method

  1. Slice the red onions into wedges. Peel and cut the squash or sweet potato into 2cm cubes. Slice the leek at an angle.
  2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. When hot, add the onions, squash/sweet potato, leek and paprika, then fry for 10 minutes or until the veg take on some colour.
  3. Add the chopped tomatoes and stock, then simmer for 15-20 minutes. Drain and rinse the butterbeans and chickpeas, then stir them through the stew along with the spinach. Simmer for 5-10 minutes more. Taste and season, then serve with Greek yogurt, if you like.
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Nutrition

  • 261kcals Calories
  • 6.2g (0.9g saturated) Fat
  • 13.8g Protein
  • 38.4g (14.5g sugars) Carbs
  • 14.4g Fibre
  • 1.3g Salt
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LynnReeve

Lovely meal that did need a extra bit of oomph, which I provided by adding a smidgeon of harissa paste to the stew. I served it with herby couscous. Scored it 7.5/10 and we’d eat again. Ideal meal for a meat-free day for the whole family

Anne French

Simple but delicious one-pot meal. I used sweet potato, and because I only had normal chopped tomatoes, I added a few dried chilies instead.

Jules Harper

Gorgeous hearty meal that I made easier & tastier after roasting the vegetables with extra virgin olive oil, smoked paprika & ground harissa. I served it with fresh mint, black olive & lemon bulgur wheat on the side, sprinkled with freshly chopped parsley & crumbled feta.

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