Description
This Hearty Vegetable Stew is a comforting and nutritious vegan dish that’s perfect for chilly days. Packed with mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, beans, and aromatic herbs, this stew is sure to warm you up from the inside out.
Ingredients
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For the Stew:
- 4 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- 1 lb crimini mushrooms (thinly sliced)
- 1 large sweet onion (diced to ½”)
- 1 large leek (halved and sliced into ½” moons)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos (or soy sauce or gluten-free tamari)
- 12 oz Yukon gold potatoes (chopped into 2” chunks)
- 3 large carrots (skins peeled, sliced into ½” coins)
- 3 stalks celery (sliced into ½” coins)
- 1 quart vegetable stock
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- ½ tsp sea or kosher salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme (bundled with kitchen twine)
- 1 15.5-oz can white beans (undrained)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Saute mushrooms. Heat a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 3 tbsp olive oil and heat until it shimmers. Add the mushrooms, saute until golden brown, about 12-15 minutes.
- Saute alliums. Add remaining 1 tbsp oil, onions, leeks, and garlic. Saute until soft, 5-6 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, 1 minute.
- Deglaze. Add tomato paste, coconut aminos, deglaze until liquid stops bubbling, 1-2 minutes.
- Add vegetables. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, stock, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Top with bay leaf and thyme.
- Simmer. Bring to a simmer, cook until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes.
- Add beans and thicken. Add beans, mushrooms, and cornstarch slurry. Simmer until thick.
- Simmer and serve. Simmer 10 minutes, garnish with parsley, and serve.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Vegetable Stew, Vegan Stew, Mushroom Stew, Healthy Stew, Vegan Recipe
