Butternut Squash Vegetable Stew
Meatless meals don’t get more satisfying than a hearty bowl of this Butternut Squash Vegetable Stew! It’s packed with chunky veggies and smoky, spicy flavor. Top with yogurt or sour cream for the ultimate healthy comfort food!
It’s often hard to decide what recipes to post because I receive inspiration from so many places and I always have a multitude of ideas. Every now and then a dish will come along that’s so special that I’m compelled to post it right away.
This Butternut Squash Vegetable Stew was one of those dishes. I was tasked to make a stew similar to this in cooking school. We ate it for lunch, and I had two bowls.
It’s not like I’m that hungry at school because we’re always eating or tasting, but I loved this so much, refilling my bowl was necessary. 🙂
I’m crazy about butternut squash, which may come as no surprise. I use it all the time in recipes like my butternut squash soup and quinoa salad.
This stew is a unique way to enjoy it. It’s comfort food perfection with a bounty of butternut squash, along with fire roasted tomatoes, red bell pepper, Swiss chard, corn and kidney beans.
It’s one hearty meatless meal!
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- My favorite part about this vegetable stew recipe is its smoky, spicy flavor. It’s the perfect complement to the sweetness of the butternut squash!
- This hearty stew is completely customizable with whatever vegetables, beans and greens that you have on hand.
- It’s freezer friendly and perfect for meal prep.
- It’s dairy and gluten-free, and vegan as well.
Recipe ingredients
This easy veggie stew can be customized to use up any produce you have in the fridge.
Ingredient notes
- Butternut squash. Cut the squash into 1/2-inch cubes, or use pre-cut squash. It may be substituted with your favorite variety of winter squash or sweet potato as well.
- Swiss chard. I love using swiss chard for its flavor, but you can substitute it with your favorite greens.
- Beans. Your favorite type of beans may be substituted for the kidney beans.
- Lime. The tiny bit of lime juice in this stew doesn’t make it taste lime-y at all. It just brightens up the dish and balances out the spices.
- Spices. I used a combination of chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and dried oregano for a nice smoky flavor. They may be customized with what you have on hand!
How to make vegetarian stew
It takes about 15 minutes to prep the vegetables and measure out the spices for this veggie stew, but otherwise this it’s a breeze to make.
- Heat some olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent.
- Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and paprika and saute for 1 minute, then add the butternut squash and red bell pepper and saute for 1 minute more.
- Add the diced tomatoes and vegetable stock and stir until combined.
- Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add the kidney beans and corn and cook for 15 minutes longer.
- Once tender, stir in the swiss chard and cook just until wilted.
- Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
FAQ’s
Store the butternut squash stew in an airtight container in the fridge for up to five days.
Veggie stew freezes very well. It can be frozen for up to three months. When ready to eat, thaw overnight in the fridge.
What to serve with this recipe
This vegetable stew recipe is a meal in itself, but I love pairing it with a slice of bread. Below are some of my favorite bread recipes to pair with this stew:
Recipe notes
- This stew is thick, so add another cup of vegetable stock if you’d like it on the thinner side.
- Customize this vegetarian stew recipe with your favorite winter squash or sweet potato and veggies!
- This recipe is freezer friendly and is perfect for meal prep! Store in the refrigerator for up to one week or freeze for up to 3 months.
More vegetarian dinner recipes:
- Butternut squash quinoa salad
- Chickpea curry
- Mushroom ravioli
- Ratatouille
- Sweet potato black bean soup
- Sweet potato enchiladas
- White bean stew
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Butternut Squash Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cups butternut squash cut into 1/2″ cubes
- 1 red bell pepper seeded and chopped
- 28 ounces fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 15 ounces kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 1 cup frozen roasted corn thawed
- 1 bunch swiss chard tough stems removed and sliced into ribbons
- 1 lime juiced, plus lime wedges for serving
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Garnish with regular or dairy-free yogurt or sour cream optional
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and paprika and saute for 1 minute, then add the butternut squash and red bell pepper and saute for 1 minute more.
- Add the diced tomatoes and vegetable stock and stir until combined. Bring to a boil over medium heat then lower the heat to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add the kidney beans and corn and cook for 15 minutes longer or until the squash is tender. Once tender, stir in the swiss chard and cook just until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the stew with the optional garnishes and enjoy!
Notes
- This stew is thick, so add another cup of vegetable stock if you’d like it on the thinner side.
- Customize this vegetarian stew recipe with your favorite winter squash or sweet potato and veggies!
- This recipe is freezer friendly and is perfect for meal prep! Store in the refrigerator for up to one week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
14 Comments on “Butternut Squash Vegetable Stew”
This stew looks awesome Marcie, it would be hard for me to only have one bowl of this too 🙂 I love how it’s packed with so many wonderful fall veggies – especially the butternut squash. A big bowl or two sounds perfect to warm up to on any autumn night 🙂
Thanks, Kelly! I’m so bummed that it’s gone now — I’m not tired of it yet. Have a great weekend!
Marcie I am loving this stew!! Butternut squash is my favorite this time of the year (I think I’ve bought it every week at the grocery store lately). And I really like the addition of the swiss chard. A perfect comforting fall soup : ) Have a great weekend friend!
Thanks, Ashley! I ate it every day for 4 days and I’m bummed that it’s gone.
I’m sorry you have a cold, Consuelo. I’m coming down with one, too, and there’s none of this stew left.
I’m glad you found this post useful, Jamie! Have you ever tried cutting the chard and freezing it like spinach? I’m really trying to freeze more before things go bad. Have a great weekend, Jamie!
I really like all the ingredients of this soup and I always like to have soup available one fall starts. I must try this one.
I love having soup made weekly as I love eating a bowl a day once fall starts especially! I looked forward to eating this every day and was sorry when it was gone. I hope you give it a try!
Mmmm, this bowl of soup looks so warm and inviting!! Love it girl!
Thanks, Jocelyn! 🙂
Love your recipes! I have some dietary restrictions, I can’t eat any type of pepper. Not red, green or yellow. What can I use to replace them.? I also have to limit or exclude garlic. Is there a replacement? Thank you.
Hi Susa! You can certainly replace the peppers with any type of vegetable. Zucchini or summer squash, green beans or any of your favorites will do! I’m on a low FODMAP diet right now and can’t have garlic, so I simply omit it or use garlic infused olive oil instead. I hope this helps!
Thank you, that helps very much. And I just bought zucchini and yellow squash yesterday. I also picked up some fava beans by mistake. I thought they were Lima beans. I’ll be looking forward to trying them after watching your video. Thanks.
You’re very welcome! I hope you enjoy the fava beans…they’re one of my favorite spring ingredients. 🙂