Squash Bean And Apple Stew Recipes

SQUASH AND CHICKPEA MOROCCAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a 3- to 4-quart Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed saucepan with a tight fitting lid over medium heat. When oil shimmers, add onion, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spices are aromatic and onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add squash and potatoes, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, stir to coat, and cook until just tender, about 3 minutes. Add broth, chickpeas, tomatoes and their juices, and saffron, if using. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until squash is fork tender, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in preserved lemon and olives. Serve over couscous garnished with cilantro, almonds, and yogurt.

SQUASH, BEAN, AND APPLE STEW

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir onions and garlic into chicken and cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place butternut squash in a microwave-safe dish and cover dish with plastic wrap. Cook squash in the microwave on high until squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Remove flesh from squash skin with a fork.
• Puree 1 can cannellini beans with liquid in a blender until smooth.
• Combine potatoes, chicken mixture, butternut squash, pureed cannellini beans, chicken broth, drained cannellini beans, butternut squash soup, celery, apples, and chili seasoning mix together in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

PORK AND SQUASH STEW

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Brown the pork cubes in the hot oil, about 10 minutes. Cook and stir onion and garlic with pork until onion is pork is no longer pink in middle, about 5 minutes.
• Bring 2 cups chicken broth and 2 cups beef broth to a boil in a separate saucepan. Stir rosemary, sage, bay leaves, and thyme into broth mixture; continue cooking at a boil until broth is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Pour reduced broth into pork mixture along with remaining 2 cups chicken and beef broth. Bring to a boil.
• Stir butternut squash, potatoes, carrots, and celery into soup. Reduce heat to low and simmer until squash is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir apples into soup and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes; season with salt and black pepper. Remove pot from heat and let soup cool for 10 minutes before serving.