Best 19 Vegan Stew Recipes

VEGAN AFRICAN SWEET POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Prepare in advance your sweet potatoes by peeling them and chopping them into chunks. Dice your carrots, celery and onion. Drain and quarter your tomatoes from the can.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of peanut oil in a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat. Add curry powder and cook, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Add onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Stir in sweet potatoes, broth and tomatoes, and bring soup to a boil. Simmer, covered, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, peanuts, cayenne, peanut butter, and coconut milk to the soup, stirring to combine. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• Serve hot; makes 6 very hearty servings.

VEGAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND LENTIL STEW IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Turn a slow cooker on High.
• Combine butternut squash, lentils, onion, carrots, olive oil, sage, sea salt, ginger, garlic powder, and cumin in the slow cooker. Pour in water and stock. Stir gently to evenly distribute spices and vegetables.
• Cook on High until vegetables are cooked through and lentils are soft, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Serve warm.

PERUVIAN QUINOA STEW....(VEGAN/VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Rinse your quinoa really well. Place it in a pot with the water and cook, covered over medium heat, for about 15 minutes or until soft. Set aside.
• While the quinoa cooks, saute the onions and garlic in the oil for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Add in the celery and carrots. Continue to cook for about 5 more minutes, stirring often so nothing sticks or burns.
• Add in the bell pepper, zucchini and tomatoes, along with the spices (cumin, chili powder, coriander, cayenne and oregano). Let that blend together for just a few more minutes and then stir in the stock. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes until the veggies are tender.
• Stir in the cooked quinoa and adjust the salt to taste. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro if you choose, or sprinkle on top.

VEGAN RED LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Place 4 cups water in a pot and bring to a boil. Add peas, reduce heat to low, and cook, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove peas with a slotted spoon. Reserve broth in the pot.
• Add lentils to the broth; bring to a boil. Cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add coconut oil to melt. Add potatoes, carrots, and bell pepper, and saute until soft, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Once lentils have finished cooking, add the potato mixture, cooked peas, Swiss chard, garlic, salt, nutmeg, and pepper to the pot. Squeeze in lemon juice and serve.

VEGAN AFRICAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir yams, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, coconut, and garlic in the hot oil until the vegetables are slightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Pour tomato juice and apple juice into the Dutch oven; season with ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a simmer for 1 hour.
• Stir bell pepper and peanut butter into the mixture. Cook, stirring regularly, until the peanut butter is melted completely into the soup, about 30 minutes more.

VEGAN CARIBBEAN STEW

Steps:

• Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Place collard greens and 2 peeled whole garlic cloves in a pot; add enough water to cover. Boil until collards are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
• Combine okra, tomatoes, chayote squash, and 2 crushed garlic cloves in a separate large pot; bring to a boil and cook until okra has thawed, about 5 minutes. Reduce to a simmer; season with ground ginger, dill weed, ground cumin, and cilantro to taste. Add collard greens; simmer until flavors have blended, at least 40 minutes (1 hour for best flavor).
• Mash kidney beans together with tomato paste in a bowl; add to the stew. Stir in cooked rice and mix well. Add a spoonful of flour to thicken, if desired. Adjust seasonings to taste.

VEGAN IRISH STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute leeks until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add potatoes, parsnips, turnip, celery, and carrots. Cook and stir until slightly tender and coated in oil, about 4 minutes. Add garbanzo beans, vegetable broth, beer, and parsley. Bring stew to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cook until vegetables are tender and stew thickens slightly, about 1 hour more. Add a little water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.

VEGAN BEEFLESS STEW

Steps:

• Mix water and "beef" soup flavoring in a large pot over high heat. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, onion, peas, and corn. Add summer savory, parsley, and black pepper and mix together well. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Add to the pot and mix to combine. Bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add seitan pieces and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• Pour stew into bowls and add a few pieces of seitan to each.

VEGAN STOUT STEW

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and soy sauce in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute seitan in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, carrots, potatoes, and garlic in hot oil until onions are soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and slowly stir beer into vegetable mixture.
• Stir brown sugar, flour, thyme, salt, and black pepper into beer mixture; add seitan. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until stew reduces and thickens, about 45 minutes.

HEALTHLY CROCK POT VEGAN GREAT NORTHERN BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Place the soaked beans in the crock pot with the 2 cups of stock. Turn pot on high. Create a sofrito with the onion, celery and carrots in the olive oil that has been pre-heated in a fry pan at medium high heat. Allow the onion and carrots to caramelize. Once the stock and beans are up to a warm temp, add the sofrito, oil and all from the fry pan. Make sure you scrape out all the fond for extra flavor. Add the remainder of the ingredients to the beans and allow to cook on high 2 hours. Lower the crock pot to low temp and cook another 6 hours. You can use as a side dish, main course, dip. This is so versatile and will warm the tummy with layers of flavor. I sometimes sprinkle a bit of fresh grated parm cheese over the top for the main dish.

VEGAN IRISH STEW

Steps:

• Place everything in crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours. After 6 hours, add peas and cook for 2 more hours. If stew thickens too much, add some additional water.

VEGAN MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, carrots, and celery in a pot with enough lightly salted water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook about 10 minutes, until slightly tender. Drain, and set aside.
• Place the 4 1/2 cups water and vegetable bouillon cubes in a pot. Bring to a boil, and cook until bouillon cubes have dissolved. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Saute the onion and garlic until tender. Season with chili powder, cumin, and seasoned salt. Mix in the potatoes, carrots, and celery. Cook and stir about 2 minutes, until heated through. Mix in the water and dissolved bouillon cube mixture, hominy, and diced tomatoes with green chiles. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

MOQUECA DE PALMITO (VEGAN BRAZILIAN STEW WITH HEARTS OF PALM)

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon palm oil and olive oil in a pot over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add red and green bell peppers and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in hearts of palm and tomato and drizzle with remaining palm oil.
• Pour coconut milk into the pot and season stew with salt. Mix gently, stir in parsley, and simmer until all the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.

BEAN AND VEGETABLE STEW (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Sort and rinse beans, then soak overnight in water.
• Drain beans and place in crockpot.
• Add vegetable juice, wine, soy sauce, and apple or pineapple juice.
• Cover with vegetable stock or water; the amount added depends on whether you prefer a soup (more liquid) or a stew (less).
• The juice adds just a tad of sweetness and the soy sauce adds depth and the tang of salt.
• Cook at high for 2 hours.
• Add vegetables, herbs, and spices, and cook for 5-6 hours at low until carrots and parsnips are tender.
• When tender, add rice or pasta and cook for one additional hour.
• Notes: For beans use 3 or 4 kinds, such as: black, red kidney, pinto, baby lima, lentil, and green and/or yellow split peas.

VEGAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, combine onion, carrots, potatoes, parsnip, turnip, rice, pepper, cumin, salt and water. Boil until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes, adding more water if necessary.

VEGAN NIGERIAN OKRA STEW WITH CASSAVA FUFU RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Okra stew: 1. Defrost the spinach. 2. Place the dried mushrooms in a bowl and fill with enough boiling water so they are covered. Weigh them down. Soak about 30 minutes, until they are plump. Lift (with for example, a slotted spoon) the mushrooms out of the liquid. Place the mushrooms in a bowl of cool water and slosh around. Lift the mushrooms out, and rinse the bowl. Fill with cool water again and place the mushrooms in. If there is grit in the bowl the second time, repeat. Let the mushrooms cool. Remove and discard any tough stems. Coarsely chop the mushrooms. Strain the (original) soaking liquid through a coffee filter or paper towel set in a sieve. Set aside the mushroom liquid for use. 3. Add the mushrooms and some of the strained broth to a large pot and saute a little bit. Add a little broth whenever necessary. After cooking for 10 - 15 minutes, add the spinach. 4. Finely dice the onion and the okra. Heat the oil in a skillet. Stir fry the onion and okra for about 5 minutes. 5. Add the okra to the stew. Also add salt and pepper to taste. And any broth if needed. 6. Cover and simmer for at least 30 minutes. 7. Cut the seaweed into strips. Add to the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Cassava fufu: 1. Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OcV_0C8G-g&list=PLDA8883787B19FEB1#t=252 2. Slice of ends of the yuca, reserve for another recipe. 3. Slice the yuca into 3/4 in. (2 cm.) thick disks. Peel. Dice into 3/4 in. (2 cm.) cubes. 4. Place cubes into a large pot with water and a touch of salt and boil until a knife can be easily inserted into a couple of cubes. Reserve the cooking water. 5. Place the cubes into a large mortar and pestle. Grind until all lumps are done. 6. Add some water and mix well. Repeat this until a fingerprint remains in the mixture. 7. Take a serving size of the mixture and put in on the serving plate. Wet your hand. Fold and knead until a very thick consistency.

MUSHROOM AND SWEET POTATO STEW (VEGAN) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• 1. Add a splash of low-sodium vegetable broth to a saucepan and saute onion and garlic until tender, a few minutes. Add carrots and mushrooms and saute a few more minutes until mushrooms are beginning to lose their moisture. 2. Add wine, rosemary, thyme, paprika, fennel, pepper and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then add in sweet potato. Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on medium-low heat until the sweet potatoes are fork tender, about 15 min. 3. Using a fork, mix together water and flour until no lumps remain. Slowly pour the flour mixture into the stew, stirring continually. Add in tomato paste and stir. Cook a few more minutes until tomato paste is fully dissolved and the stew thickens and is smooth. Serve topped with fresh parsley, if desired.

MENESTRA (SPANISH STYLE VEGGIE STEW) (VEGAN TOO..!)

Steps:

• In a large pot, saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat until translucent.
• Add the carrots, followed by the potato, the paprika, bay leaves and cayenne. Saute for a few minutes watching it doesn't stick or start to burn.
• All together you want 2 cups of liquid - use up the liquid from the tinned artichokes then top up with water to get 2 cups. Pour in the water, sherry and 1/2 tsp of salt. Cover and bring to a gentle boil, then reduce to a simmer for about 5 minutes.
• After a few minutes add in the mushrooms and bell pepper and let those simmer with everything for a few more minutes.
• Once the veggies are just tender, stir in the artichokes and peas. Simmer about 5 more minutes and adjust salt to your taste, turn the pepper grinder over the pot a few times and it's done. I like to let this simmer on a little longer so that the flavours really blend together. Serve topped with olives and parsley if you choose, and maybe some crusty bread on the side.

SKINNY BITCHES VEGAN RED WINE "BEEF" STEW

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Add the "beef" and toss to coat.
• Heat the oil in a 4- to 6-quart stockpot over medium heat. Add the "beef" mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute.
• Stir in stock, wine, and carrots. Increase heat to high, bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potato and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add the peas, stirring until the peas are heated through.