Beef Stew With Butternut Squash

Submitted by Ck2plz

"A recipe out of Self Magazine"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb stewing beef, cut into cubes
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
• 1 lb butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 1 1⁄2 cups low sodium beef broth
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 cups cooked whole wheat couscous
• 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds, toasted in a dry skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, 2 minutes
• 4 teaspoons minced fresh parsley

directions

1. Heat oil in a 4-qt saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate, leaving juices in saucepan.
2. Add onion; cook, stirring, until translucent, about 6 minutes.
3. Add garlic and ginger; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.
4. Return beef to pot; stir in squash, tomatoes, sauce, broth, cumin, cinnamon and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer until beef is tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
5. Divide couscous and stew among 4 bowls. Sprinkle with almonds and parsley.

Reviews

[kda949]

Hubbie loved this! My mom, who stopped over for dinner, loved this! The kids ate it without complaining and I really liked it too. I will be making this again! I was out of couscous, and had made homemade bread anyway so I skipped it (I'm sure I could live with a few less carbs!), but next time I will try it with the couscous. I cooked it a lot longer then called for in the recipe, I tested the butternut squash after about 35 mins and it was not soft enough plus I was using stew meat which only gets better the longer it cooks. I'm not sure how much longer I went, but I cooked it until the butternut squash was cooked. I purchased precut squash (Costco) so it all the same size and cooked at the same rate. PS- this makes more then 4 servings in our household! 5 people ate it the first night and 3 had leftovers the second night!