White Bean, Butternut Squash, Kale and Olive Stew
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes (3 1/4 to 3 1/2 pounds)
- 4 medium red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 cups canned vegetable broth
- 16 cups chopped kale, thick stems trimmed and leaves cut crosswise into 2-inch strips
- 1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
- 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1⁄2 cup canned black olives, pitted and halved*
- salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste
- freshly grated romano cheese (optional)
directions
- Heat oil in a heavy, large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, and sauté over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add butternut squash, bell peppers and garlic; sauté 10 minutes. Add broth; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add kale and sage; cover and cook until the kale wilts, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add beans and olives, and stir until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the stew to large, shallow bowl. Sprinkle generously with grated cheese, if desired.
- *Note: Substitute Kalamata olives, sold at Greek and Italian markets and some supermarkets.
- Servings: 8.
- Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 390; Total fat 10g; Saturated fat 1.5g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 470mg; Carbohydrate 68g; Fiber 15g; Protein 14g; Vitamin A 840%DV; Vitamin C 470%; Calcium 35%DV; Iron 35%DV.
- *Daily Value.
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Reviews
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The idea for this recipe is good -- a hearty vegetable mix. But this recipe has some oddities. First of all note that it serves 8. Then look at the very weird proportions: the butternut squash is supposed to be 3 lbs, which is big for this type of squash. 4 medium red bell peppers seems a lot. But the 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth seems rather small, especially as this is supposed to be a Stew...! Finally, I cannot believe this calls for 16 (sixteen!) cups of chopped kale. <br/><br/>I used the idea of this recipe as a base and cut it down for 4 servings. I decided to also use brown sugar, fresh sage, Spanish paprika and some sweet curry. For 4 servings, I used 1 cup of broth. I served it on rice.