If you want to craft something just as rich, hearty, and flavorful, without meat, this vegan lentil stew recipe is what you’re looking for.
The medley of vegetables and herbs creates a thick, flavorful, and a comforting stew. See how to make vegan lentil stew in this article of Apronese.
How to Freeze This Vegan Lentil Stew?
To freeze this stew, it’s best to divide it into single portions, cooling completely in the refrigerator overnight, then transferring to the freezer.
Remember to always label and date your freezer food!
How to Make Vegan Lentil Stew
A rich and hearty medley of vegetables, lentils, and herbs makes this stew the perfect cold-weather comfort food.
Prep Time: 10 mins / Cook Time: 50 mins / Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8 (1.5 cups each)
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil ($0.32)
- 1 yellow onion ($0.32)
- 4 cloves garlic ($0.32)
- 4 carrots (about 1/2 lb.) ($0.45)
- 4 stalks celery ($0.75)
- 2 lbs potatoes ($0.70)
- 1 cup brown lentils ($0.49)
- 1 tsp dried rosemary ($0.10)
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme ($0.05)
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard ($0.09)
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce ($0.09)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar ($0.04)
- 6 cups vegetable broth ($0.78)
- 1 cup frozen peas ($0.38)
Instructions
- Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the olive oil, onion, and garlic to a large soup pot and begin to sauté over medium heat.
- While the onion and garlic are sautéing, dice the celery, then add it to the pot and continue to sauté. As the celery, onion, and garlic are sautéing, peel and chop the carrots into half rounds. Add the carrots to the pot and continue to sauté.
- As the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots are sautéing, peel and cube the potatoes into 3/4 to 1-inch pieces. Add the cubed potatoes to the pot along with the lentils, rosemary, thyme, Dijon, soy sauce, brown sugar, and vegetable broth.
- Briefly stir the ingredients to combine, then place a lid on the pot, turn the heat up to high, and bring the stew up to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, turn the heat down to low and let it simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Toward the end of the simmer time, when the potatoes are very soft, begin to mash the potatoes a bit as you stir. This will help thicken the stew.
- Finally, after 30 minutes, stir in the frozen peas and allow them to heat through. Taste the stew and add salt if needed (this will depend on the salt content of your broth, I did not add any extra). Serve hot and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5 Cups ・ Calories: 249.2 kcal ・ Carbohydrates: 45.91 g ・ Protein: 9.88 g ・ Fat: 3.99 g ・ Sodium: 964.61 mg ・ Fiber: 7.86 g
The nutritional values shown here are only estimates. Please see our nutrition disclaimer.
How to Make Vegan Lentil Stew – Step-by-step Photos
Step 1: Begin by dicing one yellow onion and mincing four cloves of garlic. Add the onion, garlic, and 2 tbsp olive oil to a large soup pot.
Sauté over medium heat.
Step 2: While the onion and garlic are sautéing, dice or slice 4 stalks celery (depending on how chunky you want your stew).
Add the celery to the pot and continue to sauté.
Peel and chop four carrots into half-rounds, add them to the pot, and continue to sauté.
Step 3: While the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic are sautéing, peel and cube 2 lbs. potatoes into 3/4 to 1-inch cubes.
Add the potatoes to the pot along with 1 cup brown lentils, 1 tsp dried rosemary, 1/2 tsp dried thyme, 2 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1.5 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tbsp brown sugar.
Step 4: Add 6 cups vegetable broth to the pot and give everything a brief stir.
Place a lid on top, turn the heat up to high, and bring it up to a boil.
Once it reaches a boil, turn the heat down to low, and let it simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 5: Toward the end of the simmer time, when the potatoes are very soft, begin to mash them a bit against the side of the pot as you stir. This will thicken the stew.
After 30 minutes, add 1 cup frozen peas, and allow them to heat through.
Finally, taste the stew and add salt if needed.
Step 6: Enjoy your vegan lentil stew with a big chunk of crusty bread to sop up all that richness.
I modeled this vegan lentil stew recipe after my slow cooker rosemary garlic beef stew, but made a few substitutions to make it 100% plant based. And it’s really amazing. Serve it with your favorite bread!
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