Last week when I asked our GSO Facebook followers what recipes you all would like to see on the blog this fall, two top requests quickly emerged: vegetarian recipes and slow cooker recipes.
So your wish is my command — I made you some Slow Cooker Root Vegetable Stew!
I prepped everything this morning, and could hardly wait for the slow cooker to do its work for dinner tonight. This stew turned out to be absolutely delicious, and is a fantastic way to use up some of those seasonal root veggies. You can substitute in whatever your favorite root veggies may be, but I used some butternut squash, sweet potatoes, Yukon potatoes, carrots, parsnips, and onions from my farmers’ market. Then seasoned the stew with some bay leaf, lots of garlic and sage, and finished it off by wilting in some fresh kale. Spectacular! It was all of the goodness of sweet and savory together, and wonderfully hearty and filling without any meat or grains. And if you make it with vegetable stock, this stew is vegetarian and vegan. And the best part is that it was totally simple to throw together. The main work is just chopping up all of your veggies, then your slow cooker will take over and do the rest of the work.
Definitely a simple, comforting and delicious stew that your friends and family will love.
Slow Cooker Root Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
- 1 large white onion OR 2 leeks (white portion only), chopped
- 1 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 lb. carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb. parsnips, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 celery ribs, stems removed and chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Tbsp. fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. freshly-cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 2 cups chopped fresh kale
- optional: fried sage leaves for garnish (see note below)
Instructions
- Add first eleven ingredients to a slow-cooker, and carefully stir to combine. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours, or until the vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf, and carefully stir in the kale. Let the stew continue cooking for 10 minutes or so until the kale is wilted. Season with additional salt and pepper if need be.
- Serve immediately, with the option to garnish with fried sage leaves or Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
love vegan recipes, souns almost like the one I make, will try crock pot version, keep up good recipes.
I made this today and my crock pot was not big enough for everything, had to use two. Also if you still cut up everything with a knife you better have a sharp one. This has a wonderful flavor but I should have cut the vegetables in bigger chunks because I cooked them for 6 hours and they tried to mush on me. Love root veggies, so healthy!
Hi can you puree this?? Thanks
Sure, you could if you want!
Just made this today, so easy once vegetables are cut and comes out so delicious! Thank you!
This soup was delicious! I ended up adding a little more broth than was called for and cooked it on high for 3-4 hours instead of 6 hours on low. It makes great leftovers too! I featured your stew in my latest weekly meal plan on my blog, thank you!
Made this yesterday with a few substitutions. Since we are not sage fans I added 2 tablespoons of dijon mustard and some apple cider along with the broth. I also did not put the kale in since one of us can’t have it. It made a great side. I rarely make something everyone eats but everyone loved it.
Made this for my household tonight and there are no leftovers! Perfect meal for a cool fall evening. It makes this vegan happy to make something for a bunch of non-vegans and not have them seem to notice that there’s no milk or meat involved.
what a great, colorful, and easy dish! not to mention how healthy it is!! love the colors on this and i seriously am obsessed with my crockpot!
lol, looks like we posted a super similar recipe today! Cannot wait to try the stew version!
I’m a huge fan of root veggies – perfect stew and I love the garnish of sage leaves!