Hearty Vegetable Stew

By: Rocky Barragan

For a delicious and loaded vegetable stew recipe, make a batch of Rocky Barragan's Hearty Vegetable Stew. Rocky says, "This delicious Hearty Vegetable Stew chock full of parsnips, carrot and squash will not only pack this stew with heartiness they'll also add some sweetness since we'll be roasting them! Combine that with some onions, chick peas, tomatoes and some delicious if not surprising spices and you have a dish that even you meat lovers out there will enjoy! "

Notes

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Serves4

Cooking Time1 hr

Ingredients

1 pound squash, peeled and deseeded then diced
1 parsnip, peeled and diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can tomatoes, drained
2 cups chicken broth
2 medium onions
1 can chickpeas, drained
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 Truvia stevia packet
Salt, to taste
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 teaspoons cumin

Instructions

Start out by peeling your vegetables making sure to deseed the squash. Dice up your vegetables into bite size pieces.
Spray down a baking sheet with olive oil spray. Toss in your carrots, parsnips and squash and spray down tih olive oil. Pop your vegetables into a 400 degree F oven for about 20 minutes.
In a dry pan heat up your coriander, cumin and paprika. This will help bring out the flavors and oils of the seasoning. Once the seasoning has toasted up a bit transfer it out of the pan and set aside.
Spray the pan down with olive oil and add in your diced onions and also your garlic. Once the onions start to caramelize add in your roasted vegetables, your can of drained tomatoes, chicken broth and the rest of your seasoning minus the cilantro.
Once your stew has come to a boil reduce the heat, add a packet of Truvia and allow to simmer covered for about 10 minutes. Then you can toss in your cilantro and allow your stew to simmer uncovered for about another 10 minutes