Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew with Cheesy Dumplings | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly

Name: Slow Cooker Vegetable Stew with Cheesy Dumplings | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, (peeled and roughly chopped); 1 large leek, (trimmed and roughly chopped); 3 garlic cloves, (peeled and crushed); 350 g butternut squash, (peeled, seeds and membrane removed, cut into 2cm chunks); 200 g carrots, (peeled and cut into 2cm chunks); 250 g white mushrooms, (halved); 400 g tin cannellini beans in water, (rinsed and drained); 2 vegetable stock cubes, (made up with 350ml boiling water); 2 tsp mustard powder; 2 dried bay leaves; 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves, (stalks removed and chopped); 40 g baby spinach leaves; 75 g reduced-fat cream cheese; 100 g self-raising flour; ¼ tsp baking powder; 2 medium egg yolks; 30 g Parmesan cheese, (finely grated); 1 tbsp curly parsley, (stalks removed and finely chopped); ½ tsp mustard powder; ½ tsp garlic granules; 3-4 tbsp cold water; salt and black pepper, (to taste); low-calorie cooking spray; a little chopped curly parsley, (to garnish (optional))

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:3h 40min

Hearty and homely, this meat-free stew is perfect when you’re craving a big bowl of warming comfort food. We’ve slow cooked all our veggies in a rich, creamy sauce and topped the whole thing with unmissable fluffy, cheesy dumplings.

Updated at: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:23:57 GMT