Slow cooked sweet pepper stew

Name: Slow cooked sweet pepper stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 5 tbsp Olive oil; 2 Onions finely sliced; 4 Garlic cloves crushed; 1 Red pepper sliced into strips; 1 Yellow pepper sliced into strips; 1 Orange pepper sliced into strips; 4Plum tomatoes roughly chopped; 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes; 1 Lemon zested and juiced; 1 Tbsp Sherry vinegar; 1 tbsp Oregano; Handful Basil leaves to garnish; Pinch Salt; Pinch Pepper

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h

Updated at: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:10:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories217 kcal (11%)

Total Fat18.3 g (26%)

Carbs14 g (5%)

Sugars4.9 g (5%)

Protein2.2 g (4%)

Sodium66.3 mg (3%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

5 Tbspolive oil

½ tspchilli flakes

1lemon

zested and juiced

1 Tbspsherry vinegar

1 Tbsporegano

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a shallow casserole dish or large frying pan with a lid and fry the onions and garlic over a medium heat for 8 minutes until softened

onions2

olive oil5 Tbsp

garlic cloves4

Step 2

Add the peppers, tomatoes and chilli flakes and cook for 5 minutes until softened

Red pepper1

chilli flakes½ tsp

pepper

Plum tomatoes4

salt

yellow pepper1

Orange pepper1

Step 3

Reduce to a low heat, cover the pan and allow to cook for a further 45 minutes with occasional stirring until all ingredients are very soft and caramelised.

Step 4

Add the lemon zest and juice, Sherry vinegar and remaining seasonings, mix into the stew then serve