Veggie bean stew

Name: Veggie bean stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 stick celery, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 small sweet potato, cut into 1cm/½in dice; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp tomato purée; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp smoked paprika; pinch dried chilli flakes; 200ml/7fl oz vegetable stock (made from ½ stock cube or ½ tsp bouillon powder); 400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed; handful kale, spinach or other leafy green vegetable; salt and freshly ground black pepper

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

A simple stew that tastes delicious. Perfect for rainy days when you don't want to go shopping!

Updated at: Mon, 25 May 2026 17:00:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories298.1 kcal (15%)

Total Fat9.3 g (13%)

Carbs42.5 g (16%)

Sugars12.7 g (14%)

Protein11.3 g (23%)

Sodium1041.9 mg (52%)

Fiber9.4 g (33%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

1onion

small, finely chopped

1 stickcelery

small, cut into 1cm/ 1/2in dice

400gtin chopped tomatoes

1 tsptomato purée

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspsmoked paprika

dried chilli flakes

200mlvegetable stock

made from 1/2 stock cube or 1/2 tsp bouillon powder

400gtin butter beans

drained and rinsed

kale

spinach or other leafy green vegetable

salt

freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a lidded saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and celery and sweat for 5 minutes with the lid on.

Step 2

Add the garlic and sweet potato and cook for a further 5 minutes, until beginning to soften.

Step 3

Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, oregano, paprika, chilli flakes and stock. Stir well and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer with the lid on for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Add the butterbeans and simmer without the lid on for 10–15 minutes, or until the sweet potato is soft.

Step 5

Add the kale and allow to wilt for 2 minutes. Stir well, check the seasoning and serve.

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