Our best healthy stew recipes

Lentil-Tomato Stew with Browned Onions

This hearty vegetarian lentil-tomato stew makes a great main course, is rich in dietary fibre, and offers more than 300 percent of the daily recommended intake for beta carotene.

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Squash and Chickpea Stew

The orange colour of squash signals beta carotene, a plant pigment that’s a potent disease-fighter. And this squash and chickpea stew is a meatless one, so the total fat content is minimal. Like all good stews, this is a fine make-ahead recipe.

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Vegetarian Quinoa Stew

This quick one-pot meal is high in protein, low in fat-and easy to make.

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Jane’s on the Common Black Bean Stew

This hearty vegetarian dish is perfect for chilly evenings.

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Roast Vegetable and Bean Stew

This easy, one-pot dish of root vegetables and pinto beans makes a nourishing winter main course and needs no accompaniments.

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Curried Mung Bean Stew

You can make this filling vegetarian stew with any type of bean. I used mung beans that I’d soaked from dry overnight.

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