7 Toasty And Nourishing Super Stew Recipes

There are few dishes so hearty nor so wholesome as a really good stew. Traditionally associated with slow-cooked meats, there are some great vegetarian recipes to try too; simply, the abiding hallmark of the best stew recipes are the deep complex flavours that come from slow cooking, and the even the deeper comfort they deliver with each mouthful. Sure, they may take a while to cook, but largely that’s hands-off time. There is, after all, a reason that they’ve stood the test of time, stretching back for thousands of years and across multiple cultures, cropping up in various iterations, from Moroccan tagine to Irish beef stew to West African gumbo to eastern European goulash – and that’s all thanks to their ability to feed a hungry crowd, economically, nutritiously and tastily.

Chickpea Stew With Spinach And Chorizo

Food And Wine


Hearty, spicy and meaty, this slow-cooked dish offers an aromatic taste of Catalonia. Packed with nourishing ingredients, from the onion and garlic to the spinach and the rosemary, it smells almost as good as it tastes. Find the recipe here.

Vegetarian Mushroom Stew

Kitchn


As Patty Catalano writes, this wholesome concoction of mushroom and chickpea stew can be made in big batches and then eked out over a number of days and served in a myriad of ways: with rustic bread, with polenta, or as a sandwich. Economical, then, as well as exceptional tasting. Find the recipe here.

Fish Stew

Jamie Oliver


This spectacular fish stew is a real knock-out of a dish. While the ingredients list may be long, it remains reasonably simple to whip up. An impressive, aromatic and beautiful dish to serve up at a dinner party. Find the recipe here.

Beef Stew & Dumplings

Nigel Slater


You cannot beat classic when it comes to a really good stew, and Nigel Slater can always be relied upon to rustle up only the absolute best. This one-pot stew ticks every box, packing in tender cubed chuck steak along with a whole host of veg, from carrots and celery to swede and onion. The suet dumplings and herby oat dumplings that sit atop this hearty fare heap comfort upon comfort. Heaven in a bowl. Find the recipe here.

Six Ingredient Squash Stew

Anna Jones

As we’ve come to expect from the queen of vegetable, Anna Jones shows us just how to concoct a rich and delicious stew without a cut of meat in sight. Writing in The Guardian, she says, ‘Of all the cooking I do in winter, a deep pot of stew is what I find myself drawn to most often – sometimes merely the sum of what I have in the fridge, other times more layered and considered. Time to hunker down…. I usually have most of the rest of these ingredients to hand at home, but the dish is very adaptable. This is the kind of base I use when I’m cooking on autopilot, with my imagination low, but my need for flavour and warmth the opposite.’ Find the recipe here.

Squid Stew

Olive Magazine


This killer recipe comes courtesy of the proprietors of seafood restaurant Prawn On The Lawn. One pot. Squid. Velvety butter beans. Need we say more? We love the kick of the chilli, and the vividly arresting colour of the dish. Find the recipe here.

Lamb, Squash And Apricot Tagine

BBC Good Food


A slow-cooked casserole, this Moroccan dish is deeply flavoursome thanks to the ras-el-hanout spices; sweet thanks to the dried apricot; fresh thanks to the fresh coriander; and gentle thanks to the yogurt. Complex and comforting. Find the recipe here.