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Butternut squash stew

Preparation time Cooking time


less than 30 mins 30 mins to 1 hour

Serves Dietary
Serves 4

Butternut squash makes a lovely vegetarian stew when mixed with a few
store cupboard ingredients. A great dinner for busy days where you want
something cheap and healthy. If you add plant-based yoghurt, it's also
vegan.

By Chetna Makan

Ingredients
2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 medium butternut squash (about 750g/1lb 10oz), peeled, deseeded and
cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
1 tsp dried chilli flakes
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt

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400g tin chopped tomatoes


400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
300ml/½ pint boiling water
plain yoghurt (any variety), to serve (optional)

Method
1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion. Cook over a
medium heat for 5 minutes until soened. Add the squash and cook
over a high heat for 8–10 minutes until starting to colour on the
edges. Add the salt, spices, chopped tomatoes and 200ml/7fl oz
boiling water. Cover and cook over a low heat for 30 minutes until
the squash is so.
2. Add the chickpeas with the remaining 200ml/7fl oz boiling water,
cover and cook over a low heat for 20 minutes. Leave to rest for 5
minutes before serving. Serve with some yoghurt, if you like.

Recipe Tips
Any leovers will keep in the fridge for 3 days and it also freezes well.

In October 2022 this recipe was costed at an average of £3.33 (including the
optional yoghurt) when checking prices at five UK supermarkets. This
recipe is designed to be made in conjunction with a low-cost store-
cupboard, for more details click here to see how our budget recipes were
costed.

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