Make-Ahead Vegetarian Moroccan Stew

Don't let the long list of ingredients scare you. Once the spices are combined, this rich and flavorful vegetarian stew comes together easily.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 543 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 4 large carrots, chopped
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
• 2 cups finely shredded kale
• 4 (14 ounce) cans organic vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 cup chopped dried apricots
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.25 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 0.125 teaspoon curry powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cinnamon, cumin, salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, turmeric, and curry powder in a large bowl.

Step 2

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion in the butter until soft and just beginning to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in kale and spice mixture; cook until kale begins to wilt and spices are fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Step 3

Pour the vegetable broth into the pot. Stir garbanzo beans, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, lentils, apricots, and honey, into the broth; bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until vegetables and lentils are cooked and tender, about 30 minutes. Season stew with black pepper.

Step 4

Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into stew and simmer thickened, about 5 minutes.