Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Stew

Butternut squash and sage sausage combine with potatoes, carrots, and chickpeas in a slow cooker to create this hearty fall-flavored stew.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 345 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 ½ teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• ¾ butternut squash, diced
• 1 pound sage pork sausage, crumbled
• 3 potatoes, cut into small cubes
• 1 green bell pepper, thickly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir butternut squash, sausage, potatoes, celery, carrots, chickpeas, crushed tomatoes, onion, tomato sauce, green bell pepper, garlic, curry powder, cumin, five-spice powder, salt, and pepper together in a slow cooker or tagine.

Step 2

Cover and cook on High until butternut squash is tender and sausage is cooked through, about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Stir ingredients halfway through the cooking process if possible.