Description
This Easy Vegetable Stew Recipe is a hearty, one-pot vegan dinner made with mushrooms, lentils, and root vegetables. Cozy, filling, and perfect for busy weeknights or cold evenings.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 cup sliced carrot
1 cup sliced celery
16 oz baby Bella mushrooms, halved
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
16 oz baby yellow potatoes, halved
1 cup uncooked split red lentils
1 (14.5 oz) can tomato sauce
3 cups vegetable broth
2 bay leaves
Kosher salt, to taste
Fresh cracked pepper, to taste
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Add onion, carrot, and celery with a couple pinches of salt and pepper. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add mushrooms, garlic, thyme, oregano, sage, and more salt and pepper. Cook for 3–4 minutes, stirring frequently.
Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and stir to coat evenly. Cook for 1 minute.
Stir in balsamic vinegar and soy sauce, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
Add potatoes, lentils, tomato sauce, vegetable broth, and bay leaves. Stir well.
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10–15 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender.
Remove bay leaves, season to taste, and serve warm.
Notes
Salt is essential in this recipe to help the potatoes soften in the acidic broth. Season generously and taste as you go.
Swap vegetables as needed—peas, green beans, or chickpeas work well.
Add red pepper flakes for heat or spices like cumin or paprika for a flavor twist.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 355
- Sugar: 9.7 g
- Sodium: 650.1 mg
- Fat: 9.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 57.3 g
- Fiber: 8.5 g
- Protein: 13.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg