SLOW COOKER BUTTERNUT SQUASH STEW

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Stew image

A hearty mixture of veggies and sage sausage in a slow cooker.

Provided by MAGGIEMAY84

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Pork

Time 3h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.9 calories, Carbohydrate 45.6 g, Cholesterol 32.5 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 14.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 888.9 mg, Sugar 6.5 g