This warm and comforting dish is perfect to come home to on a cold night. It’s got just the right amount of smoky heat from the chili and paprika. Butternut squash is a nutrient dense source of starch, being a fantastic source of Vitamin A, C, and the minerals Potassium and Manganese. Add spinach to the mix, and you’ve got more Vitamin A, in addition to lots of Vitamin K, Folate, and a host of minerals. I look forward to the cooler months so I can make rich, soothing food like this to nourish my family. This is a recipe from The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook.
Butternut Stew with Pork and Spinach
Author: Diana Rodgers
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 5
Ingredients
- 1lb ground pork
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground fennel seeds
- 2 ground cloves (about ⅛ tsp)
- ½ butternut squash, cut into 1 ½ inch cubes
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 QT homemade chicken stock
- ½ of a 6oz can of tomato paste (about 2 heaping TBS)
- 2 QTS loosely packed spinach (about 6oz), diced
- 3 TBS each minced fresh mint, cilantro and basil
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, sauté the pork, onion, garlic and spices.
- Cook for about 10 minutes or until the onion is soft.
- Add the squash, tomatoes, chicken stock and tomato paste and simmer for about one hour on low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in the spinach. After the spinach is just wilted, serve and garnish with the fresh herbs.
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7 thoughts on “Butternut Stew with Pork and Spinach”
This is by far the best, most flavorful stew recipe I’ve made all season! My none-month old daughter and I ate it last night, and we both loved it! I loved the blend of herbs and spices and that it uses seasonal ingredients that I can find locally (I used ground pork from Carlisle Farm!). Thanks so much for the sustainability work that you do within the Paleo community. It’s very inspiring.
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This is one of my favorite dishes!! Make it all the time
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My friend just sent me this link! Looks so delicious! I may try another meat, but I can’t wait to try this. Looks so flavorful!
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