Greek Vegetable Stew
User Reviews
4.2
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Servings
4
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Calories
48667 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Greek
Greek Vegetable Stew
Description
This recipe starts by softening onions and garlic in olive oil, then adding green beans to begin cooking before incorporating chopped tomatoes and tomato paste to build the base. The remaining vegetables along with parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper are added with water and simmered with the pot's lid partially open for 45 minutes to an hour until the sauce thickens and the vegetables become tender.
The stew highlights the natural textures of the vegetables softened through slow simmering, melding into a sauce lightly flavored with herbs. It's a dish that captures Greek country-style cooking tradition.
This stew can be served as a warm main or side dish and pairs well with crusty bread or rice. The use of lemon or feta cheese can complement it further, though these are not part of the supplied ingredients.
Ingredients
- 100 ml olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4 garlic chopped, cloves
- 550 grams / 19.4 oz green beans fresh or frozen
- 2 small tomato chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 zucchini cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 eggplant cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 green bell pepper cut into bite-sized pieces, or any other type you prefer
- 2 large potato peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces (a bit smaller than the veggies
- a handful parsley fresh
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a cooking pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soften and golden in color.
- Add the green beans and cook for 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally until they soften slightly.
- Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
- Add the remaining ingredients along with 2 cups of water. Season with salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer leaving the pots' lid slightly open for about 45 minutes to one hour. Until sauce thickens and veggies are tender when you prick with a knife.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 48667 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1-serving | |
| Calories | 486.67kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 58.65g | 20% |
| Protein | 12.44g | 25% |
| Fat | 26.48g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.8g | 19% |
| Sodium | 108.49mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 2177.56mg | 46% |
| Fiber | 18.59g | 74% |
| Sugar | 19.81g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 1918.59IU | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 119.18mg | 132% |
| Calcium | 167.65mg | 17% |
| Iron | 9.09mg | 51% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.2
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