Homemade Pumpkin Stew
An easy Fall stew recipe, a delicious Pumpkin Stew with Sausages will be sure to warm you up this cool fall and winter season.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small shallot chopped
- 1 pound Italian sausage hot or mild; sliced 1/2 inch / 1.5cm
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 medium potato cubed
- 2 small carrot peeled and chopped
- 12 1/2 ounces pumpkin or squash; cubed
- 3 cups vegetable broth stock
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1-2 dashes hot pepper flakes or pepper; if desired
- 2 tems rosemary fresh
- 2 tems thyme fresh
- 6-7 small/medium mushroom quartered
* place the fresh rosemary and thyme in a cheese cloth bag or square and tie it up and add it to the soup.
Instructions
- In a large heavy pot add the olive oil, chopped shallot and sliced sausages cook on medium heat, stirring often until browned, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, vegetable stock, oregano, hot pepper flakes or pepper if using and rosemary/thyme bag. Stir to combine.
- Cover and bring to a boil, then remove cover and continue cooking on a slow boil for approximately 15 minutes, add the mushrooms. Continue to cook until veggies are tender. Taste for salt. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- Depending on how salty your vegetable broth is don't add salt until almost cooked, taste and add extra salt if needed.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 565
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 565kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 26.14g | 9% |
| Protein | 20.34g | 41% |
| Fat | 42.85g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 13.85g | 69% |
| Cholesterol | 86.18mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 1564.06mg | 65% |
| Potassium | 1128.83mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 4.25g | 17% |
| Sugar | 5.67g | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 12132.15IU | 243% |
| Vitamin C | 25.39mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 83.21mg | 8% |
| Iron | 5.83mg | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.