Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Stew

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Butternut squash and sage sausage combine with potatoes, carrots, and chickpeas in a slow cooker to create this hearty fall-flavored stew.

Ingredients

3/4 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 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 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.
2 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.