Hearty Vegetarian
Winter Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 cup onions, cut into chunks (not diced)
• 1 sweet potato or yam cut into chunks
• 2 carrots peeled and rough cut
• 1 lb Hubbard or acorn squash cut into chunks
• 1 cup parsnips cut into chunks
• 2 cloves garlic - whole
• 1 red bell pepper cut into chunks
• 1 green bell pepper cut into chunks
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 2 TBS lime juice
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 10 oz package frozen peas
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup sliced green onions (white AND green)
• 2 TBS parsley rough chopped

• Combine together and cook onions, sweet potato, carrots, squash, parsnips, garlic, and 1 cup of broth in a covered pan for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add 1 cup of broth, along with the bell pepper, tomato sauce, lime juice, and cayenne.
• Bring to boil and then reduce heat.
• Cover pot and simmer until vegetables are tender. (10-15 minutes) If stew sticks to pan or gets thicker than desired, add more broth as needed
• About 2 minutes before the stew is finished add the peas.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with green onion

NOTE: You can add more broth or water if the stew needs to be thinner, but remember this is a stew not a soup.