This rich and hearty vegan stew is the ultimate comfort food. It’s simple fare that’s wonderfully warming and always satisfies.
Who doesn’t love a good stew? It’s simple, hearty and has you going back for a second bowl every time!
It’s perfect for cold nights, but just as perfect for nights when you just want something really filling and satisfying.
It’s simple and delicious and you won’t miss the meat in this hearty stew!
How to make Vegan Stew
We start off by adding some chopped onions to the pot with some olive oil and sautéeing the onions until softened. Then add in some crushed garlic and dried thyme, rosemary and oregano and sauté that in with the onions.
Then you add some sliced mushrooms and diced carrots and celery and toss that up with the onions and let it cook for a few minutes until the mushrooms are slightly softened.
Add in some all purpose flour and stir it in, then comes vegetable stock, marinara sauce (or sub for canned chopped tomato) and red wine along with some peeled chopped potatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste and dark soy sauce.
Stir that in, and then add in 2 bay leaves and bring it all to a simmer, cover the pot and let it simmer until the potatoes and veggies are soft and cooked.
I sometimes add in a little sugar at the end, my favorite is coconut sugar, to just balance the acidity from the tomatoes and I find that really rounds this out beautifully.
How to Serve Vegan Stew
You can serve it as is or over rice. My personal favorite is basmati rice as it cooks so fast! If you want something lighter then cauliflower rice would be great too. It’s also great served with vegan mashed potatoes or with some homemade whole wheat bread on the side to mop up all that delicious stew.
How to Thicken Vegan Stew
Because of the all purpose flour added in early on in this recipe, I find it’s thick enough. If you find it still needs extra thickening at the end, then the best way to do this is with some cornstarch.
Mix in a tablespoon of cornstarch with a little cold water into a paste. Then add this into the stew while stirring furiously and let the stew simmer for a few minutes after adding the cornstarch so that it cooks in properly. If you still would like it to be thicker, then repeat this step again.
Can I make this Vegan Stew Gluten Free
You can use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend instead of the regular all purpose flour to make this gluten-free. You can also omit the flour altogether, but then you will most likely need to thicken the stew at the end with some cornstarch (see above).
How To Store Vegan Stew
Leftovers keep very well in the fridge for a few (3-4) days. It is also freezer friendly if you want to freeze the leftovers.
More Hearty Vegan Dinner Recipes!
- Vegan Lentil Curry
- Vegan Korma
- Vegan Bolognese
- Vegan Sweet Potato Curry
- Vegan Shepherds Pie
- Vegan Potato Curry
- Vegan Chili
- Vegan Massaman Curry
Vegan Stew
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 6
Description
This rich and hearty vegan stew is the ultimate comfort food. It’s simple fare that’s wonderfully warming and always satisfies.
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Onion (Chopped)
- 1 Tbsp Crushed Garlic
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Dried Rosemary
- 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano
- 18oz (500g) Brown Button Mushrooms (Sliced)*
- 3 Large Carrots (Diced)
- 3 Celery Stalks (Diced)
- 1/3 cup (41g) All Purpose Flour*
- 2 cups (480ml) Vegetable Stock
- 1 cup (240ml) Marinara Sauce*
- 1 cup (240ml) Red Wine
- 2 Large Potatoes (~600g/1.2 pounds peeled weight / peeled and chopped)
- 1 15oz (425g) Can Kidney Beans (Drained)
- 1/2 cup (130g) Tomato Paste
- 1 Tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 leaves Bay Leaf
- 1 Tbsp Coconut Sugar (Optional)
Instructions
- Add the chopped onion to the pot with the olive oil and sauté the onions until softened.
- Add in the crushed garlic, dried thyme, rosemary and oregano and sauté with the onions.
- Add the sliced mushrooms, diced carrots and diced celery and toss with the onions and spices. Let it cook for a few minutes until the mushrooms are slightly softened.
- Add the all purpose flour and stir it in, then add the vegetable stock, marinara sauce and red wine along with the peeled chopped potatoes, kidney beans, tomato paste and dark soy sauce and stir in.
- Add in the bay leaves and bring it all to a simmer, cover the pot and leave to simmer, stirring from time to time, until the potatoes and veggies are soft and cooked.
- Add in the coconut sugar (optional) which helps to balance out the flavors and salt and pepper to taste (if needed).
- Serve as is or with basmati rice.
Notes
*Also called portobellini mushrooms or baby bella or cremini mushrooms.
*If you want this stew to be gluten free then use a gluten free all purpose flour blend.
*You can use any marinara sauce that you like the taste of, or sub for canned chopped tomatoes.
*Nutritional information is for stew only and does not include any rice that you may serve it with.
- Category: Entree, Savory
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serve (of 6)
- Calories: 378
- Sugar: 15.1g
- Sodium: 741mg
- Fat: 8.7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3g
- Carbohydrates: 58.4g
- Fiber: 9.1g
- Protein: 11.6g
Keywords: vegan stew
For marinara sauce, do you mean spaghetti sauce? Or tomato purée?
Hi Tayler, yes it’s like a spaghetti sauce, it’s usually made from tomatoes, garlic and olive oil. You buy it in a jar or a carton. You can also just use canned chopped tomato if you can’t get marinara sauce.
Second time I have made this stew and I just can’t get enough of it.. Soooo……good!!
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Thanks Deb! 🙂
Made this lovely recipe and had enough for my dinner with 4 portions to freeze.
I had some olives leftover (black and green)which I added at the end. I also substituted green lentils for kidney beans as I prefer them.
The meal was so delicious I had to add a comment. Thank you
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So happy to hear that! Thanks so much for the wonderful review! 🙂
I’m a big fan of this stew, I’ve made it couple of times already.
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Awesome! Thanks Maryla! 🙂
Hi Alison,
I’m about to cook this recipe!!! Yay!! Question I have a family of 4 should I double the portions? They eat a lot!!!
Hi Karen, it makes a big pot of stew so it would be a nice big portion for 4 people. But of course you can double it as well since leftovers also keep very well in the fridge for 3-4 days. 🙂
This recipe is compact. No need to replace anything. Thanks!
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Wonderful! Thanks so much for the great review. 🙂
What could you use in place of the soya sauce as I can’t have soya.
Thanks 😊
Hi Kerry, something like Coconut Aminos or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos would work great.
We had this on a cold Sunday afternoon after a long, chilly walk. It was perfect. So rich and filling with the most amazing flavours. I’m just off to make it again for today. Really looking forward to snuggling with a big bowl later. Thank you.
That sounds wonderful! Thanks so much for posting Mandy!
Great recipe for colder days, very well balanced taste! Next time, I’ll use pumpkin and parsnip instead of carrot and potato to mirror the veggie availability of the season. Many thanks for sharing!
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So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for sharing and the wonderful review. 🙂
This looks delicious! I’m making this today for dinner guests. Plan to sub out the wine. Has anyone ever tried it in the InstantPot?
Hi Heather! Awesome! Hope it works out great. I don’t have an instant pot so have no idea, but maybe someone else will know. 🙂
Thanks! The initial steps are similar, so I think I’ll try it with a cook time for the potatoes and let you know!
Can’t wait to make this, is there anything I can use instead of red wine?
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Hi Claire! Awesome I hope you enjoy it! You can use extra vegetable stock or extra marinara sauce to replace the wine. 🙂
Looking at the recipe, putting in a cup of quinoa instead of the flour might make it more nutritious whilst keeping the good, thick consistency.
Made this tonight and had a guest who didn’t like mushrooms. So I substituted eggplant instead and it worked just fine. Delicious stew, thanks!
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Oooh eggplant sounds like a divine sub! Thanks for sharing and the wonderful review! 🙂
Just made your stew and it’s sooooo good
Xxx
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So happy to hear Abigail! Thanks for the wonderful rating. 🙂
This looks nice and will defo try cooking it as my son is vegan and I have run out of ideas on meals. Thanks again
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Awesome! Thanks Maud. Hope you love the recipe. 🙂
The vibrant colors of stew is so mouth watering.
Recipe so easy to follow. Best stew for winter days
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Thanks Lallie! xo
Yummy, and I added other beans as well as the red kidney beans ie Lima beans,Borlotto beans as I like a beany stew. Delicious recipe. Cannot wait too try your Vegan Carbonara recipe as well. It looks delicious. Cheers.
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So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe Victoria! Thanks so much for the wonderful review. xo
YUMMY.
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I haven’t tried it yet, but reading the recipe, I can taste it. Adding the red wine is new for me and sounds exciting.
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Awesome! Hope you enjoy it when you try it! 🙂
Can you leave out wine
Hi Sarah, yes you can leave out the wine if you don’t want to use it. I would add in extra vegetable stock (or even extra marinara sauce) instead. All the best! 🙂
Love your recipes!! I’m going to make this stew this week looks YUM!!
Thanks Denise! Hope you enjoy it! 🙂