Recipes for stew and casseroles - 55 recipes
Stews and casseroles are great winter dishes, hearty and warming, during the colder months of the year. But stew can also be made all year round by choosing seasonal vegetables and need no longer be just the traditional beef or lamb stew your granny used to make. Try our selection of vegetarian stews and add cubed aubergine for an interesting and healthy variation.
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Top rated Stew recipes
Beef stew
By Lildrop
A hearty meal to warm the cockles on a cold winters night
- 1lb stewing beef cut up
- 1 tin of tomatoes
- 1 cup of beef broth or water
- 2 onions
- 1 cup if diced carrot
- 2 large potatoes
- 3/4 cup of peas
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and pepper
Beef and Guinness Stew
By Animatebug
Traditional Irish
- 2 lb lean stewing beef
- 2 tblsp vegetable oil
- 3 Chopped Carrots
- 2-3 sticks of Celery Chopped
- 300g Roughly Chopped Mushrooms
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 2 Stock Cubes
- 1 large can of Guinness
- 2-3 tblsp flour
- extra oil
Prawn and Tomato Stew with Gremolata Topping
By Wackyjacky
A fish casserole with healthy prawns, topped with an Italian garnish of parsley and lemon zest - it's low in fat an
- 500g new potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 4 celery sticks, cut into pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 anchovy fillets, chopped
- pinch chilli flakes
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 250ml white wine
- 200ml vegetable stock
- 400g raw king prawns, peeled
- zest and juice 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salted baby caper, rinsed
- large handful parsley, chopped
- toasted bread, to serve
Hungarian Pork Stew
By MaryJanex
Goulash, stew, paprikash, Hungarian fish soup, paprika potatoes etc
- 3/4 kg of pork thigh
- 1/2 kg of pork ribs or collar (or instead of them 1/2 kg pork thigh too)
- 250 g onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon ground paprika
- 1/2 tomatoe
- 1/4 green pepper
- 1/2 dl of dry white wine (optional)
- 1 tablespoon fat (or neutral oil)
- pepper, cumin, salt
One-pot chicken chasseur
By Wackyjacky
This French bistro classic is easy to make at home and fabulous with creamy mash or crusty bread
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 25g butter
- 4 chicken legs
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 200g pack small button or chestnut mushrooms
- 225ml red wine
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 500ml chicken stock
Homemade Irish Stew
By hannahmufc
Traditional Irish stew - family recipe
- 1 pound of Beef Mince
- 1 pound of Steak pieces
- 1 large Onion
- 5 Fresh carrots
- 12 Potatoes
- 5 Oxo cubes
- Salt and Pepper
North African Stew with Tomato and Spices
By Freshandhealthy1234
Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans, Gluten Free, Dairy Free
- 2 -3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 garlic gloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ground tumeric
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground cinammon
- 1cm piece fresh root ginger, grated
- Pinch saffron fronds
- 200g brown lentils, washed and drained
- 400g can chickpeas
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 700ml vegetable stock
- Large bunch of fresh coriander, chopped
- Large bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
- Fresh lemon juice
- Sea salt, black pepper for seasoning
Chicken&vegtable stew
By Jodie
Yummyyy healthy
- Chicken potato leek spaghetti swede onions carrots parsnips herb stock pot chicken stock pot
Portuguese fish stew
By Jonespe
Mediterranean with a spicy kick
- 4 white fish fillets
- 200g orzo pasta
- 1 sweet red pepper
- ½ onion
- 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 5 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 200ml beer
- 200ml fish or vegetable stock
- ½ tsp dried red chilli flakes
Beef and ale stew
By Jonespe
Hearty and filling
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 1 parsnip
- ½ swede
- 200g mushrooms
- 450g stewing beef
- 250ml of ale
- Beef stock
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried allspice
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- salt and pepper to taste
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Madagascan beef stew (Romazava)
- 1,5 cl of vegetable oil
- 1 kg of stewing beef, cubes (preferably the shank)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3-4 thin slices of fresh ginger
- 1 fresh tomato, chopped
- Salt, Pepper
- 500g paracress leaves (Acmella oleracea - found in Chinese shops)
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Brown Stew
- 1 1/2 lbs diced beef
- 1 1/2 oz Margarine
- 1 heaped tablespoon Flour
- 1 lb button mushrooms
- 1 large sliced onion
- 3 large sliced carrots
- 1 swede diced
- 1 large parsnip diced
- small skin on potatoes (about a pound)
- 1 large leek diced
- 2 pints beef stock (from cube or bullion)
- Glass red wine
- Salt and pepper
- Oregano
- Mild chilli powder - to own taste
- Mixed Herbs
- For the Dumplings::
- Suet (beef or vegetable)
- Plain Flour
- Water
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Jerk chicken stew
- Chicken (thighs or legs/breast)
- Chicken stock
- Garlic
- Chillie
- Onion
- Potatoes or any veg you wish
- Kidney beans
- Jerk seasoning
- Worcestershire sauce
- Plain flour
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Rabbit stew
- 1 rabbit
- 125 g mushrooms
- 100 g lardons
- 3 onions
- 50 g butter
- 1 tablespoon of flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 glasses white wine
- 1 bouquet garni
- salt and pepper
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Italian-style beef stew
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 300g pack beef stir-fry strips, or use beef steak, thinly sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- sprig rosemary, chopped
- handful pitted olives
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'Stew'
- 250g Beef Mince
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Leek
- Peas - tinned
- Beef Oxo Cubes
- 2 Boxes of Dumpling Mix
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic
- Olive Oil
- 2 Tins Chopped Tomatoes
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Stew & Dumplings
- For Stew:
- 750g Any Meat (steak, chicken, lamb)
- 4 Carrots
- 2 Leeks
- 1 onion
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- 2 Parsnips
- 1 Small Swede
- 4-5 Potatoes (peeled and cut into quarters)
- 3 Pints of Water
- Gravy Granules
- For Dumplings: (makes 6 large or 8 medium)
- 8oz Flour (any)
- 4oz Atora Suet
- Pinch of Salt & Pepper
- Drop of Water for texture
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The best Beef Stew
- Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, peeled & chopped
- 1 handful fresh Sage leaves (preferably from your Garden!)
- 800g fresh BQB stewing Steak or Beef Skirt, cut into small chunks
- Sea Salt
- Black Pepper , freshly ground
- Flour (for dusting)
- 2 Parsnips, peeled & quartered
- 4 Carrots, peeled & halved
- 1/2 Butternut Squash, halved, deseeded and roughly diced
- 1 handful Jerusalem Artichokes, peeled and halved (optional)
- 500g small Potatoes
- 2 tbs Tomato puree
- 1/2 bottle Red Wine
- 285ml Beef or Vegetable stock (preferrably home made)
- Finely grated zest of 1 Lemon
- 1 handful Rosemary leaves
- 1 clove Garlic, peeled & finely chopped
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Spicy Vegetable and Bean Stew
- 1 large onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp wholemeal flour
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ¾ pint vegetable stock
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 large carrot sliced
- 1 medium courgette
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 4oz diced potato
- 4oz mushrooms, sliced
- 4oz cauliflower florets
- 400g tin of red kidney beans
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Simple Peperonata (Italian Stew)
- 2 red peppers - halved seeded & sliced
- 60ml olive oil
- Medium onion - thinly sliced
- 6 plum tomatoes - chopped
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp honey
- A few basil leaves - chopped
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Wild mushroom and Whiskey...
- 450g fillet Steak (Any strips of Beef is fine )
- 300g wild mushrooms
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 1 large clove of garlic
- 60g unsalted butter
- 300ml sour cream
- 1 shot of whiskey ( single malt gives a very distinct flavour )
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp hot paprika
- 1 tbs
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- freshly ground salt and pepper for seasoning to taste
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