Hearty Chickpea & Sweet Potato Stew

Whip up this quick and easy chickpea and sweet potato stew for a hearty and healthy fall seasonal meal.

This is the kind of meal that is so very satisfying and yet can likely be made from a well-stocked pantry with ease. Those jars of home canned items, the root cellar veggies, and frozen bits combined with some frugal dried beans and spice can truly be a divine thing.

Simple & Seasonal

This is a simple stew. There’s no need to complicate it. The mix of canned and fresh (stored) items is the perfect winter meal.

Don’t let the humble nature of the ingredients mislead – this is flavorful and filling.

This stew is the kind of thing that could easily be served for dinner with casual company but also packs super well for a hot lunch in a thermal container.

Making Use of the Pantry

Living in northwest Montana, winter means getting creative with the items I have in my pantry. In the end, this is the payoff for gardening, preserving, and buying things in season. The pantry is better than most grocery stores and I know every single ingredient without confusion.

This stew can easily make use of items in the root cellar, in the freezer, in jars, and dried goods. Even if you don’t have these items in your pantry already they should all be relatively easy and frugal to find in a local grocery store.

Make it a Meal

The recipe will make 4 servings as part of a bigger meal. If serving the soup alone, they would be small servings for adults. Serve this with a hearty bread or savory muffins, cheese, and a salad for a bigger meal.

Options for the Stew

While I think the recipe is amazing just as it is, I know we all need options now and then to make things our own:

• Use vegetable broth to keep it vegetarian
• White potatoes would likely work but make a starchier final product and the flavor would be different
• Any white bean would work instead of chick peas
• Use canned stewed tomatoes, even a spicy version instead of the diced tomatoes
• Frozen celery and green peppers work well, add them with the chick peas instead of sauteing them with the onions and garlic

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