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Squash & Chorizo Stew with Chickpeas & Peanut Coriander Salsa
A vibrant stew brimming with flavour. Starring fiery hot cooking chorizo and seasonal roasted butternut squash - you'll swirl them into a creamy stew, infused with fragrant spices. Add chunky chickpeas for extra fibre and leafy spinach for a hit of green. Drizzle with a peanut and coriander salsa to complete the dish.
1/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 20g roasted peanuts (Peanuts, Nuts, Sesame)
- 780g chopped tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid))
- 30ml hot honey (honey, chilli extract)
- 8 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 2 tbsp west african spice blend (Cumin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Coriander, Nutmeg)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 80g baby spinach
- 460g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 2 onion
- 200g hot cooking chorizo (pork, smoked paprika, salt, spices)
- 1 large butternut squash
Nutritional Information
Calories: 606
Protein: 23g
Carbs: 52g
Fat: 26g
Squash & Chorizo Stew with Chickpeas & Peanut Coriander Salsa
A vibrant stew brimming with flavour. Starring fiery hot cooking chorizo and seasonal roasted butternut squash - you'll swirl them into a creamy stew, infused with fragrant spices. Add chunky chickpeas for extra fibre and leafy spinach for a hit of green. Drizzle with a peanut and coriander salsa to complete the dish.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Pull out a large frying pan, a measuring jug, a small bowl, a peeler & a sieve
Roast the squash
- Peel and halve the squash lengthways, discard the seeds, and cut into 2cm chunks
- Place the squash onto the lined baking tray. Toss with 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
- Roast for 25-30 mins, until soft and golden
Sizzle time
- Slice each chorizo in half lengthways, then cut each half into 3 half-moons
- Heat the large frying pan on a medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chorizo and fry for 7 mins, stirring frequently, until golden
- Meanwhile, peel the onions and cut into 1cm thick wedges. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Rinse the spinach
- Add the onion and cook for a further 7 mins, until softened
Simmer simmer
- Add the cinnamon, West African spice blend, ginger & garlic paste and half the hot honey. Cook for a further minute
- Add the chopped tomatoes, chickpeas and 175ml water, then bring to a boil and simmer for 10 mins, until reduced slightly. Season with salt and pepper
Make the peanut salsa
- Roughly chop the peanuts and coriander. Halve the lemon
- In the small bowl, combine the peanuts, coriander, juice from the lemon and the remaining hot honey. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper
- When everything is ready, stir the spinach and butternut squash into the stew and simmer for 1 min, until wilted
Plate up
- Serve the chorizo stew into bowls. Drizzle over the peanut salsa to finish
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