Dinner

Porotos Granados (Chilean Bean Stew)

Name: Porotos Granados (Chilean Bean Stew)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion; 2 cups butternut squash; 1 can Great Northern beans; 1 cup lima beans; 3 cups chicken stock; 2 cups sweetcorn; 2 tablespoons basil, chopped; 1 banana pepper, chopped

A hearty Chilean bean stew with butternut squash, lima beans, sweetcorn, basil, and banana pepper.

1 hr
270 kcal
Stew

Mellowpan tip: Makes 4 servings, so there’s room for leftovers. Plan them into your week.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat.
Step 2:
Add the onion and cover the pot.
Step 3:
Cook the onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
5 min
Step 4:
Stir the butternut squash, Great Northern beans, and lima beans into the pot.
Step 5:
Pour the chicken stock over the mixture.
Step 6:
Cover and cook until the squash is tender and beginning to break apart, 30 to 45 minutes.
30–45 min
Step 7:
Stir the sweetcorn and basil into the stew.
Step 8:
Cook until the stew reaches the consistency of pancake batter, about 10 minutes more.
10 min
Step 9:
Sprinkle the chopped banana pepper over individual portions to serve.