Photo by Kate Lewis, Copyrighted by Fair Winds Press
This recipe from Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just You is a wholesome twist to the traditional Louisiana okra stew. Mine adds nutrition-packed quinoa in place of the usual rice.
Make sure to serve with your favorite hot sauce on the side so everyone can take it to the spice level they want it to be.
No white beans? Use what you have on hand. Small red beans or chickpeas would be a great substitute for the white beans. Also, if you have some left over bits of veggies, this is a good place to use them up!
Ingredients
- For the morning ingredients: 2 1/2 cups 570 ml water
- 1 cup 100 g sliced okra
- 1/4 cup 54 g dry Great Northern
- beans or other small white bean
- 1 tablespoon 5.5 g sautéed minced onion
- 2 tablespoons 15 g celery, minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cube bouillon
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste
- 2 whole allspice berries
- For the evening ingredients: 1 cup 180 g diced tomatoes
- 1/8 cup 25 g quinoa
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In the morning: Add all the morning ingredients and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours.
- Thirty minutes before serving: Add all the evening ingredients except the salt and pepper. Mix well. Cook for 30 minutes on low.
- Before serving, add salt and pepper.
- Taste and adjust any of the seasonings as needed.
Nutrition
If you have an singles or couples on your holiday list try getting them Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just You and a 2-quart slow cooker. It’s a great combo for new vegans, empty nesters, retirees and those who want just enough vegan food. A 2-quart slow cooker is small enough to fit in a dorm room, tiny apartment, or travel with you in your RV!
Another great gift combo for a family of 2 or more is a 6-quart Instant Pot or Fagor Multi-cooker with The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot.
Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
August 13, 2013 at 10:13 pmThis gumbo looks so rustic, comforting and yummy – just right for a warming autumn dinner after hiking or football! I love the flavors of New Orleans, but they’re not always very healthy, so this is just fantastic! Thanks, Kathy!
Marie says
August 15, 2013 at 9:47 amthis will be my first fall meal. thanks
Kristy B says
August 15, 2013 at 4:06 pmThis looks great, so did the quinoa taco filling on the Vegan College giveaway.
By the way – the first entry on the rafflecopter says to leave a blog comment and then there was no where to leave it, so I am leaving it here. Worst college food was the weird muffins.
Wendy says
August 16, 2013 at 7:11 amI made the gumbo yesterday.
Very flavorful, wasn’t expecting it to be soupy, but I have never made gumbo before.
I just got the book and everything looks so good. I love the concept, it’s just me and a cat in my apartment and I can only go through leftovers for so long before getting bored.
I also made something from the bean book a couple days ago. I made the red bean jambalaya, my parents and I loved it. It was also good for leftovers the next day, very economical.
Toney says
September 26, 2013 at 11:08 pmOMG! I want this now that fall is here…Amazing recipe, I am going to try this when I get my new cooking equipement. Thanks so much for sharing!
Katie says
May 4, 2014 at 1:30 pmIs the quinoa supposed to be cooked when you put it in at the end, or dry?
Kathy Hester says
May 4, 2014 at 2:43 pmYou put it in dry.
Cynthia says
February 6, 2018 at 2:15 amHi, can you double or triple this recipe & put it in a 6 quart slow cooker?
Kathy Hester says
February 11, 2018 at 7:25 pmYou should be able to.