Simple Way to Prepare Award-winning Crockpot squash and bean stew

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, crockpot squash and bean stew. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have crockpot squash and bean stew using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Crockpot squash and bean stew:

1. Prepare Vegetarian base
2. Make ready 1 each butternut squash - cubed
3. Prepare 2 cup dried mixed beans
4. Take 1 each chopped onion
5. Take 1 tsp cinnamon
6. Take 1 tsp ground cloves
7. Get 6 cup water
8. Make ready 1 can diced tomatoes - 28 oz.
9. Take 2 each bay leaves
10. Make ready 1 cup chopped carrots
11. Take 1 cup chopped celery
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp marjoram
13. Get 1/2 tsp basil
14. Prepare 1/4 cup light brown sugar
15. Take 3 each diced apples - cored and peeled
16. Get carnivore version (optional)
17. Take 1/2 shredded cheese (any variety)
18. Prepare 2 each precooked ham slices - cubed (can also use bacon)

Steps to make Crockpot squash and bean stew:

1. Soak beans in water overnight. Change water periodically to rinse and clean beans.
2. Add drained beans and all other ingredients for the vegetarian base to a 5 1/2 quart Crockpot.
3. Stir contents to mix well. Cover and set crockpot to high. Cook for ~8 hours or until beans and squash pass the fork stick test for being done.
4. If non-vegetarian version is desired, add ham and cook for another 1/2 hour.
5. Set crockpot to low heat or warm setting until ready to serve. Garnish with shredded cheese if desired

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