Vegan Peanut Stew

I like simple.

Simple routines.
Simple clothes.
Simple food.
I’m a simple kind of girl.

And staying with my simple theme, I bring you this 7-ingredient vegan soup that is to-die-for delicious.

I found the recipe on this funny little website called The Vegan Stoner {don’t worry mom, it’s just a website}. You can imagine the funny stares I get when I tell people about my new favorite vegan blog, especially when I explain how my favorite part besides its simple nature, is that the recipes are animated with cartoons.

Oh me. Forever a child at heart.

This rich, hearty stew is my newest obsession. Since whipping up my first batch I’ve already eaten half of it and am amazed at every bite how a few simple ingredients can come together to make such an amazing flavor combination.

It has everything I love: sweet, spice, substance, a little protein and of course, peanut butter.
How can you go wrong with that?

Vegan Peanut Stew
heavily adapted from The Vegan Stoner

Ingredients
1 potato, chopped*
1 white onion, diced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 14 oz. can crushed {stewed} tomatoes
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
pinch of thyme {I used dried}
1-2 cups water, depending on thickness preference
1 cup peanut butter {I used natural creamy salted}

Method | Cook onion over medium heat until soft and translucent. Add garlic and stir. Then add tomatoes, peanut butter, garbanzo beans, and stir. Season with thyme and add potato. Depending on desired thickness, add 1-2 cups water and stir. Then cover and cook on low-medium low heat for 25-35 minutes. The soup is ready when the potatoes are cooked through and a sample reveals a delicious, peanutty flavor.

*note: The potato takes a while to cook all the way through if you add it to the soup raw, so I would recommend microwaving it for a minute or two before chopping to speed up cooking time.

All I can say is, yum!

I’ve preferred eating mine like soup rather than over rice as the original recipe recommends.
And I even manage to amp up my veggie intake by scooping up the first several bites with generous hunks of raw broccoli. Can you imagine the stares I get for that? But I don’t care. Healthy is the way to go and this soup is delicious.

It warms my little vegan-loving heart.

I know you’ll love it as much as I do!

Enjoy. Dana.