11 Vegan-ish Stews for Meatless Mondays

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Navy Bean and Escarole Stew With Feta and Olives
Pleasantly bitter escarole adds balance to a rich vegetarian stew that's bolstered with cannellini beans and bright green olives. To keep it vegan, hold the feta.
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Stewed Cannellini Beans with Chiles and Thyme
Cannellini beans stew in a broth of thyme and chiles. Make a big batch and reheat and smash the leftovers—they're great on toast.
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One-Pot Curried Cauliflower with Couscous and Chickpeas
Quick-cooking lentils, pearled couscous, and canned chickpeas make this comforting vegan (if you hold the lime yogurt) stew a fast, wholesome weeknight dinner.
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Tomato and Cannellini Bean Soup
This comforting tomato stew is just begging to be tonight's dinner—and tomorrow's lunch.
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Black-Eyed Peas With Chard and Green Herb Smash
In this super-quick skillet meal, greens and black eye peas simmer in a broth of tomato sauce, nutmeg, and chile powder. A spicy cilantro paste gives the dish a finishing touch.
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Panang Vegetable Curry
Panang Curry paste—a blend of chiles, lemongrass, and lime leaves—forms the spicy backbone of this velvety vegetarian curry from southern Thailand. Serve it with bowls of jasmine rice for a hearty lunch or dinner.
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Spicy Kimchi Tofu Stew
This fiery stew brings funky kimchi, spicy gochujang (a Korean hot pepper paste), and bright green scallions together in one-pot for a restorative lunch or dinner. (Skip the egg to make it vegan.)
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Tadka Dhal
If you don't have all the spices this classic Indian dish calls for, try stirring in a tablespoon of your favorite spice paste instead.
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Vegetarian Black Bean Chili
Finally—a vegan chili that manages to be cheese- and meat-free yet still hits all those spicy, comforting notes.
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Curried-Squash and Red-Lentil Soup
In this soup, cubes of sweet butternut mingle with earthy red lentils in a spiced curry broth.
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Vegan Chili
Two types of beans, spicy jalapeños, and bulgur wheat—that's how the vegan chili ends up as hearty as a Texas bowl of red.