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All Recipes, Main Dishes / January 4, 2021

Spanish Bean Stew | A Classic Heart-Warming Dish

There is nothing better than a hot plate on a cold winter´s day, and this Spanish Bean Stew is just that. Loaded with Spanish flavors, super easy to make and promises to warm your soul with so much goodness.

Spanish Bean Stew
My favorite part about this Spanish Bean Stew is that it´s made with very simple & humble ingredients. We´re talking canned beans and everyday vegetables, plus it requires no special equipment or tricky cooking techniques.

Spanish Bean Stew
What really flavors this stew is the sweet smoked Spanish paprika and a great vegetable broth. The broth that I used to make this recipe is homemade. You will find the recipe on how to make it here. But you can always use the store-bought stuff.

Spanish Bean Stew
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: I used canned beans to make this stew. Why? Because it makes it so much easier. The secret? Make sure to rinse the canned beans under cold running water. This removes any of the preservatives and allows the beans to absorb all the flavors in the stew.

Spanish Bean Stew

Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY SWISS DIAMON FRYING PANS
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
SWEET SMOKED SPANISH PAPRIKA
SPANISH SEA SALT

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Spanish Bean Stew | A Classic Heart-Warming Dish

Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 4.60 grams
  • 1 cup canned chickpeas 170 grams
  • 1 cup canned white beans 170 grams
  • 1 cup canned kidney beans 170 grams
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth 588 ml
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley 7.60 grams
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions

  1. Roughly dice 1/2 red & 1/2 green bell pepper, roughly dice 1 carrot that has been peeled, finely dice 1/2 onion, finely mince 4 cloves garlic, finely grate 2 fresh tomatoes and rinse 1 cup of canned chickpeas, 1 cup of canned white beans and 1 cup of canned kidney beans under cold running water

  2. Heat a stock pot with a medium-high heat and add in 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil, after 60 to 90 seconds add in the diced red & green bell peppers, the diced carrot and the diced onion, mix with the olive oil, after 7 to 8 minutes and the vegetables have a light golden fried color, add in the minced garlic and mix with the vegetables, after 30 seconds add in the grated tomato and 2 teaspoons of sweet smoked paprika, give it a mix and simmer for 2 minutes

  3. After 2 minutes and the grated tomato has thickend up, add in the 1 cup of canned chickpeas, 1 cup of canned white beans, 1 cup of canned kidney beans and season with sea salt & black pepper, give it a gently mix, then add in a generous 2 1/2 cups of vegetable broth and 1 bay leaf, give it a mix and bring to a rolling boil, then place a lid on the stock pot and lower the fire to a low-medium heat

  4. After about 20 minutes remove the lid from the pan, add in 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped parsley, give it a quick mix and remove the stock pot from the heat, serve in shallow bowls, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Sweet Smoked Spanish Paprika I used to make this Spanish Bean Stew

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18 Comments

  1. C

    1 star
    I made this following the recipe, and it tasted really sweet. Did I go wrong somewhere?

    27 . Jul . 2022
    • Spain on a Fork

      Did you use vegetable broth as stated and season the stew with salt?

      27 . Jul . 2022
  2. Chris

    5 stars
    Extremely delicious food. I added a little extra tomato and cooked with the lid off to make the broth slightly thicker, and served with crusty bread. Already looking forward to making this again. So good!

    23 . Jun . 2022
    • Spain on a Fork

      Sounds great! Much love 🙂

      25 . Jun . 2022
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  5. Dolly

    I absolutely love this soup! I’ve probably made it 10 times in the past year. Thanks for the recipe 🙂

    07 . Sep . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂

      07 . Sep . 2021
  6. Anne Gascoyne

    5 stars
    Made this dish for my vegetarian daughter in law, she really enjoyed it and said it was very tasty.
    Thank you
    Anne

    13 . Jan . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      I am so happy to hear that! much love 🙂

      13 . Jan . 2021
  7. Karen Gray

    5 stars
    I love this recipe. The beans are so tasty. Thank you so much for sharing. Delicious thinned with some water/stock as a soup as well.

    09 . Jan . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂

      09 . Jan . 2021
  8. Loretta

    5 stars
    Loved it! Another winner Albert!

    09 . Jan . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      So happy to hear that Loretta! Much love 🙂

      09 . Jan . 2021
  9. May

    Looking to make a similar bean stew/soup, Fabada, from Northern Spain. Which beans do you recommend from the states where I do not jave to order faba beans?
    Thank you

    05 . Jan . 2021
  10. Sharon Palmer

    Love spanish recipes

    05 . Jan . 2021
    • Spain on a Fork

      Thank you 🙂 Much love!

      05 . Jan . 2021
  11. Mason

    4 stars
    Anything with beans add minced lamb

    05 . Jan . 2021

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