Spiced Beef And Butternut Squash Stew

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large onion, cut into wedges
• 2 lbs beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1/2 butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 lb)
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a slow cooker, whisk together the tomato sauce, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, 1/2 c water, salt, and pepper. stir in onion.
• 2 sprinkle beef with flour and add to the cooker. toss to coat.
• 3 scatter the butternut squash over the top and cook, covered, until the beef is tender, 7-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high.
• 4 ten minutes before serving, prepare couscous according to package directions. fold the chickpeas into the stew and cook, covered until heated through, about 3 minutes.
• 5 serve the stew over the couscous and sprinkle with cilantro.