• prep: 10 min
• cook: 6 hr
• total: 6 hr 10 min

servings:

Fall in love with this healthy, hearty stew featuring pumpkin, acorn and butternut squash -- toss in slow cooker to skimmer all day, come home to dinner!

• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or, other high smoke-point oil
• 1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder or sub your favorite blend
• 1 pound lean beef stew meat cut in bite-size cubes huck, round, eye, rump roasts, etc)
• 1 medium assorted chopped vegetables (onions, bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, asparagus, etc.)
• 8 ounces (16-oz) package frozen butternut squash cubes, thawed or fresh
• 8 ounces acorn squash cubed
• 1 15-oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 15-oz fire-roasted diced tomatoes with juice
• 8 ounces canned pumpkin puree about half a can
• 1 15-oz fire-roasted crushed tomatoes with juice
• 1 15-oz can beef broth
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt

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