One thing I miss about living in New Mexico is having a piping, hot bowl of Green Chile Stew on a chilly Fall day. It was easy enough to adapt by replacing the pork with portobellos, and let me tell you, this Vegan Green Chile Stew is just as amazing as the original. The Hatch Green Chiles really make this recipe.
If you've never tried Green Chile Stew you are in for a treat.
It's basically a soup made of pork, potatoes, broth, and hatch green chiles. To make it vegan, I simply replaced the pork with mushrooms, added some extra vegetables, and used vegetable broth instead of chicken.
If you're not into mushrooms, you can simply leave them out. It will be nearly identical to my Potato Soup Recipe I've previously posted.
I know I'll get asked some questions so let's go:
Instant Pot: Personally, this is one of those recipes I feel you need to cook low and slow on the stove, to really let those flavors develop. Still, if you want to try it in an IP, just remember to add the tomatoes last or they may scorch.
Potatoes: Russets work well. I think Yukons might fall apart .... but if that's all you have, try it.
Chiles: if you can, I would definitely use Hatch Green Chiles. I've seen them in the freezer section of the stores and even bottled into jars in the salsa aisle. 505 is a popular brand and Trader Joe's even has one of their own.
I like the Young Guns brand that comes in 36 oz plastic bottles at my local Fred Meyer. It comes in Mild, Medium, and Hot. For this recipe I used Mild and there was still a nice amount of spice.
Yes, in a pinch you can use those little cans of green chile, but personally, they lack the flavor that Hatch has. There's really no comparison.
Be careful that you are buying just chopped green chiles. If you buy a Green Chile SALSA, it may have other ingredients in it as well, usually a lot of salt.
This is, by far, one of my most favorite recipes, and the old recipe just didn't do it justice, so it was definitely due for an update.
I hope you like it as much as I do.
Vegan Green Chile Stew
In a 6qt Dutch Oven, add 1 diced onion, 3 ribs of chopped celery, and 2 chopped carrots, along with a few tablespoons of veggie broth to keep it from sticking. Saute on medium-low heat until the veggies have softened and the onion has turned translucent, then stir in the minced garlic.
Go ahead and stir in your spices now and let them toast along with the veggies, then add the mushrooms. All I did was cut them in half after wiping off any dirt or grime.
When the mushrooms shrink down a little, add your green chiles and tomatoes and stir well. I'll add Amazon Links below to some chiles you can buy. I had 2 really ripe tomatoes from the Farmer's Market and used those. If you want to use canned tomatoes, I'd use a 15oz can of Fire Roasted.
Then just dice your potatoes (I never peel but you can) and add them along with the broth.
Increase the heat until it starts to simmer, then reduce to low and cover. Let it simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 30-45 min.
Taste for any seasoning that needs adjusted and salt to taste. You can always add more chiles too if you like it spicier.
Stir in about ¼ cup of cilantro before serving and that's it.
This will make about 6-8 servings, depending on your bowl size. Plenty for leftovers.
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Vegan Green Chile Stew
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
- Category: Soup, Stew
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: New Mexican
- Diet: Vegan
Description
One thing I miss about living in New Mexico is Green Chile Stew. It's easy enough to adapt and let me tell you, this Vegan Green Chile Stew is just as amazing as the original.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 3 ribs celery
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon mexican oregano
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 16oz (1lb) baby portobello mushrooms
- 2 large tomatoes
- 32 oz (1qt) low sodium vegetable broth
- 4 russet potatoes
- ½ cup diced hatch green chile (or more to taste)
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Dice onion, celery, and carrots and add to a 6 qt Dutch Oven
- Saute the veggies in a little veg broth until softened
- Add the garlic and spices and mix well
- Add the mushrooms and let them cook down a little
- Dice the tomatoes and add them, and the green chiles to the stew
- Stir well and cook for 1 minute
- Dice the potatoes and add them, and the broth. Mix well.
- Bring the pot to a simmer, lower the heat, and cover
- Simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 30-45 minutes.
- Adjust any seasoning and add cilantro if desired.
- Enjoy one of my most favorite comfort foods from New Mexico!
Carolyn
Love this recipe.
Thank you!
Added cannellini beans, used only one potato and didn’t have the mushrooms to add.
Yum!!
Rosel
Please post more vegan versions of recipes using hatch chiles! I have a batch of chiles I roasted. Favorite flavor, but most of the non-meat recipes I find are cheese cheese cheese
Terry Metzger
I’ve made this several times, awesome recipe, thank you. I usually add a big can of hominy and really enjoy it!
kbee
Hatch is capitalized. It's the name of a town in New Mexico where the chiles originated from. 🙂
Amanda
This is by far my least favorite BNV recipe that we've tried. It tasted like celery and broth. Very little flavor as is written. I probably won't ever make it again, but if I did, I would double the spices and green chilies.
Josie Talbot
I made this soup and my husband loved it. I added a can of yellow hominy and I thought the hominy was a good choice.
Bev
Made today. Love the flavor and the mushrooms. Thank you Chuck ?
Myrl
I have an abundance of fresh Anaheim peppers from my garden. How do measurements compare fresh to the roasted chiles like 505?
Brenda Holder
Made this last night and it exceeded all my expectations!! It was easy and wonderful!! Lots of favor and no fat!
Dana
Did you repost this recipe today? Could have sworn I used this recipe yesterday and it was AMAZING and want to share it but it's showing up different today... help!
janet
Great recipe! Do you have instant pot directions?
Susan
When do the mushrooms go in?
Linda
#4
Christine
Dont want Someone to make the same mistake I did. I bought fresh hatch green chili's in the market did not realize I should roast and peel them, Followed the recipe, And it was not so good. the the chili skins were like plastic wrap... And since I used mild there was very little flavor at all... We really hate wasting food so I pulled out the peppers and mushrooms by hand, Strained off all the liquid, Vitamixed the remaining mush, And we'll put it all back together and see if that helps....if not, will gi buy the preoared Hatch green chilies in the jar, medium this time!! If at first You don't succeed......LOL!
Christine
I pulled out the potaies and mushrooms, (not the peppers)...