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    Home » Recipes » Global Recipes

    Greek Potato Stew with Zucchini and Green Beans

    Published: Jul 29, 2013 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Here's a simple Greek potato stew bursting with summery flavors — green beans and zucchini in a mellow tomato base. A fresh, crusty bread rounds out the meal along with a big green salad with some chickpeas tossed in. For a company meal, add Olive Bar Medley with Tofu "Feta" as an appetizer, and a good wine. 

    Serves: 6 to 8

    • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 1 large onion, chopped
    • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
    • 4 medium golden or red-skinned potatoes, about 2 pounds (scrubbed if organic;
      otherwise peel), and cut into ¾-inch chunks
    • 2 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise, then into ½-inch-thick chunks
    • 10 to 12 ounces fresh slender green beans, trimmed and halved (or see Note)
    • 1 ½ pounds ripe, flavorful tomatoes, diced
    • 6-ounce can tomato paste
    • 1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves, or ½ teaspoon dried oregano
    • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, or a combination of parsley
      and chopped fresh dill
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

    Heat the oil in a large soup pot or steep-sided stir-fry pan. Add the onion and sauté until golden. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for a minute or two.

    Add the potatoes and 1 cup of water. Bring to a rapid simmer, then lower the heat, cover, and cook over medium heat until the potato chunks are about half-done, just to the point when you can pierce them through with a fork.

    Add the zucchini and green beans. Simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender but not overdone.

    Sliced Zucchini

    Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, half of the fresh herbs, and 1 cup more water. Cook until the tomatoes have softened, 5 to 10 minutes longer.

    Stir in the remaining parsley or parsley/dill combination, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a bit more water if need be — this should be a thick stew, not too soupy. Serve at once.

    NOTE: Unless it's truly green bean season (midsummer or so), make the dish easy and foolproof with frozen whole organic green beans. Tough fresh green beans can break a dish; however, if you have a good, tender batch, by all means use them.

    Greek potato stew

    Photos: Hannah Kaminsky

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    Comments

    1. Erin OBryan says

      May 04, 2011 at 8:29 am

      I'm curious about what the consistency is of this when it's done cooking? Soupy, stewy, saucy?

    2. Nava says

      May 04, 2011 at 8:37 am

      Erin, since there's very little water, it's a thick stew. If you'd like it more like a soup, add more water until it's at the consistency you like.

    3. Irene says

      January 18, 2015 at 4:06 pm

      In Greece we usually also add aubergines and it makes the dish less bland IMHO. 🙂

    4. Nava says

      January 18, 2015 at 4:35 pm

      Irene, what a good idea. For our American readers, aubergine is eggplant, and it would indeed be a great addition to this dish. Thanks!

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