Slow-cooked stew with pan

Slow-cooked stew with pan

Main dishes

A hearty, one-pot dish featuring carrots, onion, rice noodles, tofu, cashew nuts, and chickpeas.

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Slow-cooked dishes are one of the fastest and healthiest options for a delicious and nutritious vegetarian meal. A complete slow-cooked dish includes ingredients from six different categories. It’s simple: add all the ingredients to a pan with a little oil and cook for a few minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$10.70 $2.68 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.19
  • $0.15
  • $6.73
  • $1.54
  • $0.55
  • $1.00
  • $0.18
  • $0.19
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil some water, pour the rice noodles into a bowl and cover them with boiling water until they are submerged.
  2. Cover, and let them sit for a few minutes to soften, then drain. ≈ 2 min
  3. In the meantime, we cut the tofu into cubes and mix it with the teriyaki sauce and spices. ≈ 3 min
  4. We place the mixture in a lightly oiled pan and turn the cubes over until they are golden brown.
  5. Add the carrot and onion, and mix until they are slightly softened. ≈ 4 min
  6. Now, let’s add all the other ingredients: the pasta, chickpeas, walnuts, and parsley. ≈ 3 min
  7. We mix everything together, then cook for about five minutes.
  8. Taste and add spices as needed. ≈ 2 min
  9. Serve hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Slow-cooked stew with pan

  • 1 carrot, cut into thin strips$0.19
  • 1 onion, sliced thinly$0.15
  • Approximately 80 grams of rice noodles (before cooking)$6.73
  • A firm block of tofu (approximately 300 grams). You can also use seasoned tofu.$1.54
  • A handful of cashews$0.55
  • A handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped (just the leaves)$1.00
  • A few drops of soy sauce or teriyaki sauce$0.18
  • salt, pepper, turmeric, and a preferred spice blend$0.19
  • oil paint for cooking$0.17

Total$10.70

that's $2.68 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 carrot, cut into thin strips
  • 1 onion, sliced thinly
  • Approximately 80 grams of rice noodles (before cooking)
  • A firm block of tofu (approximately 300 grams). You can also use seasoned tofu.
  • A handful of cashews
  • A handful of peas
  • A handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped (just the leaves)
  • A few drops of soy sauce or teriyaki sauce
  • salt, pepper, turmeric, and a preferred spice blend
  • oil paint for cooking

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