Delicious Western Alaskan stew recipe for the slow cooker. Use cattle, moose, or other local meat to make it more regional. Put it in the slow cooker or on the wood stove, and allow the comforting aroma to fill your house.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 32 mins |
| Total Time: | 47 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash – peeled, seeded, and cubed
- ½ leek, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ½ (16 ounce) package pork sage sausage (such as Jimmy Dean®)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place butternut squash and leek in a shallow roasting pan. Drizzle olive oil on top; season with salt and pepper.
- Roast in the preheated oven until butternut squash is tender and lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Broil on high until evenly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir into butternut squash and leek mixture.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 351 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 32 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 558 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |