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I didn’t bother streaming the kale. I massaged it with salt a bit and chopped it and added it to the other ingredients. I also made sure the onions and mushroom were caramelized a bit. As far as flavor, it was very tasty.

Turned out fabulous! Omitted the cornstarch and it was fine without! I’m going to make this up I big batches to have quickly on hand! Thanks for the recipe!

I made this with vegan (Trader Joe's) Chorizo. I was out of the sausage and the seitan. I also only had diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano. I added the dry rice with two cups broth because it looked like the rice would use up all the juices if not. Otherwise everything was the same. It was fabulous. My husband and I ate the whole recipe as our dinner! Thanks for the recipe!

This is a 5 star recipe if done with a 14 oz. can of diced tomatoes with garlic, basil and oregano. That makes a huge difference in my opinion. Based on other reviewers, I did the tomatoes and balsamic vinegar in a sauce pan and let simmer on low until the vegetables were done! I cut up the veggies for the outside grill. Of course I had to use what I had on hand which was everything from the recipe except beans and eggplant. I substituted mushrooms and asparagus. Honestly you can use whatever you have on had.....but you definitely need the onion and peppers! They become so sweet when grilled on a medium setting. I also lightly garlic salted and peppered the veggies once while grilling them. Grilling veggies can always present a problem if you don't have some sort of way to keep them from going through the grill. I have a grill basket and a flat cast iron griddle that has the grill marks on one side. It took about at least 20 minutes to grill the veggies, but well worth the time! (The asparagus goes last because it cooks so fast) I served over brown rice but it is great with couscous as well! Assemble in the kitchen.... a ladle of rice or couscous, lots of veggies, a ladle or two of sauce, then I used the asparagus as a decoration. PS. I also served a grilled vegan Italian sausage brat with it and garlic bread! Yum Yum

We loved this stew! Excellent flavor! I added some rice leftover from another dish and used only of the potatoes. I also used only 1/2 the amount of cabbage. We will definitely have this as one of our staple soups!